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How has God uniquely shaped you for His mission in the world? Let's take a moment to consider again, that mission is not our work and it isn't the invention, responsibility or program of the church. Instead, the mission we hear about flows directly out from the character and purposes of God, with a singular goal of drawing every person into relationship with Him. Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series three episode three, where do we go from here? Geoff: For our final episode in this series, I invite you to contemplate your individual unique purpose. How has God uniquely shaped you for His mission in the world? Let's take a moment to consider again, that mission is not our work and it isn't the invention, responsibility or program of the church. Instead, the mission we hear about flows directly out from the character and purposes of God, with a singular goal of drawing every person into relationship with Him, consider that the joy and connection and purpose you experience and I experience in our relationship with Christ should be readily passed on to every person on this planet. Speaker 2: 1 Peter 4:10, God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Geoff: So where does that leave us? Here's Andrew. I asked him how he thought we can be reflections of Christ in our daily lives and how... Support this podcast

Of the nearly 8 billion people in the world, 3 billion live in communities where they could easily go their whole lives and never meet a follower of Jesus. Sure, many will have heard the name, but they won't know the life. 3 billion who likely won't see the reflection of Christ's love for them from another. That's 3 billion people who won't get to know how much their father loves them unless we take action to help reunite God's family.  So how do we respond? Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series three, episode two, stories of God's work in the world. Geoff: Of the nearly 8 billion people in the world, 3 billion live in communities where they could easily go their whole lives and never meet a follower of Jesus. Sure, many will have heard the name, but they won't know the life. 3 billion who likely won't see the reflection of Christ's love for them from another. That's 3 billion people who won't get to know how much their father loves them unless we take action to help reunite God's family. For this episode, we'll be hearing from Lawrence, Katherine, Jessica, and Vaibhav. They'll all tell stories from where they are in the world, how they have embraced and played out God's plan for the world in their own lives and the effect that this has had on their futures and on the lives of those around them. First up is Lawrence. Early on in his journey,... Support this podcast

God only has one purpose and one plan. And it's what he created us for. This is an important shift that as believers, we need to recognize  So, what's it all about? Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series three episode one, his heart and my heart. Geoff: God only has one purpose and one plan. And it's what he created us for. This is an important shift that as believers, we need to recognize it's a shift from being all about my purposes and my life to us entering into God's purpose. God's mission. See mission isn't just something that the Bible talks about. Mission is really what it's all about. Reader 2: Psalm 96, sing to the Lord a new song. Sing to the Lord all the earth. Sing to the Lord praise his name, proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvellous deeds among all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise. He is to be feared above all gods for all the gods of the nations are idols, but the Lord made the heavens. Splendour and majesty are before him, strength and glory are in his sanctuary, ascribe to the Lord. Reader 2: All your families of nations, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name, bring an offering and come into his courts. Worship the Lord in all the splendour of his holiness. Tremble before him, all the earth. Say among the... Support this podcast

Jesus is the true image of God in human form. And as we serve others, seek the best for others, and love our enemies, we are becoming more like Christ. How does this help God's work in the world? Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series 2 episode 3, The Vision of God, A Promised Good Reader 2: Colossians 1:15-20. The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Geoff : God, in his grace, is restoring his image through the work of Christ. Jesus is the true image of God in human form. And as we serve others, seek the best for others, and love our enemies, we are becoming more like Christ. Jesus shows us the new way to be human. And as we are filled with the spirit of Jesus, we are able to reflect the gifts of the spirit Support this podcast

When you hear the story of the prodigal son, who do you see yourself as? Are you the wayward son who runs away from the father? Are you the father? Or are you the brother who stays behind? Most of us tend to see ourselves as the wayward son, the one who gets welcomed back by the father with open arms. And for those of us who came to faith later in life, after trying out our own path, that may have been true. But what about now? If you're not the wayward son anymore, and you're not the father, maybe you, maybe we are the other son. Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series two, episode two. The goal. Reader 2: Luke 15:25-32. Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, "Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound." Reader 2: But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, "Look, these many years, I have served you and I never disobeyed your command. Yet you never gave me a young goat that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him." Reader 2: And he said to him, "Son,... Support this podcast

God's single biggest goal is that all creation would be aligned to Him, that everyone on earth, all nearly 8 billion, would align our hearts with His. It's His mission of reconciliation to the world.  So, as a follower of Christ, did we sign up for this task? Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series Two, Episode One, God's Forever Journey. Geoff: God's single biggest goal is that all creation would be aligned to Him, that everyone on earth, all nearly 8 billion, would align our hearts with His. It's His mission of reconciliation to the world. Paul says in his Letter to the Corinthians that God has given followers of Christ, the "ministry of reconciliation." That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to Himself. It is God's purpose to make all things new, that everything would reflect God's creation intent. Geoff: In this episode, we'll be going on a journey from Genesis to Revelation, exploring God's plan for creation's reconciliation to Himself and His heart for us, which has shaped His plan for the world. From the start, until today. Reader 2: Genesis 3, Verses 8-10. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God, as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day. And they hid from the Lord God, among the trees of the garden. The Lord called to the man, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was... Support this podcast

