My mini article on Adopting the Mission (Luke 19:10)
Trying not to hijack the thread but I believe it answers the
OP primary question: "why am I here"
Mission
*taken, with permission from:
“Starting and Running Your Own Martial Arts Ministry” By Chris Stewart*
Having a Mission is concept in which we all can identify and adopt in life and ministry, it is crucial that we adopt a Biblical missionology that should influence everything we do. The original word came from the Latin “missio” which meant to “Act of Sending” . As Christians we have been sent, Acts 1:8 NKJV:
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
]Jesus made it clear the mission, mode, and authority in which His disciples where sent. The mission was to be His witnesses; of His resurrection and Gospel. The mode was by being sent out, and the authority is by the power and gift of the Holy Spirit. If you are a believer in Jesus the Messiah you have already been given this mission. Is this the only example of being sent or given a mission in the New Testament, not by a long shot! In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus commands and sends His disciples:
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen
Once again we see a clear and definitive call and act of sending. The authority by the Son, to made disciples, to baptize them, and to train them in “the way”. Now that we have recognized our commission to adopt the mission, how are we focused to do it?
Perhaps we should look a little deeper into the life and mission of Christ and draw our conclusions there. Within the context of scripture we see the precedence and emphasis on mission. Jesus at from the beginning stated his mission in Luke chapter 4:16-19 (NKJV):
So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD
]Jesus plainly declared his mission and goals through scripture and public pronouncement. He did not want any miscommunication about his mission or intentions. It was made abundantly clear what He was going to do! Let us look at another scripture on the mission of Jesus where he clarifies again his mission while on earth.
Luke 19:10 NKJV:
for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Jesus again makes clear his mission and goals without skipping a beat. Making sure to remove all doubt and potential intentional or accidental misconstruing of His words, He made his mission known.
If we are truly sent by God on a mission to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, and to seek and to save the lost, how in the world are we going to accomplish it in our community?
I answer my own question and challenge in the martial arts community through the Christian Kenpo Fellowship:
Vision
The Christian Kenpo Fellowship is a group of Christian Martial Artists looking to fulfill their role as leaders within the Kenpo community. They accomplish this task through the embodiment of Godly values: integrity, respect, trustworthy, and of good reputation. With these character values at the front of their ministry, Christian Kenpo Fellowship Members will harness respect and integrity into studios, seminars, tournaments, and gatherings within the community to fulfill their mission:
“…to seek and to save what was lost” Luke 19:10 NIV.
Trying not to hijack the thread but I believe it answers the
OP primary question: "why am I here"
Mission
*taken, with permission from:
“Starting and Running Your Own Martial Arts Ministry” By Chris Stewart*
Having a Mission is concept in which we all can identify and adopt in life and ministry, it is crucial that we adopt a Biblical missionology that should influence everything we do. The original word came from the Latin “missio” which meant to “Act of Sending” . As Christians we have been sent, Acts 1:8 NKJV:
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
]Jesus made it clear the mission, mode, and authority in which His disciples where sent. The mission was to be His witnesses; of His resurrection and Gospel. The mode was by being sent out, and the authority is by the power and gift of the Holy Spirit. If you are a believer in Jesus the Messiah you have already been given this mission. Is this the only example of being sent or given a mission in the New Testament, not by a long shot! In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus commands and sends His disciples:
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen
Once again we see a clear and definitive call and act of sending. The authority by the Son, to made disciples, to baptize them, and to train them in “the way”. Now that we have recognized our commission to adopt the mission, how are we focused to do it?
Perhaps we should look a little deeper into the life and mission of Christ and draw our conclusions there. Within the context of scripture we see the precedence and emphasis on mission. Jesus at from the beginning stated his mission in Luke chapter 4:16-19 (NKJV):
So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
“The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD
]Jesus plainly declared his mission and goals through scripture and public pronouncement. He did not want any miscommunication about his mission or intentions. It was made abundantly clear what He was going to do! Let us look at another scripture on the mission of Jesus where he clarifies again his mission while on earth.
Luke 19:10 NKJV:
for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Jesus again makes clear his mission and goals without skipping a beat. Making sure to remove all doubt and potential intentional or accidental misconstruing of His words, He made his mission known.
If we are truly sent by God on a mission to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples, and to seek and to save the lost, how in the world are we going to accomplish it in our community?
I answer my own question and challenge in the martial arts community through the Christian Kenpo Fellowship:
Vision
The Christian Kenpo Fellowship is a group of Christian Martial Artists looking to fulfill their role as leaders within the Kenpo community. They accomplish this task through the embodiment of Godly values: integrity, respect, trustworthy, and of good reputation. With these character values at the front of their ministry, Christian Kenpo Fellowship Members will harness respect and integrity into studios, seminars, tournaments, and gatherings within the community to fulfill their mission:
“…to seek and to save what was lost” Luke 19:10 NIV.
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