The Messianic Commission
The new-covenant Messianic Community of God’s people1 is called, prepared and commissioned to serve God, as co-workers of the Messiah, by becoming united with him in his mission. This messianic commission incorporates fundamental strategies and structures that uniquely direct and uphold the Messianic Community in its various missionary expressions, as it expands across the world.
Contents
Study 1 | Commission
The Messianic Community is commissioned by the Father and empowered by his Spirit, to work in union with the Messiah, in his mission to redeem the world from sin, idolatry and evil.
Topics
God's mission
Military commission
Commissioned to serve God
Study 2 | Strategy
The Messianic Community is called to express its mission according to five fundamental strategies.
Topics
Pray
Reconcile
Disciple
Teach
Send
Study 3 | Structure
The Messianic Community is established according to a biblically-ordained structure that uniquely equips it to fulfil the Messianic Commission.
Topics
Pastoral, evangelistic communities
Teaching and training centres
Apostolic missionary teams
Prophetic, priestly mediation
Functioning of the whole body
Study 4 | Expansion
Messianic Community is intended to be a continuously reproducing body of disciples, expanding into and influencing the world. Different ways of expressing this growth and expansion may be illustrated with various metaphors.
Topics
Bee colonies
Maize plants
Commercial organisation
Missionary movements
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Further Resources
‘Eternal Purpose Resources | Resource 1 | The Eternal Purpose of God’