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Biblical Mission Stories - Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Prologue

The Old Testament

1. God, Creator and Savior: The Story In A Nutshell

2. Ten Foundational Themes in Genesis

3. Rebellion in Heaven

4. Adam & Eve Face Temptation

5. God’s Plan Is: Saving People And Sending Them

6. Adam & Eve's Mission

7. From Bad to Worse

8. Noah’s Mission

9. Abram, Go, Leave Your Father’s House!

10. The Hagar Principle

11. Growing Apart

12. The Big Sacrifice

13. Seeking a Bride

14. Deceit, Quarrels & Jealousy

15. Zaphenath-paneah

16. Pay-back Time for the Brothers

17. Failed Liberator becomes Successful Missionary

18. God Judges Egypt’s gods

19. Financing Idols, or Missions

20. Joshua, the Next Savior

21. Missions Suffer Under Sin

22. Two Judges and Two Kings

23. God’s Heart for the Nations

24. Dangers of Success

25. Israel’s Demise

26. Jonah: Missionary Against the Odds

27. Ezekiel: Missionary in Exile

28. Daniel: A Model for Missionary Training

29. Power Encounters

30. Exiles Return

31. Esther: Queen for Such a Time as This

32. The Last Three OT Giants: Ezra, Nehemiah & Malachi

The New Testament

33. The Fullness of Time

34. Fishing Partners

35. Training & Sending

36. Suffering is Normal

37. A Scary Short Outreach

38. Gentile Encounters

39. Vineyard Ministry

40. Thy Kingdom Come

41. From Jerusalem to the Whole World

42. Pentecost, Harvest Time!

43. From Increased Persecution to Increased World Missions  

44. Kingdom Extension: From Jerusalem to Africa

45. Two Remarkable Conversions

46. Widening the Church’s Heart

47. Serious World Missions

48. Spiritual Warfare Against the Missionary Church

49. Missionary Conflict

50. Cultural Issues & Syncretism

51. To Europe

52. More Co-Workers

53. Meat, Idols & Ancestors

54. Missions & Money

55. Resurrection: the Central Message

56. Apostolic Suffering

57. From Aroma to Persuasion 

58. Sowing & Reaping 

59. Back to Jerusalem & On to Rome 

60. James Versus Paul? 

61. Spiritual Warfare 

62. Incarnational Ministry  

63. Converts or Disciples?

64. Become a Sender!

65. Women in Ministry

66. Developing Missionary Practice

67. Missionary Security Measures

68. Partners & Predators

69. The Grand Finale 

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