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Friday, February 14, 2025

Reflection - Making Disciples - The Principal And Principle Of Missions

Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 48, "The Principal And Principle Of Missions", Page 253.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012


 In September 2001. I had the privilege of witnessing the presentation of the World Methodist Peace Award to the President of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski.
PHOTO: In September 2001. I had the privilege of witnessing the presentation of the World Methodist Peace Award to the President of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski. Accepting the award, Trajkovski, a Methodist lay preacher, declared that peace in this world was transient and that permanent peace would only be found when Jesus becomes our Lord and Saviour. He said that in front of many dignitaries, including the prime minister of Norway. I rejoiced that he was a bold witness to the grace of God in Christ.

Trajkovski, who unfortunately died in a plane crash in 2004, also referred to the biblical account of Paul's second missionary journey, when the apostle had a vision of the man of Macedonia at Troas. The man said: "Come over to Macedonia and help us" (Acts 16:9). It was the president of Macedonia, in the year 2001, saying the same words to a gathering of Methodists in Oslo. I marvelled at how some things never change - history repeats itself.

In that first-century missionary enterprise, Paul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went to preach the gospel in Macedonia. The biblical account describes how the missionary team, comprising Paul, Silas, and Timothy, was prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching in the province of Asia or Bithynia (Acts 16:6-7), There is and immediate lesson for us here. Not all closed doors are the work of the devil. Closed doors can be the work of God. God closed the doors of Asia and Bithynia to lead the missionaries through the open door of Macedonia. God prevented even preaching, all for His larger purposes! We need not see every obstruction and disappointment in the mission field as something negative, to be fought or prayed against. God may be behind them.

In the account of Acts, Paul's missionary team obeyed God promptly, having concluded that God was calling them to preach the gospel in Macedonia (Acts 16:10). On another occasion, Paul was prevented from visiting the church of Corinth, about which he had been very concerned. Instead, God led him to Macedonia again (2 Corinthians 2:13).

In the same breath, Paul describes how God in Christ leads us in triumphal procession (2 Corinthians 2:14-16). It is God who leads us in our missionary enterprise. Paul uses the metaphor of a triumphal procession. Undoubtedly, the apostle was referring to a Roman triumph, where soldiers returning from a successful campaign entered the city in grand procession, showing off their plunder with much pomp. The star of the parade was the commanding general of the troops.

Paul uses the example of a victory march to illustrate the fact that Jesus leads His followers in victorious procession. But there is a vast difference between the character of this Christian missionary procession and that of the typical Roman triumph. The purpose of the procession led by Christ is "to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere" (2 Corinthians 2:14). It was not to display pomp, plunder, and power, but to demonstrate the truth and love of God in Christ, so that people might come to know the Lord personally.

In Paul's mind, this knowledge of the Lord is achieved by the participants in Christ's procession becoming the "aroma of Christ" - in other words, by their words and actions pointing to the glory of Christ. In so doing, they would become living testimonies of the grace of Jesus Christ. This procession is not to be seen in terms of worldly power and glory, for Paul talks about how the believers had become "an aroma that brings death" to perishing (2 Corinthians 2:16). One must remember that in Paul's days, being a Christian often resulted in persecution and ridicule. Many Christians were simple people, slaves, and the like. Many were persecuted, thrown into the ring to be fed to hungry lions, to the amusement of a gleeful crowd that failed to realise that they were the ones to be pitied - more so than the dying, tormented Christians in the ring. Many Christians were killed: by stoning, by crucifixion like their Master, or in some other terrible way.

And so, how could Paul say that Christ was leading a triumphal procession? It was certainly not like the world's great parades and processions. It was a different kind of procession. Recall how Jesus invited people to deny themselves, to take up their cross and to follow Him (Luke 9:23). Jesus is leading a procession of the cross, an absurdity in the eyes of the world, but truly the greatest procession in history. All other processions will fall by the wayside, but this one led by Christ will march to the end in victory. Its ways are alien to the world, for it moves onward sustained by sacrifice and cross-carrying self-denial. Its participants have given their all to Christ and follow Him in total obedience and perfect love. Such a procession cannot fail.

