So Send I You: God's Progress of Redemption: Part Two

The Old Testament narrative of the Bible recounts the grand story of God calling a people to be his own. God chooses saves and spares that nation as he builds a channel of redemption in order to spread his glory over all the earth. Ultimately God sends his son Jesus Christ to die for the sins of the world. What appears to be a defeat in the death of Gods Son becomes a victory as Christ conquers death in his resurrection. Will Gods glory fill the earth? So Send I You: Gods Progress of Redemption: Part Two answers this question. As we follow the dramatic growth of the New Testament church as recorded in the book of Acts we will come to understand that God is surely at work in his world. His followers spread the good news of Christs work on the cross and his powerful resurrection beginning from Jerusalem cascading to the surrounding areas and ultimately to the ends of the earth. As you read So Send I You: Gods Progress of Redemption you just might discover that you too are part of Gods marvelous plan to spread his glory over all of the earth. Evidencing years of both pastoral ministry and teaching in a seminary classroom Rod Culbertsons So Send I You well explains in nontechnical language the expanding mission of the church in Acts and also touches the heart strings of the reader to be part of that mission. This engaging work brings the book of Acts alive in a heartwarming way and although written for the layman So Send I You has a sophisticated understanding of the Triune God and his unfolding redemptive plan for the church. --Bob Cara Hugh and Sallie Reaves Professor of New Testament Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte God is a missionary God who sent his Son to seek and to save the lost who in turn sends his disciples to make disciples of all nations. This book displays the church in Acts not only as a growing church but also as a going church in obedience to Christs command. But it does even more. It places the early churchs ministry within the larger context of Gods plan for his creation from the very beginning--namely to be glorified in all the earth and to have a people for his own glory not just from one nation but from a multitude of nations. Rod Culbertsons zeal for the Great Commission is evident in his writing. But be warned it is contagious. --Bill Barcley Adjunct Professor of New Testament Reformed Theological Seminary and Senior Pastor Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church Charlotte Rod Culbertson is the Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and the Dean of Student Development at Reformed Theological Seminary/Charlotte. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. Rod started Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) in the state of Florida worked at the University of Florida and in addition to campus ministry experience he has also been involved in church planting.