Core: Setting the Foundation for the Future
“Global Mission”
Acts 1:1-11 (CSB)
- Key Truth: “Our values will determine how we think, what we believe, and how we live."
NSBC Vision- “Leading every generation toward a fully-formed life with Jesus.”
Our Seventh Core Value is… Global Mission- We value that God has invited us into His work of renewal as we pray, give, and go to the nations in Jesus’ name. (1 Chron. 16:24; Is. 6:1-8; Matt. 24:14; Mark 16:15; Jn. 20:21; Rom. 10:13-15)
Main Question: What is the mission of the church and how are we to participate in it?
1. The church is about God’s Kingdom. (Acts 1:1-3)
- Kingdom of God- The already, but not yet, reign of God over all
of life.
2. The church is empowered by the Spirit. (Acts 1:4-8)
3. The church is about movement. (Acts 1:9-11)
- “The local church is not a destination but a base of operation.”
After the Message: Read Acts 1. How does Jesus equip His disciples for His purposes? Where are they to go? How does the choosing of Matthias demonstrate the beginning of this work?