As the body of Christ, we are living members of Christ's crucified, resurrected, and ascended body. In the New Testament, Paul describes our unity as the work of the Holy Spirit in the creation of a new humanity, which functions under Christ's leadership. It is the Spirit who guides and gifts and graces us with unique and precious gifts given to us for ministry. But, do all of us have a role? Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series one, episode three: The Body of Christ. Geoff: As the body of Christ, we are living members of Christ's crucified, resurrected, and ascended body. In the New Testament, Paul describes our unity as the work of the Holy Spirit in the creation of a new humanity, which functions under Christ's leadership. It is the Spirit who guides and gifts and graces us with unique and precious gifts given to us for ministry. Reader 2: 1 Corinthians 12 to 14: there is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn't matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts. Geoff: Let's hear from Glenn. He reminds us that each of us have unique and precious gifts, which are given to us by the... Support this podcast

The writers of books of the Bible come from an age where they were really masters of imagery and storytelling. Throughout the New Testament followers of Christ, like you and me, were described in many ways. So, what do these descriptions mean for each of us? Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life/ (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM) in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of https://my.captivate.fm/www.om.org (OM), a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the https://my.captivate.fm/www.missiongap.org (Mission Gap Project), Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series one, episode two: The People of God. Geoff: The writers of books of the Bible come from an age where they were really masters of imagery and storytelling. Throughout the New Testament followers of Christ, like you and me, were described in many ways. Reader 2: 1 Peter 2:9. You are chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people. Reader 3: Romans 9:25-26. Those who are not my people I will call my people. They shall be called children of the living God. Katherine: John 1:12-13. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. Geoff: Here's Glenn. I asked him to explain this connectedness that Peter and Paul talk about, this new way of defining a people group, the people of the Messiah. Glenn: People define or form bonds of solidarity based on all kinds of things. So early on, ostensibly, solidarities formed around kinship lines or family lines and you know the family of so-and-so and then the... Support this podcast

As a follower of Christ, you know this story. God made everything. His hand touched and moulded everything, and it was good. So, where do we fit into the story? You, me ... Where do we fit in? Who are we in the eyes of God? Who are you? Full Transcript below, or at http://www.missiongap.org/podcasts (missiongap.org/podcasts) 'Made for' CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Scott – From Ireland, living in the USA. Serves as President of OM in the US, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Scatter-Therefore-Take-Your-Job/dp/0802412904 (Scatter: Go Therefore and Take Your Job With You)” Belén Peters – From Chile, living in the USA. Serves as Career Advisor with http://www.elevalto.com/ (Elevalto), career advisors for Jesus followers looking to take their life and skills to another part of the world. Decio De Carvalho – From Brazil, living in Puerto Rico. Serves as Executive Director of https://www.comibam.org/es/ (COMIBAM), an alliance of national mission groups across twenty-five Ibero-American countries. Ewout van Oosten – From the Netherlands, living in the Netherlands. Serves as Global Director of http://www.teenstreet.life (TeenStreet), a youth discipleship movement in over 50 countries. Glenn Packiam – From Malaysia, living in the USA. Serves as Associate Senior Pastor of New Live Church, and author of “https://www.amazon.com/Blessed-Broken-Given-Becomes-Sacred-ebook/dp/B07KVL3QM4 (Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus)” Jessica Shumba – From Zimbabwe, living in Zimbabwe. Serves as National Director of OM in Zimbabwe, mobilising Zimbabwean Jesus followers to share Gods love. Katherine Lee – From the USA, living in the USA. Serves as Content and Creative Director for the https://formation.fuller.edu/ (Fuller Leadership Platform) at Fuller Theological Seminary. Lawrence Tong – From Singapore, living in Singapore. Serves as International Director of OM, a global community of Jesus followers, united to share God's love with those who don't know it. Vaibhav – From India, living in India. Serves among people unreached with the love of Christ, focusing on the Tribals, the rag pickers, farmers and migrant workers. (Last name omitted for security)  Bible readings: Mason Peters, Mariela Morbelli, Carla Moran, Matt Tooker, Anthea Godsmark, Philip Godsmark Hosted by: Geoff Peters - Geoff is a huge fan of coffee and market research, but what really gets his heart pounding is inspiring people to share God's love with the world. He is a deep thinker driven to understand the fears, concerns, beliefs and motivations of Christians better. Through the Mission Gap Project, Geoff hopes to encourage believers to step beyond the safety of their comfort zones and love others for Christ. Transcript: Series 1, Episode 1: Who am I in the eyes of God? Reader 2: Genesis 1:1-2, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” Geoff : As a follower of Christ, you know this story. God made everything. His hand touched and moulded everything, and it was good. So, where do we fit into the story? You, me ... Where do we fit in? Who are we in the eyes of God? Who are you? Geoff : During this series, we're going to hear from a variety of people who are currently working as a part of God's plan for the world in some capacity, in countries all over the world. Their experiences are unique. Let's start with Glenn. He's a pastor and author originally from Malaysia and now serving in the U.S. I asked Glenn, as a pastor, how he helps people understand, how we as individuals are made in the image of God. Glenn: Yes, so many times when people talk about the image of God, Geoff, they refer to our intellect, or a sense of consciousness. And all of those things are certainly, surely part of it. But in the world of the scripture, in the world of the Old Testament, I went to say Support this podcast