The Missional Church in John 20:19-23
Reflect on John 20:19-23 where Jesus appears to his disciples, imparts peace and the Holy Spirit, and grants the power to forgive sins. Explore the themes of peace, forgiveness, and the mission.
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THE MISSIONAL CHURCH JOHN 20:19-23
John 20:19-20 (ESV) On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, Peace be with you. 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord
John 20:21-23 (ESV) Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.
John 14:27-28 (ESV) Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, I am going away, and I will come to you.
Numbers 6:23-26 (ESV) Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, 24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Wholeness Inner completeness, fullness, or a type of wholeness Shalom Physical, psychological, social, and spiritual; it flows from all of one s relationships being put right with God,
THE SCARSTHE 8TH SIGN When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side.
John 3:14-15 (ESV) And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Brother Shui lived in Fangcheng County in southern Henan Province. During the Cultural Revolution, Christians were often forced to parade in public wearing large dunce hats, made of heavy bamboo. The people came out to mock and abuse the criminals who wore them. When the time came for Brother Shui to be paraded in public, the police were unable to find a spare dunce hat for him, so they made him walk without one. This deeply upset him, because he wanted to bear the reproach of the Lord. Each prisoner s crimes were written on their hat. For Christians they often wrote, This person believes in Jesus. This was meant to be a humiliation, but many believers wore the hat as a badge of honor for their Lord. It was a witness to unbelievers, who could clearly see the peace and joy on the faces of the Christians compared to the other criminals. Brother Shui cried out , O Lord, why did you forget me? On the second day a dunce hat was found for Brother Shui, which made him so happy. His face shone with joy and tears welled up in his eyes as he paraded through the streets, now he was considered worthy to fully suffer for the Name of the Lord. After the ceremony Brother Shui asked the police if he could keep the dunce hat and take it home when he was released from the prison, as a reminder of his crimes. The police found this request very strange, but they consented! When he returned to his farm, his neighbors were amazed to see Shui tending his cows and sheep while wearing the dunce hat! For him it was a treasured souvenir of when the Lord allowed him to suffer for the Name of Jesus. His neighbors thought he had lost his mind, and that he was a shameless man. They despised him. But Brother Shui was a man who loved Jesus with all his heart. The government was infuriated when they saw Brother Shui embracing what was meant to be his humiliation. They realized they could do nothing to make him change his ways or renounce his Lord.
JESUS DISPLAYS HIS GLORY Transfiguration Mark 9:2-8 (ESV) And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah. 6 For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; listen to him. 8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only. 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord
THE MISSION Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you
The nature of God The Trinity The nature of our mission Just like Jesus .obedience, Spirit, power
Mark 8:34-35 (ESV) If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.
THE POWER 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld.
Missional church is a community of God's people that defines itself, and organizes its life around, its real purpose of being an agent of God's mission to the world. In other words, the church's true and authentic organizing principle is mission. When the church is in mission, it is the true church
FBC: TOWARDS BEING A MISSIONAL CHURCH 1. Gospel Foundation..our shalom 2. Gospel intentionality..our direction 3. Clearly defined mission 4. Adjustment of life style 5. Display and declaring the gospel
THE PATHWAY TO BEING A MISSIONAL CHURCH Shared leadership Ephesians 4, it no longer hangs on having one leader it is the mission that is the important driver not the person Gospel foundation Power: The gospel is recognized and experienced as the power of God unto salvation Romans 1:16-17 Identity: Through the Gospel we have a new identity in Sather , Son and Spirit Purpose: Gospel purposes , we are saved for a purpose and that is to display what God has done for us Practice : Gospel practices ..live every day in radically different way reform and re-informed
THE PATHWAY TO BEING A MISSIONAL CHURCH Gospel intentionality Our progress in spiritual growth is not up to us but up to God we grow in prayers and the Word, come to know narrative of God, know the story and how they are part of it. We take time hear their stories and tell it in line of gospel narrative..how they are part of it..and how it test their groups gospel foundation Gospel fluency..practice proclaiming gospel to real needs..use communion to express the gospel and other medium Praying , speaking
THE PATHWAY TO BEING A MISSIONAL CHURCH Clearly defined mission Identify a clear group that needs the gospel, could be neighborhood street kids, could be migrant workers or maids or guards or in FBC case it is autistic teenagers and their parents Reactive vs proactive mission All of your life counts
THE PATHWAY TO BEING A MISSIONAL CHURCH Adjust our lives for the people God calls us to What would Monday to Friday look like that ..need to define your lives For example if we called to reach out to football school team, ..we go to games, volunteer to paint the bleachers, have the kids over, help them raise money for football games like sell tee shirts, to practices they began to define Seasons and patterns of the group you have been called to..there is a particular rhythm hence we must go with the culture Like operation welcome in OCF, pay attention to the rhythms, where do the people eat and hang out.
THE PATHWAY TO BEING A MISSIONAL CHURCH Display and declaring the gospel Look at the community you are going to , like where the concept of a Father is poor concept like in that group with absentee fathers Door to the gospel football team ..being a family to them, What are the cultural idols of the group educational group..their idols How gospel takes hands and feet .feeding the poor kids, how to display truth of the gospel\ Stay connected to coach Plan for multiplication one day you are going to do with others..God is going to use you..faithfulness to what God has brought you to be Birth new missional communities
WRAP UP The motivation : Matt 13 the man joyfully sold his treasure for the field with greater treasure. Martin said God is so good and life is so short. The method: A pastor who was in Germany spending time with non believers normally resistant to the gospel had a lady say to him You are so much like me I cannot believe you are a Christian, you are concerned about the same things in the city, you work for the same thing I do, and yet you are a Christian and I am like you , may be I can be a Christian too You see our God is a sending God , He will always send us into different cultures where they will see you as you work and live alongside them undergo the same kinds of trials and sufferings as they do but use different resources to over them and it is in this that we display the gospel
CHALLENGE Nehemiah 2 And I told them of the hand of my God that had been upon me for good, and also of the words that the king had spoken to me. And they said, Let us rise up and build.
