{"id":1275,"date":"2006-05-02T05:31:26","date_gmt":"2006-05-02T10:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2006\/05\/02\/emerging-evangelism-begin-with-jesus-1\/"},"modified":"2006-05-02T05:31:26","modified_gmt":"2006-05-02T10:31:26","slug":"emerging-evangelism-begin-with-jesus-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2006\/05\/02\/emerging-evangelism-begin-with-jesus-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Evangelism: Begin with Jesus 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

The central term for what would be called in another generation \u201cevangelism\u201d is \u201cmissional\u201d for the emerging movement. This week I will focus on the New EE, the sense of evangelism for the emerging movement, and to do so I will look at some themes in Jesus and then the early churches.
\nLet me return to my old theme, the Lukan thread \u2014 the kingdom thread in Luke\u2019s Gospel that could easily become a central feature of the New EE. The passages are, and I won\u2019t cite them here, provide the core of what Jesus means by the kingdom:
\n1. It begins with Mary\u2019s Magnificat and her prophetic insight into what God was about to do: Luke 1:46-55.
\n2. It includes Zechariah\u2019s Benedictus and his prophetic insight into what God was about to do: 1:67-79.
\n3. Jesus enters the picture, building on the two previous visions, with his inaugural sermons: 4:16-30.
\n4. Jesus announces who it is who is blessed and who will and who will not enter into God\u2019s kingdom: 6:20-26.
\n5. Jesus reveals to John\u2019s disciples just what his mission is all about: 7:18-23.
\n6. The Pentecostal<\/a> sermon by Peter and its citation of Joel 2:28-32: Acts 2:17-21.
\n7. The establishment of the earliest Christian communities where the core values are summarized: 2:42-47.
\nThis leads me to four features of an evangelism that begins with Jesus\u2019 missional focus:
\n1. It is holistic in scope<\/em>: heart, soul, mind, and strength. You can find them in these passages.
\n2. It is ecclesial in shape<\/em>: Jesus\u2019 intent was to form communites of faith, not just individuals. For my take, the capsule summary in Acts 2:42-47 is not an aberration or some early Christian enthusiasm but the very fulfillment of Jesus\u2019 table fellowship practices. The Spirit of Acts 2 empowered the vision of Jesus to be accomplished.
\n3. It is eschatological in surge<\/em>: time and time again there is a sense that Israel\u2019s Story is brought into clear focus and a new age has dawned in Jesus\u2019 teachings and the early Christian praxis. On top of this, the early songs of Mary and Zechariah are profoundly eschatologically-shaped songs that say \u201cNow the salvation of our God has drawn near\u2026\u201d.
\n4. It is Christocentric in salvation<\/em>: redemption is found in Jesus Christ in these chapters. Jesus points to himself; others point to Jesus; and the Pentecostal sermons are totally shaped by God\u2019s redemptive work in Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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