Great Commission, great compassion : following Jesus and loving the world / Paul Borthwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borthwick, Paul, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Commission (Bible).

Evangelistic work.

Witness bearing (Christianity).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, IL : InterVarsity Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Go and do. Jesus commands it, and the world needs it. Mission mobilizer Paul Borthwick shows how proclamation and demonstration of the gospel go hand in hand, bringing together the Great Commission of Matthew 28 and the Great Compassion of Matthew 25, while offering practical, holistic ways for us to live them out in every sphere of our lives.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Christopher J. H. Wright; Introduction: Choices; Part One: Biblical Foundations; 1 How Should We Then Live?; 2 Commission and Context: Living Out Jesus' Final Imperatives; 3 Five Great Commissions, One by One; 4 The Great Commission: Three Takeaways; 5 The Great Compassion: Caring for the Disadvantaged; 6 The Great Compassion: Eight Takeaways; Part Two: Lifestyle Imperatives; 7 Choose: Committing to Kingdom Mission in Our Personal Choices; 8 Learn: Developing an Ongoing Posture of Learning and Discovery

9 Look: Opening Our Eyes and Responding to Needs and Opportunities10 Pray: Remembering That We Have Access to the Throne Room of God Almighty; 11 Welcome and Celebrate: Looking for Ways to Welcome the Stranger; 12 Simplify and Give: Making a Generous Lifestyle a Priority; 13 Stand Together: Finding Like-Minded People and Advocating for Others; 14 Go: Serving Crossculturally and Leaving Our Comfort Zone; Epilogue: Witnessing to All the Senses; Acknowledgments; Recommended Resources; Appendix: One Hundred Ideas for Great Commission, Great Compassion Outreach; Notes

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Borthwick, Paul, 1954- author. Great Commission, great compassion.

ISBN:

9780830898916

0830898913

OCLC:

920677111