Challenge: Can you solve this puzzle even if you do not have the book? If not, then use this online PDF of Discovering Missions to find the answers!
Word document with puzzle grid
| ACROSS | ||
| 3 | A Hebrew word meaning "peoples" that appears 500 times in the Old Testament | |
| 4 | God's covenant with this man included the promise that through him, "All peoples on earth will be blessed" | |
| 6 | What King Solomon built to be a worship center for all peoples and not just for those born as Hebrews | |
| 7 | The number of different language groups who heard the gospel on the Day of Pentecost from Peter and others of the 120 who had been in the Upper Room | |
| 8 | What Paul's missionary strategy reminds us we need to do with the gospel message | |
| DOWN | ||
| 1 | The Old Testament prophet who is often called the stubborn or reluctant or even "obstinate" missionary | |
| 2 | The place where God made a covenant with His people, saying that they would be "a kingdom of priests." Peter says that phrase indicated they would declare God's praises to the world (1 Peter 1:3 and 2:9) | |
| 5 | The kind of people for whom we need to look if we follow the pattern of Paul's missionary strategy | |
-- Howard Culbertson,
Based on material in the book Discovering Missions by Charles Gailey and Howard Culbertson, published by Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City (now known as The Foundry)
The Christian world evangelism movement is well-rooted in biblical and theological principles. The central motivator is Jesus' Great Commission. That's where Jesus instructs his followers to "go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). This mandate speaks to the universality of the Gospel message. It makes sharing the Gospel with all ethnolinguistic people groups an imperative. Beginning in the Old Testament, the Bible again and again calls us to speak about God in the fare corners of the earth. At least 200 Bible verses provide us with a rationale for global evangelism.
The belief in the transformative power of the Gospel to redeem people everywhere fuels the fervor behind evangelism efforts. The understanding of humanity's need for reconciliation with God, as articulated in Romans 3:23-24, should also motivate Christians to share the Good News worldwide. On top of that, the label missio dei, or God's mission, reminds us that evangelism is not merely a human activity. Rather, we are participants in God's work of redemption and reconciliation.
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"What a fun way to ensure memory and comprehension! Thank you so much for sharing this activity! I did manage to get them all right with minimal reference to the text which is very encouraging." -- Mandie M., Nazarene Bible College student