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โข Name someone whose talent amazes you. How did you feel when you first saw or met this person?
โข What is one description you donโt like people using to introduce you? Why donโt you like it?
โข Tell us about a time you sacrificed for something that you knew was more valuable.
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โ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง, ๐ช๐ง ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ.โย ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ:๐ฎ๐ฐ
(Read also ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ช ๐ฎ๐ด:๐ญ๐ดโ๐ฎ๐ฌ; ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ญ:๐ด; ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฑ:๐ตโ๐ญ๐ฌ.)
As we know God through devotion to Him, we can also know His heart for the nations. From devotion, we are moved to mission. In Acts 20, Paul spoke a farewell speech to the Ephesian elders, knowing he would return to Jerusalem to be imprisoned. He expressed his passion for testifying about God, and that this was of the greatest value to him: to finish his race and the ministry he received from God. Today, we will look at important lessons from Paul about our mission of making the gospel of the grace of God through Jesus Christ known.
๐ญ. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฑโ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
โ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง . . .โย ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ:๐ฎ๐ฐ
Paul was willing to obey God even at the cost of his own life. He left the comfort of his home. He even worked to finance the mission to Corinth which he himself was on. He was willing to be mocked and persecuted; moreso to suffer and die for the sake of the gospel. He valued the mission because he had received it from Jesus. Likewise, we are to wholeheartedly treasure the mission. When we realize that it was given to us by Jesus Himself who suffered and died for our sake so that we might receive the grace of God for salvation, we will grow to value Godโs mission more. What are some ways you have shown value for Godโs mission?
๐ฎ. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฑโ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
โ. . . ๐ช๐ง ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ.โย ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ:๐ฎ๐ฐ
We are given the privilege of participating in completing Godโs mission here on earth. In Godโs mission to reach all nations, He has given each of us a part to play. Not everyone is called to long-term missions, but we each have a distinct purpose in Christ. Though we may not see how it ends, we can take peace knowing that we answered Godโs call and participated in His mission to redeem people from every tribe and language (Revelation 5:9). From where you are today, what would you say you are being called to? How can you make Jesus known to those around you?
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โข Reflect on your personal life and walk with God. How have you valued or treasured God's mission? What do you think God is calling you to do today?ย
โข Do you know how to continue Godโs mission from where you are? Where do you believe that God is sending you?
โข Name one person that God has placed in your heart. Pray for wisdom to make God known to that person.ย
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โข Thank God for His heart for the nations and His people. Thank Him for the privilege of participating in His mission.
โข Pray for boldness and courage to guide others to know Christ. Ask God for the words to say and for creative ideas to make Him known.ย
โข Pray for a revelation from the Spirit of the purpose God has called you to in your time and season. Pray to clearly hear Godโs leading for both His short-term and long-term calling for you, and that you will always be on mission wherever He calls you.ย