The Mission of Jesus

The church that Jesus came to establish is hard-wired for the life-and-death struggles of this world. It is a church that brings good news to the poor, that proclaims release to the captives, and lets the oppressed go free (Luke 4:18-19). It is a church, says Jesus, that the gates of hell will not prevail against (Matthew 16:18). What does it look like for the church to engage today’s life-and-death struggles? What does it look like for us, as followers of Jesus, to be light in the darkness? Weaving the words of scripture together with frontline stories of the work of International Justice Mission, Jim Martin paints a compelling picture of the church’s role to bring the light of rescue and restoration into some of the deepest darkness in our world today.