Mark D. Roberts

Part 7 of series: The Mission of God and the Missional Church Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Like Jesus, we have been sent to proclaim the good news. In addition to telling His disciples to wait for the Spirit to empower them, Jesus explained what the Spirit’s power would accomplish: When…

I just did something I’ve done many times before. It shouldn’t have been a big deal. I expect many of my readers will be unimpressed, and will wonder why I’m so amazed, and why I’m wondering. So let me try to explain. Yesterday, while at a friend’s house, I heard the soundtrack from the movie…

Part 6 of series: The Mission of God and the Missional Church Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I showed that Jesus sent His followers into the world to replicate His own mission of making disciples. We who follow Jesus are to make more followers of Jesus. It’s…

Part 5 of series: The Mission of God and the Missional Church Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last two posts I summarized the mission of Jesus. In a nutshell: 1. Jesus was sent by God in the power of the Holy Spirit. 2. Jesus was sent to proclaim the…

(It is my Memorial Day tradition to put up something that suits the day. This post is similar to one I posted in 2005.) When I was young, Memorial Day was wonderful because it signified the beginning of summer. Even though I always had a few more days of school after the holiday, nevertheless, Memorial…

Excerpt “And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” Luke 24:49 Click here to read all of Luke 24:44-49 Prayer Dear Lord, on this Pentecost Sunday, we thank You for “power from on high.” We thank…

My Recent Blogging Sunday, May 20: Inspiration from Pray the Gospels Monday, May 21: Getting Older . . . What Goes Around Comes Around Tuesday, May 22: Mission Impossible? Wednesday, May 23: The Mission of God in the Old Testament Thursday, May 24: The Mission of Jesus, Part 1 Friday, May 25: The Mission of…

Part 4 of series: The Mission of God and the Missional Church Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Yesterday I began to summarize the mission of Jesus in light of the mission of God in the Old Testament. I based my discussion on a passage from chapter 4 of Luke’s gospel. Here’s…

Part 3 of series: The Mission of God and the Missional Church Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series If you were to ask the average Christian, “What was the mission of Jesus?” you’d no doubt hear that Jesus came to die on the cross for our sins, so that we might have…

Part 2 of series: The Mission of God and the Missional Church Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series God created human beings so that we might have fellowship with Him and serve as faithful managers of His creation (Gen 1-2). God was to be the King who reigned over heaven and earth,…

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