Jesus came to teach others about God and then He commanded His disciples to do likewise.įor even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” (Matthew 4:19) Jesus came to show us what God’s Kingdom looks like and even modeled the characteristics of a Kingdom person as one who is humble, loving, and merciful. In this Messianic passage, Jesus is saying, “I am the Messiah and I’m bringing God’s Kingdom to Earth.” Unlike our world system, which defines those whoare marginalized, poor, and downtrodden as worthless, in God’s Kingdom, they are valuable. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressedfree, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” (v.

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.

He did this by how He lived, what He said and what He did. Jesus came to explain exactly what God was like. No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made himknown. What was Jesus’ mission? The Bible tells us that Jesus’ mission as the Messiah and Savior of the world was fourfold: Our purpose is to fulfill Jesus’ mission in our unique sphere of influence and in this unique time in history. The Bible says that you and I are here on Earth for a purpose greater than just to pursue our own personal happiness. When’s the last time you asked the “why” question? Not “What am I going to do tomorrow?” or “Who am I going to date?” or “Do I need a new job?” But “ Why am I here?”

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