Three Missionary Journeys Paul’s ministry after Christ death and resurrection was filled with travels and meeting with people all over the land of that time. Today we call these types of people missionaries, back then it really was Paul just following what Christ asked him to do. Paul was and is one of the most influential poets of the Bible. In this essay we will focus on the three major travel journeys that Paul took to plant churches and reach the Gentiles of the day. The three major journeys that Paul took we will split up by calling them Paul’s first missionary trip, his second missionary trip and finally his third missionary trip.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY The LIFE AND MINISTRY OF PAUL THE APOSTLE A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO Dr. LORNE A. MCCUNE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 522 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY BRYON GROSVALET LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SAUL OF TARSUS 3 The Early Years 4 Saul Receives Rabbinical Training 6 Saul is Zealous to Defend the Jewish Faith 7 SAUL'S CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY 10 Jesus Disciples Saul 12 Saul is Zealous for the Christian Faith 13 God Prepares Saul for the Work of the Ministry 14 Saul Ministers to the Believers at Antioch 14 PAUL’S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS 16 Paul’s First Missionary Journey 16 Paul’s Secord Missionary Journey 19 Paul’s Third Missionary Journey 20 CONCLUSION 24 BIBLIOGRAPHY 25 INTRODUCTION Paul the Apostle was a very important man in the history of Christianity as a theologian, missionary, and writer of the New Testament. Ordained by God, he was one of the major interpreter’s of the teachings of Jesus Christ. During 30 years of ministry, Paul wrote 13 epistles of the New Testament while under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The epistles address the life, death, resurrection of Christ and its implications for all humanity. In His divine wisdom, the Lord foresaw that Paul would best fulfill His plan to spread the gospel of the resurrected Christ to the entire known western world in order to reach His people with the story of redemption.
Apart from other sects of Christian faith, seen within the baptism with the Holy Spirit that enables them to live an empowered life. The empowerment is derived from applied subsets of the bible, which similar acts were often noted during the first five books of the New Testament (Apostles), they describe their “movement” as Apostolic. A described by Peter Adair(1967) the members of the Holiness Church in Scrabble, West Virginia are related in a manor of doctrine and worship, sharing a literal interpretation of the bible and an informality of approach. Meetings were held several times a week, lasting between four and six hours long. Durkheim’s views of “concept of the sacred” and “religious functionalism” of the social institution can be understood through the ritual of worship.
THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS A Paper Presented to Dr. Pederson Liberty Theological Seminary In partial fulfillment Of the requirements of GLST 500 By Kasey Espinosa January 29, 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Missions in the Old Testament 4 Missions in the New Testament 5 The Nature of God and Missions 6 Mission Theology relates to other aspects of Theology 7 Two key themes or Motifs of Mission Theology 8 Conclusion 9 Introduction Throughout the entire Bible any reader can tell that God is moving toward an ultimate purpose. In theological circles, it has been called the “Missio Dei”, or Mission of God. The mission of God is the idea that God wants to save mankind from
That is the task of building the church by making disciples. Disciples are born (again), and then made. There is a process that one must go through to graduate from infancy to a mature disciple. The key to this is putting in the work per se’. Just as God said He will meet us at our place of need, the Holy Spirit will guide us and mature us as we commit to spending time in and studying the Word, being mentored, and surrendering our lives to God.
Liberty Theological Seminary Book Critique on Believer’s Baptism: Sign of the New Covenant in Christ Submitted to Dr. Christopher Moody in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of this course THEO530- B02LUO Systematic Theology II June 26, 2015 Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………....3 Summary………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Critique ………………………………………………………………………………………..…4 Conclusion ………... ………………………………………………………………………….…7 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………..9 Introduction In their book, Believer’s Baptism, the authors Schreiner and Wright attempt to incorporate their views on why baptism is essential in the Christian church. Along with its importance they also go further by promoting the believer’s baptism over infant baptism. They begin by attacking the Christian claim found among many that baptism is a trivial issue. They quickly negate this statement with an alternate point of view, that Christians who suffered persecution and martyrdom did not believe it to be so. Summary Placing aside the foreword and introduction, there are ten chapters or sections to this book.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP PROJECT ABSTRACT A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. JIM O’NEILL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF GLOBAL STUDIES SURVEY GLST 500-D07 BY RYAN FREUDENTHAL LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA DECEMBER 14, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT 3 BACKGROUND 5 PEOPLE 10 LANGUAGE 16 RELIGION 17 MISSION WORK SURVEY 24 PROPOSED STRATEGY 27 PERSPECTIVE ONE 38 PERSPECTIVE TWO 33 PERSPECTIVE THREE 12 BIBLIOGRAPGY 13 ABSTRACT Missions are found throughout the entire Bible, as well as being commanded of Christ’s followers by Christ Himself. The Great Commission serves as the primary call and purpose of Christians all around the world. The person that heads this call and purpose and follows the example of Christ is one that may experience many things. This person may experience sacrifice, discomfort, doubt, and maybe even persecution or death. On the other hand, this person will definitely experience purpose, rewarding relationships, God’s power, God’s blessing, and the knowledge that they are right where God wants them to be.
Running Head: Philosophy of Cross – cultural Ministry , Philosophy of Cross – cultural Ministry Grand Canyon University Christian Leadership in the 21st Century CHL- 465 Professor Nicholas Carmody, Instructor Robin Coleman March 31st 2013 Philosophy of Cross – cultural Ministry Spreading the gospel is a lifelong mission and mandate that Jesus gave the church. The message of Jesus saving grace may be the greatest gift those that are saved may present to the world. Jesus left the Apostles with a mandate in spreading the gospel throughout the entire world. Matthew 28: 18:20 ‘’ Go into the entire world and preach the gospel to all creation and make disciples of all the nations’’ (Bible Gateway NKJV 2013). The purpose of cross cultural ministry is witnessing to all cultures, ethnic groups and denominations.
Kaylee Baublitz CWV-101 February 9, 2014 Todd Forrest Billy Graham’s Worldview and Mine Billy Graham, born November 7, 1918, Charlotte North Carolina, is known for his widespread preaching all over the country. After many years of criticism and curiosity from his audience, Billy Graham started the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association where he won many awards and recognitions. Billy ended his career in 2005 by holding one last crusade in Queens, New York. (Balmer, 2014) Billy has showed his devout faith and trust in God throughout his life. Billy Graham, much like me, has a Christian worldview when it comes to the topics of homosexuality, the nature of God, and money.
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE GREAT COMMISION OF DISCIPLEMAKING SUBMITTED TO DR. EARL IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, DSMN 500_B07 BY VVONAKA HEARD SELMA, ALABAMA MAY 23, 2013 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION1 PREPARING FOR THE MISSION2 WHAT IS A DISCIPLE?3 MISSING THE MARK4 BIBLIOGRAPHY6 Introduction In the three and a half years of his ministry, Jesus had such great influence over the early Christians; with his absolute authority he commanded his disciples to begin the progression of making disciples who will learn to obey the commands of the Lord, and baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. We find five passages in the gospels and Acts team up to provide the overall shape of Christ’s Commission: Matt. 28:19-20; Luke 24: 46-49; John 20:21-23; Acts 1:8; and traditionally, Mark 16:15. Just as Jesus influenced the early believers, modern-day Christian’s influence on the world is essential for disciple-making. Although, there are several elements (i.e.