World Missions Conference 2025 - 24 August 2025

In this second week of the World Missions Conference, Warwick de Jersey unpacks Genesis 11:1–9 and Romans 15:1–13 to show God’s great mission of reversing Babel through Christ. While human sin led to division, scattering, and hostility at Babel, God’s promise to Abraham (Genesis 12:1–3) and its fulfillment in Jesus brings reconciliation and unity. Warwick highlights how the church today—diverse in culture, language, and background—is a living miracle and a foretaste of Revelation 7, where all nations gather in worship. He reminds us that unity in Christ is not achieved by rules or human effort but by God’s transforming work in our hearts and minds, shaping us to think like Jesus and to overflow with joy, peace, and hope by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:5–13).

5 Questions to Think About:

1. How does the story of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9) help us understand the divisions we see in the world today?

2. What does Romans 15:5–7 teach us about the source of true unity in the church?

3. In what ways have you experienced the “miracle” of diverse people being united in Christ?

4. How might asking God for the “mind of Christ” (Romans 15:1–3, 5) change the way you relate to others in the church?

5. What role can you play in God’s global mission of gathering all nations under Christ (Genesis 12:3; Revelation 7:9–10)?

3 Takeaways from the Message:

1. Human sin creates division, but God’s mission has always been to gather all nations under his blessing (Genesis 11–12).

2. Unity in the church is a miracle of God’s Spirit—rooted in Christ’s sacrifice and sustained by God’s transforming work (Romans 15:5–7).

3. Every local church is a foretaste of the heavenly gathering, and we are called to join God’s mission so that all nations may glorify him (Romans 15:9–13; Revelation 7:9–10).