God's Heart for the Nations

Excellent Bible study, conducive either to individual or group study. Will definitely challenge the reader to expand their global worldview and chase after God's heart for the nations!

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In need of some edits. Several typos. Overall, good guide to missions in Scripture.

It's like a Perspectives.org preprimer;)

This is a little book that will change your life as you understand God's global view. It gives you the tools to see the world without borders.

Jeff Lewis, the author of this study, is a professor of intercultural Christian studies at CalBaptist in Riverside, CA. I have taken his classes a few times, which all have repeating content of God's purpose among the nations; this study was part of a reading assignment for one of those classes.Jeff has this down, and he does a great job of communicating it. This isn't a lengthy, wordy, or overly-written encyclopedia of "God as I see it," like many authors tend to do. This is a short, supplemental study that points out many lengths of scripture that support the idea of God being global and not just a Christian tribal deity.If you have an understanding of God's global purposes that stem from Gen. 1:1 and through the Abrahamic covenant, which continue today, then this is a great study to continue in that perspective. If you are new to the idea that God is not a western/American deity but has a purpose for all the world (including Iran, N Korea, etc), then let this be a catalyst for such a perspective to take you through the door to God's biblical, global vision for history.

The study is structured to let scripture speak for itself in challenging a worldview rooted in cultural Christianity.It's also an excellent workbook to accompany a group study on John Piper's book Let the Nations Be Glad. See the "frequently bought together" promo (there's good reason for it).

If you have a heart for the world and want to help others grow in learning, this is a well put together, thoughtful study on the God's desire to glorify Himself among all the nations. I tell every student to get this resource and take their friends through it. Easy to use, packed with great discussion, verses to memorize and thoughts to meditate on as you go. If you have taken Perspectives or a missions class in seminary, Jeff has put together a great introduction to the same material, and made it very user friendly to the rest of us. Don't just buy one!