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Mission

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CHAPTER I:MISSION AND THE

JESUS EVENT

LESSON 1: THE INCARNATION


AS GOD’S
CONTEXTUALIZATION OF
HIMSELF

LESSON 2: JESUS’
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
LESSON 3: THE CHURCH’S MISSION
IS PATTERNED ON THE JESUS’ MISSION

Activity:
Share an experience of liberation.
Students can have many
experiences of “liberation.” Such
experiences are what keep students going
despite the difficulties of student life. In
life, these experiences of momentary
freedom from suffering and oppression
are sources of strength and inspiration
amidst difficulties. The following biblical
text points to these experiences.
Jesus’ Speech before the
start of His ministry in
the Synagogue
(Lk. 4: 18-20)
This is the so-called
“programmatic speech” in which Jesus,
according to Luke, outlines His program
of action following a text from Isaiah.
Because the text came from Isaiah,
Luke presents Jesus as falling within
the traditions of the prophets who
speak in behalf of God. The theme that
runs through this program is liberation
from any form of enslavement,
material, social, physical, or spiritual.
For Luke, the mission of Jesus is total
human well-being in all its dimensions.
Such is the mission of the Church. Such
Jesus’ ministry was:
1. Liberating
a. Liberation as a theme of Jesus’
ministry is suggested by the so-
called
programmatic speech (Lk. 4:18-20)
b. Liberation theme is seen in His
teachings (parables, sayings,
critiques) and practice (table
fellowship, healings, manner of
c. Prophetic character of mission as
liberating – experience of encounter,
confrontation, and challenge
2. Hope-bearing
a. Jesus’ teachings and practice as
source of hope for the suffering and
the marginalized
b. Relevant texts: the programmatic
speech (Lk. 4:18-20);
the beatitudes (Lk. 6:20-23)
healing stories
3. Inclusive
a. Jesus’ teachings and practice as
boundary-shattering, inclusive,
reaching out. These are suggested by
His parables, table practice, healing.
b. Relevant texts: The Parable of the
Good Samaritan; parables about the
kingdom; stories about Jesus eating
with outcasts; healing of the woman
with hemorrhage.
As missionaries, we help others
experience liberation and hope by:
1. lending a helping hand to a classmate or
a friend who is going through a difficult
situation;
2. the practice of inclusion in which one
respects and seeks to understand
perspectives that are different from his/hers;
3. being critical and observant as regards
reasoning that promotes lies as truth and
corrupt as righteous.
LESSON 4: THE MISSION GOAL:
KINGDOM OF GOD

Activity:
1. What is the kingdom of God, based on
your belief?
2. Where do we find it?
3. How can one be a part of it?
We are used to believe that God’s kingdom is
up there above the skies, where our soul will
go when we die without sin, or after our sins
are forgiven through the prayers of our loved
ones. But for Jesus, God’s kingdom is within us
and among us whenever we allow God to reign
in and among us.
The Parable of the Leaven
(Mt. 13:33)
God’s reign is powerfully
transformative like a leaven on a
dough. When the values of the
Kingdom are permitted to affect
society, great change will take
place. The disciple’s role is to
create opportunities for the
Kingdom to grow.
The core of Jesus’ ministry
(teaching and practice) is summed up in
the concept “Kingdom of God.” This is a
master symbol concretizing within the
Jewish context of Jesus’ time what God
wants and does for His people. Some
descriptions of the Kingdom are:
1. Holistic: including the socio-political
and economic (in all aspects)
2. Present and future: concerned
about
the here and now and not just
the
after-life (here and now and the
yet
to come)
3. Gift and task: God makes the
Kingdom a reality but we are
instruments.
As missionaries, we help concretize
the the notion of the Kingdom by:
1. Willingly forgiving those who hurt us and
asking forgiveness from those we hurt, and
dialoguing with those with whom we do not
see eye to eye.
2. Joining groups that work for social justice,
peace, and the alleviation of poverty;
3. Becoming law-abiding citizens, willing to
uphold democratic institutions and
processes;
4. Refusing to join in the perpetuation of lies
and hatred through technology and other

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