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Title: Church As Embodiment of Jesus' Mission (Matthew 9:36-10:39).
Author : Currents in Theology and Mission
Release Date : January 01, 2003
Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
Pages : * pages
Size : 255 KB

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Throughout his presidency and teaching career at Wartburg Seminary, Roger Fjeld has exhibited a passion for the church's mission and its primary task of evangelism. This article about the mission discourse in Mt 9:36-10:39 (1) is a tangible way to express my genuine affection and esteem for Roger as a person of integrity with a deep concern for the life of the church. For most contemporary Christians, the "great commission" in 28:18-20 represents the preeminent evangelizing text in the Gospel of Matthew. We miss, or even distort, Matthew's full perspective on mission and evangelism, however, if we do not consider his carefully designed mission discourse in 9:36-10:39. In fact, Jesus' final commission in the Gospel implies as much. His followers are to go and make disciples of all peoples; this process involves not only baptism but also teaching-teaching them "to pay attention to" (2) all the things that Jesus has commanded his disciples (28:20a). Hence, the "great commission" itself invites attention to Jesus' instructions regarding discipleship throughout the entire Gospel, including the mission discourse.