Luke recorded the mission that Jesus identified as his mission: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor” (Juke 4:18-19). Jesus proclaimed the Kingdom of God and gave witness to the redemptive acts of God. He taught his disciples to do likewise, and they saw him practice this as he went from place to place. They saw Jesus teach the people, forgive their sins, and heal their diseases and sicknesses. Later, Jesus commissioned them to be witnesses of God’s saving grace and to make disciples of all people, everywhere. “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” (John 20:21). Jesus provided the model for believers to be involved in the mission of God. After his resurrection and before his ascension, Jesus instructed his followers to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Jesus’ followers were to be witnesses for him “in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
--pg. 10, How To Involve Churches in Associational Missions, WMU
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