Ross looks at 2 famous verses from the New Testament – Matt 28:18-20 and Acts 1:8 – and asks a question: “What were the last words of Jesus” He then compares attitudes to ‘mission’ past and present. You could be shocked by that comparison!
What on earth is mission?
15 January 2020
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