When we look for reasons for the amazing growth of the early church, especially as recorded in the Book of Acts, the work of the Holy Spirit and the cooperation of the early Church, with the Holy Spirit, stand out as the key factors. The ‘Age’ of the Holy Spirit The ascension of Jesus marked the […]
Max Chismon
Max Chismon is the International Director of Simply Mobilizing International (SMI). He and his wife founded the organization in response to a clear call to help mobilize the Filipino Church towards cross-cultural ministry to unreached peoples.
As Mobilizers We Need To Clarify Our Message
As Mobilizers we need to be clear on our message – and make adjustments where necessary! We are mobilizing for the active participation of all believers in the world Christian movement. The world Christian movement, in its simplest form, as I see it, is “the whole Church involved in the presentation of the gospel of […]
The Amazing Growth of the Early Church
In the first 300 years, Christianity went from a stable in Bethlehem to the Lateran Palace (the official residence of the Roman Emperor). This Palace was gifted to the Church by Emperor Constantine, who moved his headquarters to Constantinople. The positives of the Church gaining this ‘official recognition’ is debatable, but the fact remains that as […]
The Lost Tribe of the Church
It is interesting to note however that God promised to restore the tribes of Israel (Ez 20:34), a promise repeated on numerous occasions throughout the Old Testament (Zep 3:20). In the 8th Century BC the ten northern tribes of Israel were conquered by the Assyrians and taken into exile. Two hundred years later a similar fate […]
The Gospels and Acts – A Seamless Connection
Just one more post on Luke before we move on to tracking the amazing advance of the world Christian movement – beyond Acts chapter 28! I really do love this guy – I very much appreciate the fact that Luke wrote the Book of Acts. Luke, it seems, saw something of the wider, global scope of […]
Mobilizers – Preparing People for Eternity (Pt 2)
No, I’m not saying that works saves us – only grace can do that. (Eph 2:8) Works, however, is what we are saved for. In fact, these precious works have been prepared in advance for us to do! (Eph 2:2-10) These ‘works’ relate directly or indirectly to the completion of the Great Commission – this commission must […]
Mobilizers – Preparing a People for Eternity
This age is as much about the perfecting of the Church as it is about making disciples of all nations! An idea we, Mobilizers, often neglect at our peril! These two great themes run like parallel tracks throughout scripture! God taking out of the world a people for His name (Ac 15: 13-18) and God […]
Luke’s Sequel – The Book of Acts!
We are following the theme, ‘Christianity as a movement’ and looking at the Biblical basis for this! In continuing to develop this theme, we now turn our attention back to Luke. We ask the question, why did Luke write the Book of Acts? Why didn’t he leave it for Matthew, Mark or John to write? They […]
The Mobilizer’s Highest Calling
How do we equate ‘success’ in mission mobilization? Well, I think for most of us, it is what we have managed to get people to do for mission that would determine success. I would like to suggest that this is far below what a true mobilizer/prophet is ‘called’ to do! The best example of a […]
Jesus, a ‘Movement Messiah’
In my previous blog, I suggested that Luke, the writer of the Book of Acts, was very selective with whose ministry he chose to record in his narrative. He focused on ‘movement’ figures or ‘regions beyond’ figures! From where did Luke get this idea? In Luke’s first book, the Gospel of Luke, he said he had […]