Who, Me? A Missionary? - Mrs Claire Lowe
๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ, ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐, ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐.
We will look at three Greek words in Matthew 28:10. The first is โgoโ or โporeuthentesโ in Greek. In the mission's context, this word โgoโ suggests an uprooting of oneself from one geographical place to another. However, in Greek, this word means โas you go about in lifeโ. It is not asking you to pluck yourself out from your place now and go somewhere, but it is saying, as you go about in your life, make disciples. You do not need a special mission calling to fulfil the great commission.
The next word is โnationsโ, or โethneโ in Greek. We tend to think of missions as going to different countries. However, in Greek, they are talking about people of different races and ethnicities. In Singapore, there are many people of different ethnicities who live among us. Jesus invites us, as we go about in life meeting people of different ethnicities, to make disciples.
The last Greek word is โMatheteusateโ, which is the verb for disciple. In Greek, the root word โmathโ means to learn and study something in a meticulous or rigorous way. Discipleship is a way of cultivating your heart, your mind, and your behaviour. Discipleship is when a mentor journeys in life and faith with another person. It involves teaching others to obey everything that Christ has commanded. It requires long-term, in-depth commitment to journeying with someone in faith and life. Teaching to obey is not about knowledge acquisition but about character transformation. It is this kind of life-on-life discipleship that Jesus has modelled and is asking his disciples to do likewise. The transformation that happens in this kind of discipleship is holistic and it will permeate through every aspect of your life.