June 2024
Reaching the World for Christ
INTO THE WORD
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Christ entrusted his church with the Great Commission, calling His people to go forth and make disciples of all nations (Matt. 28:18–20). In the outworking of redemption, our Savior has therefore purposed that people will be saved in and through the mission of the church to preach the gospel to every creature, to baptize people in the name of the triune God, and to teach them to obey everything that Jesus has commanded. Our Lord certainly did not need to structure things this way, but He has granted His church the privilege of participating in the greatest rescue mission of all time, His mission to seek and to save the lost.
The book of Acts describes the initial work of the church in carrying out this mission, and in our study of the book thus far, we have read about how many thousands of people came to faith in Christ through the work of Peter, John, Philip, and others (chs. 1–12). This month we will see how the Apostolic mission took another step forward. Looking to Acts 13–14, we will study the Apostle Paul’s first missionary journey. We will then look at several other portions of Scripture that deal with the mission to the gentiles.
These verses parallel the themes of the studies each week. We encourage you to hide them in your heart so that you may not sin against the Lord:
ABIDING IN THE WORD
- Exodus 4:11
- Acts 13:38–39
- John 16:33
- Genesis 12:3
- Acts 15:11