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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; commission.

2. (n.) That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a commission.

3. (n.) Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.

4. (n.) An association or organization of missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.

5. (n.) An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or more churches.

6. (n.) A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting unbelievers.

7. (n.) Dismissal; discharge from service.

8. (v. t.) To send on a mission.

Greek

652. apostolos -- a messenger, one sent on a mission, an apostle
... a messenger, one sent on a mission, an apostle. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: apostolos Phonetic Spelling: (ap-os'-tol-os) Short Definition ...
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649. apostello -- to send, send away
... by a superior.". As an of 4724 ("send"), 649 () focuses back to (the one
sending), strongly connecting (His mission). This verb is ...
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4875. sunanapauomai -- to lie down to rest with, fig. to be ...
... only occurs in Ro 15:32 in reference to the Roman Christians coming alongside Paul
to "struggle together" against those opposing his important mission to help ...
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1248. diakonia -- service, ministry
... Word Origin from diakonos Definition service, ministry NASB Word Usage ministries
(1), ministry (19), mission (1), preparations (1), relief (1), serve (1 ...
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4433. ptocheuo -- to be a beggar, be destitute
... 4433 ("become destitute") is only used in 2 Cor 8:9 of the physical humiliations
Christ voluntarily experienced in His mission here on earth. See 4434 (). ...
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5217. hupago -- to lead or bring under, to lead on slowly, to ...
... begone, die. 5217 (from 5259 , "under" and 71 , "lead away") -- properly,
to someone's authority (mission, objective). 5217 (literally ...
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1821. exapostello -- to send forth or away
... send away, send forth. From ek and apostello; to send away forth, ie (on a mission)
to despatch, or (peremptorily) to dismiss -- send (away, forth, out). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4917. mishlachath -- a discharge, deputation, sending
... discharge, sending. Feminine of mishlowach; a mission, ie (abstractly) and favorable)
release, or (concretely and unfavorable) an army -- discharge, sending. ...
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1870. derek -- way, road, distance, journey, manner
... 2), direction (4), distance (1), example (1), favors (1), highway (4), highway*
(1), impulses (1), journey (37), line (1), manner (4), mission (2), path (4 ...
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Library

The Church Mission.
... The Past Failure The Church Mission. Now, God had and has a plan for His Church.
That plan ... you. I am the Church. Its mission is mine. If ...
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A Home Mission Sermon
... A Home Mission Sermon. A Sermon (No.259). Delivered on Sabbath Morning, June 26th,
1859, by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/a home mission sermon.htm

Whether the Invisible Mission is to all who Participate Grace?
... THE MISSION OF THE DIVINE PERSONS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether the invisible
mission is to all who participate grace? Objection 1: It ...
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The Almora Mission.
... CHAPTER XXI. THE ALMORA MISSION. Stated mission work was commenced in
Kumaon in 1850. Previous to that time a few of its people ...
/.../chapter xxi the almora mission.htm

The Mission in 1894
... CHAPTER XX THE MISSION IN 1894. ... The staff of the Mission, in May 1893, consisted
of 552 missionaries (including wives and associates). ...
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The Mission of the Twelve
... Strong Meat for Hungry Souls: The Gospel of St. Mark CHAPTER 6:7-13 THE
MISSION OF THE TWELVE. "And He called unto Him the twelve ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 6 7-13 the mission of.htm

My Mission-Field.
... Each One of Us My Mission-field. The third thing is a world-wide vision. ... A second
result will be that wherever we are, will be a mission-field to us. ...
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The Meaning and Mission of Prayer
... I. The Meaning And Mission Of Prayer. 1. Prayer the Greatest Outlet of Power.
2. Prayer the Deciding Factor in a Spirit Conflict.3 ...
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The Mission of the Son of Man
... The Mission of the Son of Man. A Sermon (No.204). Delivered on Sabbath Morning,
July 11, 1858, by the. REV. CH SPURGEON. at the Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens ...
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The Mission of the Christian Home.
... CHAPTER II. THE MISSION OF THE CHRISTIAN HOME. "If in the family ... family worship.
What then is the mission, of the Christian home? It is ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/philips/the christian home/chapter ii the mission of.htm

Thesaurus

Mission (14 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) Dismissal; discharge from service. 8. (vt) To send on a mission.
Multi-Version Concordance Mission (14 Occurrences). ...
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Paul (207 Occurrences)
... PAUL'S CAREER 1. Schemes 2. Crucial Points (1) The Death of Stephen (2) The Flight
from Damascus (3) The Death of Herod Agrippa I (4) The First Mission Tour (5 ...
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Seventy (97 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SEVENTY DISCIPLES. The account of the
designation and mission of these is found only in Luke 10. ...
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Consist (7 Occurrences)
... The fact may perhaps be accounted for by a possible circulation of Romans among
other mission churches as an Epistle of universal interest. ...
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Weeks (17 Occurrences)
... till the appearance of Christ; and if, with Pusey, the decree in question be taken
to be that of the 7th year of Artaxerxes (457-56 BC; the mission of Ezra ...
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Timothy (28 Occurrences)
... Thence he followed Paul to Athens, and was sent by him with Silas on a mission to
Thessalonica (17:15; 1 Thessalonians 3:2). We next find him at Corinth (1 ...
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Transfiguration
... Son of man should have risen again from the dead." This means that, as not before,
Jesus was made to realize the sacrificial character of His mission; was made ...
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Disciples (277 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SEVENTY DISCIPLES. The account of the
designation and mission of these is found only in Luke 10. ...
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Millennium
... The Lord Jesus said nothing about world-wide conversion in His instructions to His
disciples touching their mission (Matthew 28:19, 20 Mark 16:15 Luke 24:46-48 ...
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Miracle (15 Occurrences)
... Miracles are seals of a divine mission. ... Our Lord also appealed to miracles as a
conclusive proof of his divine mission (John 5:20, 36; 10:25, 38). ...
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Bible Concordance

Mission (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;
(WEY)

Luke 13:32 He said to them, "Go and tell that fox,'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.
(WEB)

Acts 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, having discharged their mission, and they brought with them John, surnamed Mark.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 11:12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them that desire an occasion, that in which they boast, they may be found even as we.
(See RSV)

Galatians 2:8 (for he who appointed Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision appointed me also to the Gentiles);
(See RSV)

Galatians 2:9 and when they perceived the mission which was graciously entrusted to me, they (that is to say, James, Peter, and John, who were considered to be the pillars of the Church)
(WEY)

Revelation 9:5 Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion inflicts when it stings a man.
(WEY)

Numbers 23:20 Behold, I have received mission to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
(DBY)

Joshua 22:3 You have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have performed the duty of the commandment of Yahweh your God.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 15:18 and Yahweh sent you on a journey, and said,'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 15:20 Saul said to Samuel, "But I have obeyed the voice of Yahweh, and have gone the way which Yahweh sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Samuel 21:2 David said to Ahimelech the priest, "The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me,'Let no man know anything of the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you; and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.'
(See NAS NIV)

Psalms 78:49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and distress, a mission of angels of woes.
(DBY)

Isaiah 48:15 I, even I, have given the word; I have sent for him: I have made him come, and have given effect to his undertakings.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

All Christians should be As Missionaries in a Holy Example

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Admonishing Others

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Aiding Ministers in Their Labours

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Declaring What God Has Done for Them

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Dedicating Themselves to the Service of God

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Devoting all Property to God

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Encouraging the Weak

All Christians should be As Missionaries in First Giving Their own Selves to the Lord

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Following Christ