Lesson 9
Missions

Study Compiled by Kevin L. Ziegler, Evangelist
at South Side Church of Christ, Danville, IL 61832
southside.restorationplea.com

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• A delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders

• Specifically applied to the twelve apostles of Christ

• In a broader sense applied to other eminent Christian teachers

• Of Barnabas

• Of Timothy and Silvanus

• Matthew 28:18-20

• Mark 16:15-16

• Acts 1:8

• Phillip in Samaria - Acts 8

• Peter in Joppa with Cornelius, the Roman Centurion - Acts 10

• First Missionary Journey - Acts 13:1-14:28

• Antioch sent out Paul and Barnabas (Acts 13:2)

• They first presented the Gospel in the synagogues at Salamis (Acts 13:5)

• Second Missionary Journey - Acts 15:36-18:22

• Paul and Silas go one direction, while Barnabas and John Mark go another (Acts 15:36-39)

• Third Missionary Journey - Acts 18:23-21:16

• James T. and Julia Barclay - Our first American missionaries who established a mission in Jerusalem.

• Link to a biography on Dr. James T. Barclay

• Debate over the Missionary Societies (around the time of the Civil War)

• Comity agreements caused serious problems - a comity agreement is the decision of various denominations to leave territory of others alone.

• Compromise of basic Bible doctrines

• Wealthy churches were able to control the societies.

• Leadership of societies were divided over slavery

• Societies usurped the local congregations when it came to evangelism

• Missions need to be biblically sound

• II John 1:9 - Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house, and do not give him a greeting; 11 for the one who gives him a greeting participates in his evil deeds.

• Missions need to be accountable to the church

• Acts 13:3 - Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

• Missions need to be sent out from the local church

• Acts 14:26-29 - From there they sailed to Antioch, from which they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had accomplished. 27 When they had arrived and gathered the church together, they began to report all things that God had done with them and how He had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they spent a long time with the disciples.

• Missions need prayers

• Acts 13:3 - Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.