Lesson 4

Question 1

What is one of the greatest themes throughout scripture?

Answer 1

The mission of God.

Question 2

What is God’s mission not?

Answer 2

Merely behaviour modification.

Question 3

How does God’s mission continue through the church?

Answer 3

With the command to disciple the nations.

Question 4

What two (2) things does the mission call us to do?

Answer 4

A. Grow in maturity

B. Engage in ministry

Question 5

Finish this sentence: If you are a Christian, you are on mission. If you aren’t pursuing God’s mission on earth, then…….

Answer 5

You probably aren’t a Christian.

Question 6

List two (2) ways in which you can fulfill your mission of glady making people know about the liberating power of God in Jesus Christ.

Answer 6

A. Declaring (by your words)

B. Demonstrating (by your life)

Question 7

What is Missio Dei a Latin term for?

Answer 7

The sending of God.

Question 8

What is a missional church?

Answer 8

A community of God’s people that defines itself by, and organises its life around, it’s real purpose of being an agent of God’s mission to the world.

Question 9

Instead of being driven by our preferences and desires (a consumer mentality), we should be driven by _____?

Answer 9

Mission and Passion

Question 10

What does Missio Dei remind us?

Answer 10

It’s not the church that has a mission, but the mission that has a church!