All Nations “Unreached Peoples”
Matthew 28:18-20
Nations
Nations = “people groups” groups of people that share an identity
“All families” all nations coreword is “clan”
The idea of people groups is used 100X in the Old Testament
This is not geo-political states
250 countries; 26,000 people groups
Matthew 24:14; Revelation 5:9; 7:9
The Unreached Peoples
10/40 window is a geographical box
10° to 40° N latitude
From West Africa to Sea of Japan
Includes 69 countries
Includes 60% of the world’s population
- Aka of Congo – pigmies
- Chakmas of Bangledesh – Buddhist with no contact with the Western World
- Cumas of Panama – island dwellers too independent for government
- Pima Bajo of Mexico – tribe with only 2,000 people left
- West Gorge of Ethiopia – Jewish people in a Muslim world
Paul’s Plan for the Unreached
Romans 15:18-28 Paul planned to preach in Spain, which was unreached
II Corinthians 10:16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond
Most churches are involved in missions the way I’d run the Boston Marathon; not to win but to say I experienced it
There is no thought in accomplishing the Great Commission
We aren’t even close to closing the 10/40 window
The Real Issue is Power
Luke 24:49
Matthew 28:18
As a rule we don’t have a whole world burden today because we lake the right relationship with God the Father, Son and Holy Ghost