Let us recall the key lessons discussed in this chapter.
1. The missionary enterprise must be Spirit led. Christ, through His Spirit and in His sovereignty, will direct the mission by opening and closing doors and by leading us onward.

2. The missionary enterprise must be sustained through self-denial and sacrifice. We participate in the mission by carrying our cross. For us, ultimate success will depend on how obediently we heed the call to carry our crosses.

Paul asks: "Who is equal to such a task?" (2 Corinthians 2:16). The answer is: no one, except for one who is enabled by God. Therefore, let us praise God for leading us thus far in missions. Let us continue to walk in this procession led by Christ, spreading the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus everywhere He leads us. Let us be led by the Spirit. And let us be willing to be spent for the Lord's glory. May Christ be the centre (or the principal) of our mission. And may the cross be the centre (or the principle) of all we do.
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In September 2001. I had the privilege of witnessing the presentation of the World Methodist Peace Award to the President of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski. Accepting the award, Trajkovski, a Methodist lay preacher, declared that peace in this world was transient and that permanent peace would only be found when Jesus becomes our Lord and Saviour. He said that in front of many dignitaries, including the prime minister of Norway. I rejoiced that he was a bold witness to the grace of God in Christ.


 In September 2001. I had the privilege of witnessing the presentation of the World Methodist Peace Award to the President of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski.
PHOTO: In September 2001. I had the privilege of witnessing the presentation of the World Methodist Peace Award to the President of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski. Accepting the award, Trajkovski, a Methodist lay preacher, declared that peace in this world was transient and that permanent peace would only be found when Jesus becomes our Lord and Saviour. He said that in front of many dignitaries, including the prime minister of Norway. I rejoiced that he was a bold witness to the grace of God in Christ.
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Trajkovski, who unfortunately died in a plane crash in 2004, also referred to the biblical account of Paul's second missionary journey, when the apostle had a vision of the man of Macedonia at Troas. The man said: "Come over to Macedonia and help us" (Acts 16:9). It was the president of Macedonia, in the year 2001, saying the same words to a gathering of Methodists in Oslo. I marvelled at how some things never change - history repeats itself.

In that first-century missionary enterprise, Paul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went to preach the gospel in Macedonia. The biblical account describes how the missionary team, comprising Paul, Silas, and Timothy, was prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching in the province of Asia or Bithynia (Acts 16:6-7), There is and immediate lesson for us here. Not all closed doors are the work of the devil. Closed doors can be the work of God. God closed the doors of Asia and Bithynia to lead the missionaries through the open door of Macedonia. God prevented even preaching, all for His larger purposes! We need not see every obstruction and disappointment in the mission field as something negative, to be fought or prayed against. God may be behind them.


 In that first-century missionary enterprise, Paul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went to preach the gospel in Macedonia.
PHOTO: In that first-century missionary enterprise, Paul obeyed the Holy Spirit and went to preach the gospel in Macedonia. The biblical account describes how the missionary team, comprising Paul, Silas, and Timothy, was prevented by the Holy Spirit from preaching in the province of Asia or Bithynia (Acts 16:6-7), There is and immediate lesson for us here. Not all closed doors are the work of the devil. Closed doors can be the work of God. God closed the doors of Asia and Bithynia to lead the missionaries through the open door of Macedonia. God prevented even preaching, all for His larger purposes! We need not see every obstruction and disappointment in the mission field as something negative, to be fought or prayed against. God may be behind them.
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In the account of Acts, Paul's missionary team obeyed God promptly, having concluded that God was calling them to preach the gospel in Macedonia (Acts 16:10). On another occasion, Paul was prevented from visiting the church of Corinth, about which he had been very concerned. Instead, God led him to Macedonia again (2 Corinthians 2:13).

In the same breath, Paul describes how God in Christ leads us in triumphal procession (2 Corinthians 2:14-16). It is God who leads us in our missionary enterprise. Paul uses the metaphor of a triumphal procession. Undoubtedly, the apostle was referring to a Roman triumph, where soldiers returning from a successful campaign entered the city in grand procession, showing off their plunder with much pomp. The star of the parade was the commanding general of the troops.


