A Missionary God for a Missionary People

Eddie ArthurWycliffe Bible Translators

What is the most

basic thing we

can say about God?

God is Trinity

Relationships and communication lie at the heart of the universe

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” (Gen.2 18)

When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”…

…And the Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife.

The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”

God Announces The Rescue Package

• It is God’s idea• For all peoples• Done through a

family and relationships

• God engages with us through a story

THE LONG STORY

JESUS

How Jesus Came

• It was God’s idea• For all people• Jesus engages with

us through family and relationships

• This is a continuation of the same story

Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."