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God always has a plan and his plan will play out in a well-orchestrated story for the world. As a matter of fact, this world is his world and the world’s story is a story that God is both “writing” and working out by his sovereign and powerful hand, through the power of the Holy Spirit. This book, As The Father Has Sent Me, is the first of two books that will summarize God’s plan of redemption (saving a people for himself to the honor of his own glory and majesty). Both books will demonstrate to the reader how God’s story unfolds according to his gracious plan. As The Father Has Sent Me will start in the beginning, commonly known as the book of Genesis, and will climax in its narrative with the coming of Christ, the Son of God. You will watch God’s “drama of redemption” unfold before your eyes as you read the text of book one. The second book, So Send I You, will continue the story with Christ’s command to his disciples to make other disciples (or followers) of the entire world. As you read So Send I You, you will watch the beginning of God’s movement from saving the nation of Israel for his own purposes to the calling of a special people to himself from the ranges of the entire world. So, I must prepare the reader for the inevitable: when you complete this volume, you will not be finished with the entire story. Book one, As The Father Has Sent Me, is filled with all sorts of insights about both the Bible and God’s plan, but at its completion, although you will crescendo to the apex of the message, the coming of Christ, the story will not be over. Hopefully, you will want to continue reading and will pursue the second book, So Send I You. And if you engage in reading volume two, you could even discover that you—yes, you yourself—might make an appearance in God’s story as well. So, I hope you will enjoy both books and in doing so, find yourself in the midst of God’s story for the world.