 In the same breath, Paul describes how God in Christ leads us in triumphal procession (2 Corinthians 2:14-16).
PHOTO: In the same breath, Paul describes how God in Christ leads us in triumphal procession (2 Corinthians 2:14-16). It is God who leads us in our missionary enterprise. Paul uses the metaphor of a triumphal procession. Undoubtedly, the apostle was referring to a Roman triumph, where soldiers returning from a successful campaign entered the city in grand procession, showing off their plunder with much pomp. The star of the parade was the commanding general of the troops.
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Paul uses the example of a victory march to illustrate the fact that Jesus leads His followers in victorious procession. But there is a vast difference between the character of this Christian missionary procession and that of the typical Roman triumph. The purpose of the procession led by Christ is "to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere" (2 Corinthians 2:14). It was not to display pomp, plunder, and power, but to demonstrate the truth and love of God in Christ, so that people might come to know the Lord personally.


 Paul uses the example of a victory march to illustrate the fact that Jesus leads His followers in victorious procession.
PHOTO: Paul uses the example of a victory march to illustrate the fact that Jesus leads His followers in victorious procession. But there is a vast difference between the character of this Christian missionary procession and that of the typical Roman triumph. The purpose of the procession led by Christ is "to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere" (2 Corinthians 2:14). It was not to display pomp, plunder, and power, but to demonstrate the truth and love of God in Christ, so that people might come to know the Lord personally.
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In Paul's mind, this knowledge of the Lord is achieved by the participants in Christ's procession becoming the "aroma of Christ" - in other words, by their words and actions pointing to the glory of Christ. In so doing, they would become living testimonies of the grace of Jesus Christ. This procession is not to be seen in terms of worldly power and glory, for Paul talks about how the believers had become "an aroma that brings death" to perishing (2 Corinthians 2:16). One must remember that in Paul's days, being a Christian often resulted in persecution and ridicule. Many Christians were simple people, slaves, and the like. Many were persecuted, thrown into the ring to be fed to hungry lions, to the amusement of a gleeful crowd that failed to realise that they were the ones to be pitied - more so than the dying, tormented Christians in the ring. Many Christians were killed: by stoning, by crucifixion like their Master, or in some other terrible way.
 

 In Paul's mind, this knowledge of the Lord is achieved by the participants in Christ's procession becoming the 'aroma of Christ'
PHOTO: In Paul's mind, this knowledge of the Lord is achieved by the participants in Christ's procession becoming the "aroma of Christ" - in other words, by their words and actions pointing to the glory of Christ. In so doing, they would become living testimonies of the grace of Jesus Christ. This procession is not to be seen in terms of worldly power and glory, for Paul talks about how the believers had become "an aroma that brings death" to perishing (2 Corinthians 2:16). One must remember that in Paul's days, being a Christian often resulted in persecution and ridicule. Many Christians were simple people, slaves, and the like. Many were persecuted, thrown into the ring to be fed to hungry lions, to the amusement of a gleeful crowd that failed to realise that they were the ones to be pitied - more so than the dying, tormented Christians in the ring. Many Christians were killed: by stoning, by crucifixion like their Master, or in some other terrible way.
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And so, how could Paul say that Christ was leading a triumphal procession? It was certainly not like the world's great parades and processions. It was a different kind of procession. Recall how Jesus invited people to deny themselves, to take up their cross and to follow Him (Luke 9:23). Jesus is leading a procession of the cross, an absurdity in the eyes of the world, but truly the greatest procession in history. All other processions will fall by the wayside, but this one led by Christ will march to the end in victory. Its ways are alien to the world, for it moves onward sustained by sacrifice and cross-carrying self-denial. Its participants have given their all to Christ and follow Him in total obedience and perfect love. Such a procession cannot fail.
 

 And so, how could Paul say that Christ was leading a triumphal procession?
PHOTO: And so, how could Paul say that Christ was leading a triumphal procession? It was certainly not like the world's great parades and processions. It was a different kind of procession. Recall how Jesus invited people to deny themselves, to take up their cross and to follow Him (Luke 9:23). Jesus is leading a procession of the cross, an absurdity in the eyes of the world, but truly the greatest procession in history. All other processions will fall by the wayside, but this one led by Christ will march to the end in victory. Its ways are alien to the world, for it moves onward sustained by sacrifice and cross-carrying self-denial. Its participants have given their all to Christ and follow Him in total obedience and perfect love. Such a procession cannot fail.
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Let us recall the key lessons discussed in this chapter.
1. The missionary enterprise must be Spirit led. Christ, through His Spirit and in His sovereignty, will direct the mission by opening and closing doors and by leading us onward.


