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The Rich Young Ruler & Ludwig Zinzendorf
Global Missions Emphasis 2021
Dr Jon Hardin - Frontiers
Key passage: Matthew 19:16-22
Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf and the early Moravian Church.
a wealthy young man embarking on a trip that was meant to launch his life and career.
Has a life changing encounter with a painting of Jesus.
“This is what I did for you. What will you do for me?”
He buys a large estate and opens it up to Moravian refugees.
He meets with them in their homes and studies the Bible with them.
August 13, 1727 - the Moravian church experiences a powerful revival.
The village began sending out missionaries all over Europe.
He met a former slave named Anthony who inspired him to send missionaries to the Caribbean island of Saint Thomas.
Over the next few years the Moravians sent out more missionaries than all Protestant churches in the previous 200 years.
They sent out 1 out of every 12 congregants.
HOW!?
Worship
The worship of Christ was like the fuel of life in these communities.
They loved to worship!
The Word
Zinzendorf was a pioneer in the world of daily devotions.
The Moravian daily text, first published in 1723 is still published today in more than 50 languages.
Prayer
They arranged a 24 hour prayer vigil that went unbroken for more than 100 years.
At least one man and one woman for every hour of the day.
Where does this kind of zeal come from?
In 1747 Zinzendorf commissioned a painting to depict their passion for global missions.
“The first fruits”
Inspired by Revelation 7:9-10, Revelation 14:4, and other texts.
Portraits of real people who were the first converts in their particular unreached people group.
Missions was an “all hands on deck” situation for the Moravian church.
A fully mobilized church
1 of 12 going. The other 11 supporting.
The Great Commission: The whole church taking the whole gospel to the whole world.