God’s Mission Strategy For The World: 7 Acts

                                                   The Mission of God in Scriptures

To gain an understanding of God’s heart for all the nations of the world, it is necessary to view it through the pages of Scripture, beginning with the Old Testament. Mission “arises from the heart of God himself and is communicated from His heart to ours (Wright, 24). Let’s investigate this divine drama unfolding through a series of seven “Acts” described by Moreau throughout the pages of biblical history. As you review this, try to place the many biblical figures and stories you have been taught in Bible studies and Sunday School within each “Act”:

A Global Outreach to a Global People by a Global God

Divine Act	Biblical References
Act 1  – The Creation and the Fall	Genesis 1 – 11
Act 2  – Calling a People through Abraham	Genesis 12 – 50
Act 3  – Rescuing and Separating a People: The Exodus and The Monarchy	Exodus through the Prophets
Act 4  – Maintaining God’s Holiness	The Exile
Acts 5 – Saving a People: Jesus the Messiah	Matthew  through John
Act 6 –   Gathering a People : The Church	Acts through Jude
Act 7 – Renewing All Creation: The Consummation	Revelation