05/03/2026
MISSION POSSIBLE !!!
THE INDUCTION OF VEN. DR. TUNDE T. YUSUF AS RECTOR
REFORMATION CENTRE FOR CATECHETICAL AND MISSION TRAINING FOR MINISTRY AND POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
Acts 1:8
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
i. The word power used by Jesus in Greek is dunamis from which the word dynamite comes. The power expected is not a docile experience that domesticates the believer and restricts him into a doormat.
ii. When this power comes upon you, it will be visible, tangible and testified by public viewers. I must say the power of the Holy Spirit is quite a spectacle in the eyes of men. Conversion
iii. This power transforms a person into a transformer NOT just a good wonderful decoration in society but a freedom fighter, a hard worker, a pioneer, a social reformer, a community builder, a leader, an explorer, a risk-taker, an educationalist, an honest entrepreneur, a voice for the voiceless poor, orphans, widows, oppressed etc. in order to institute and create an environment for the rule of God amongst men on earth.
Acts 2,6,7,8,9 - History of Missions
Mary Slessor; Wilberforce, +Crowther, CMS
B. PURPOSE OF MISSION
And you will be my witnesses . . . . Acts 1:8b
A witness can only say what he has seen or experienced or what he knows to be true.
i. Peter and the rest were waiting for the coming of the Holy spirit.
Acts 2 the rushing of a mighty wind
The tongues of fire
They were filled
ii. Peter testifies
2:14, 2:40
4:8 4:20
iii. Stephen testifies Acts 7:2
Philip in Samaria 8:5
Saul in synagogues 9:20
iv. Henry Venn, CMS, Karl Kumm SUM, Bingham SIM etc ....
C. SCOPE OF MISSION
In Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria and to the eds of the earth .... v.8c
This is where actual mission begins to make news, impact and meaning. As soon as the power of the Hoy Spirit comes upon a person, the whole impact of v8 begins to happen simultaneously.
The conversion experience
The urgency
The geography concerns
i. The home front and personal discipleship along with fellowship building in the immediate community including training in witnessing
ii. Keeping the incubator warm and healthy for new babies (converts) while the urgency for reaching the nearest communities is in progress.
iii. Looking out for unreached areas of the world ... they are waiting
CONCLUSION
The power for mission is remarkably different from any other power
* The Holy Spirit empowers you to do the good you have always wished to do but could not ...
* The Holy Spirit gives courage to confront evil
* The Holy Spirit uses ordinary human words testifying to the gospel to break hearts and bring people to repentance.
* The Holy Spirit is the only source of power from God for God’s Mission here on earth.
* Take time and give God the chance to come upon you in the power of the Holy Spirit to empower you for Mission from here to everywhere to eternity ....