 Let us recall the key lessons discussed in this chapter.
PHOTO: Let us recall the key lessons discussed in this chapter.
1. The missionary enterprise must be Spirit led. Christ, through His Spirit and in His sovereignty, will direct the mission by opening and closing doors and by leading us onward.
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2. The missionary enterprise must be sustained through self-denial and sacrifice. We participate in the mission by carrying our cross. For us, ultimate success will depend on how obediently we heed the call to carry our crosses.


 2. The missionary enterprise must be sustained through self-denial and sacrifice.
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Paul asks: "Who is equal to such a task?" (2 Corinthians 2:16). The answer is: no one, except for one who is enabled by God. Therefore, let us praise God for leading us thus far in missions. Let us continue to walk in this procession led by Christ, spreading the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus everywhere He leads us. Let us be led by the Spirit. And let us be willing to be spent for the Lord's glory. May Christ be the centre (or the principal) of our mission. And may the cross be the centre (or the principle) of all we do.


 Paul asks:
PHOTO: Paul asks: "Who is equal to such a task?" (2 Corinthians 2:16). The answer is: no one, except for one who is enabled by God. Therefore, let us praise God for leading us thus far in missions. Let us continue to walk in this procession led by Christ, spreading the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus everywhere He leads us. Let us be led by the Spirit. And let us be willing to be spent for the Lord's glory. May Christ be the centre (or the principal) of our mission. And may the cross be the centre (or the principle) of all we do.
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 Dear Lord
PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we pray that we are enabled by God, for no one id equal to the task of missions of Christ.

Let us praise God for leading us thus far in missions. Let us continue to walk in this procession led by Christ, spreading the fragrance of the knowledge of Jesus everywhere He leads us. Let us be led by the Spirit.

And let us be willing to be spent for the Lord's glory. May Christ be the centre (or the principal) of our mission. And may the cross be the centre (or the principle) of all we do.

Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen."
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Reflection - Making Disciples - The Principal And Principle Of Missions
Source (book): "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Chapter 48, "The Principal And Principle Of Missions", Page 253.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012



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'Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html 


"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
 

"Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part I - III (Links), posted on Wednesday, 09 December 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part.html
 

Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
Reflection - Growing Old Gracefully, Part IV - V (Links), posted on Thursday, 22 April 2021
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/12/reflection-growing-old-gracefully-part_9.html
 

"Teach Us to Number Our Days", © 2008 by David Roper

Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 1 - 40 (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 November 2021
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2021/11/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-1-40.html
 
 
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 41 - 64 (Links), posted on Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Reflection - Number Our Days, Chapter 41 - 64 (Links), posted on Wednesday, 16 March 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/03/reflection-number-our-days-chapter-41.html
 
 
"He Walks with Me - Devotions for Your Caregiving Journey with God",  © 2018 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Shelly Beach

 Reflection - He Walks with Me (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022Reflection - He Walks with Me (Links), posted on Tuesday, 16 August 2022
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2022/08/reflection-he-walks-with-me-links.html
 

"Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries

Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 1 - 45 (Links), posted on 03 April 2023
Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 1 - 45 (Links), posted on 03 April 2023
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/04/reflection-classic-gem-chapter-1-45.html

 
"Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries

Reflection - Classic Gem, Chapter 46 - 90 (Links), posted on
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https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2023/10/reflection-classic-gem-chapter-46-90.html
 
 
"Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Copyright @ 2022 by Robert M. Solomon

Reflection - Making All Things New, Chapter 1 - 28 (Links), posted on Saturday, 04 August 2024
Reflection - Making All Things New, Chapter 1 - 28 (Links), posted on Saturday, 04 August 2024
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2024/08/reflection-making-all-things-new.html



Reference
[1] From "Making All Things New", 52 Reflections to Challenge the Way You Live, Copyright @ 2022 by Robert M. Solomon, Chapter 48, "The Principal And Principle Of Missions", Page 253.

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