Contents
General preface
Preface
Part 1. World horizons
1. The glory of Christ (Colossians 1: 15-23)
2. Life and dominion (Genesis 1:26-31; 2:15-20)
3. The incomparable God (Isaiah 44: 24-45:25)
4. The Word made flesh (John 1: 1-18)
Part 2. The international purposes of God
5. Chosen to bless (Genesis 12:1-4)
6. A distinctive people (Deuteronomy 10:12-20)
7. A resentful servant (Jonan 1-4)
8. A ready servant (Isaiah 49:1-26)
Part 3. Three-in-one mission
9. The freedom Jesus brings (Luke 4:16-30)
10. The mandate Jesus gives (Matthew 28:16-20)
11. The way Jesus commands (John 12:20-26; 13:34-35)
12. The Spirit of mission (Acts 2:1-47)
13. A model of mission (Acts 19:8-41)
Part 4. Doxology
14. The consummation of ceation's song (Psalm 104)
15. Certainties of the new covenant (Revelation 21: 1-22: 5)
Study guide

Mission is not an optional "extra" for those few volunteers who "like that sort of thing." The church is called to be God's agents and representatives, a community shaped by the cross and mandated to reproduce and grow so that Jesus Christ may be more and more glorified. This exposition of fifteen passages of Scripture observes mission from the underside, giving attention to the connections between mission and suffering and even martyrdom, and to the historical importance of the church's conducting mission out of weakness. All Christian mission has its fountainhead in the God revealed in Scripture, who sent his Son for us, sends his Spirit to us and summons all people to himself. In a unique East-West partnership, Howard Peskett and Vinoth Ramachandra explore the missional privilege and responsibility of the church: to testify by its words and deeds to Jesus Christ, God's unique Son, crucified, risen and ascended.