From Grant to You — All about Mission

posted by Navigators on July 3rd, 2025 in Blog | Missions

God is a missionary God. He is a sending God. The Father sent the Son to earth to bring His people into a right relationship with Him. And the Son went. As the Father sent Jesus, so Jesus sends His disciples into the world to share the good news of the gospel with every nation (John 17:18).

God is … a sending God.

The book of Acts is essentially the story of Acts 1:8 being lived out: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” We see thousands coming to faith at Pentecost and afterwards being scattered under persecution that follows Stephen’s martyrdom in chapter 7, Paul converted and given a specific commission by Jesus to go to the gentiles (literally the ethnos, nations, in the Greek), and Paul goes on four missionary journeys to Syria, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Crete, Malta and Italy, finishing in Rome – the capital of the Roman Empire.

God is calling you to go. The question is: is that across the street, across the room at work, or across the ocean?

The Navigators calling to advance the gospel of Jesus and His kingdom into the nations through spiritual generations of labourers living and discipling among the lost is the way that we endeavour to play our part in the grand plans of God. Reflect prayerfully on the Great Commission in Matthew 28:16-20. God is calling you to go. The question is: is that across the street, across the room at work, or across the ocean? As you pray, let God’s purposes and promises possess you to make your God-intended contribution on earth.

Mission is on the very heart of God. Is mission on your heart?

Featured image: “Missions”. Photo by Alex Shute on Unsplash. Collage: Different calls to mission: Image designed using CanvaPro.