A Third of Us: What It Takes to Reach the Unreached | Zoom In with Dr. Marvin Newell (Ep. 219)

About three billion people — a third of everyone alive today — still don't have access to the gospel. Dr. Marvin Newell unpacks five Great Commission passages and how we can take the gospel to those who still haven't heard the good news. Listen in to learn about the 10/40 Window, the International Day for the Unreached, and more!



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  • A Third of Us: What It Takes to Reach the Unreached
  • “There are about 9.2 billion people in the world today, and of those, about a third of them have yet to have access to the gospel.”
  • “A third of humanity has yet to have a clear presentation of the gospel.”
  • Matthew 28:18-20
  • “The core of what we’re to do is to make disciples of the nations.”
  • “The sending role is as important as the going role.”
  • Mark 16:15
  • “People who have these three ‘nos’ - no church, no Bible, and no [Christian] individual around them - are the ones that we’re focusing on when it comes to the unreached.”
  • “90% of the unreached people groups in the world are found within that [10/40] window of darkness, of no gospel access.”
  • Luke 24:47
  • “We do have a specific message that the world needs.”
  • John 20:21
  • “It takes human beings to share the gospel in a way that other human beings will truly understand it.”
  • Acts 1:8
  • “We’re to be proclaiming the gospel both here and near and over there all at the same time.”
  • “The three big movements that we’re living in in our day and age are globalization, international migration, and urbanization.”
  • “We shouldn’t see this task that we have as impossible. We need to know that God is preparing hearts ahead of us as we take the gospel to these people groups.”
  • “We are commanded to take the gospel [...] to all the world to every creature, so we see that as our task and we don’t lose heart.”
  • “It’s up for us to keep passing the baton on and keep the movement going that Jesus gave two thousand years ago to the twelve apostles.”

Learn about the International Day for the Unreached here!

What’s changing our lives:

  • Keane: Using old technology to create something new
  • Heather: A surprise visit to her brother’s family
  • Marv: Playing pickleball

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