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INTRODUCTION

This morning as we begin a new year together as a church family.

Our focus this year is going to be on Discipleship.

bBuilding up one Another in Christ.

Did you know that in the New Testament there are 59 “one another” commands for the church to follow? .

Love one another (John 13:34 -

Live in harmony with one another (Romans 12:16)

Build up one another ( 1 Thessalonians 5:11)

Accept one another (Romans 15:7)

Admonish one another ( Colossians 3:16)

Care for one another (1 Corinthians 12:25)

Serve one another (Galatians 5:13)

Bear one another's burdens (Galatians 6:2)

Forgive one another (Ephesians 4:2, 32)

Be patient with one another ( Colossians 3:13)

And this is just a small portion of the list.

As I have been praying on what direction our church should go this year.

God has pressed on my heart these one Another Commands in Scripture for His Christ.

and I believe, that IF we want to be be a church that God is pleased with, If we want to be a family of believers that brings God all the glory We must be a church that follows the One another Commands that Christ gave us in his word.

we must be a church that exemplifies Jesus and His gosple message of Love for Others to this World.

This morning I want us to remember our purpose as a church.

Who knows What is our Purpose?:

Making and Equipping followers of Jesus.

-And we are called to do this in North Iowa- in our communities, and Around the World

Do you believe that our local Church has the ability to change the world for Jesus Christ?

I do _ I believe that if we exemplify Christ in the way that we build up one another it will change the world.

This morning I have asked Willie to come up and share His story how the local church has had an impact in his life in making and equipping him as a follower of Jesus Christ.

Willie Testimony: -Salvation (Make) and how the church has helped him grow (Equip).

The church is God’s plan to make and equip followers of Jesus in this community

This means, that If you are part of the church you have a role to play.

There are no side lines there are no spectator bleachers- If you are a born again follower of Jesus than you are in the game and you have a role to play.

Please turn with me in your bibles to Matthew 28 verses 18-20

Matthew 28:18–20 (NET)

18 Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Jesus is speaking to His followers, To His disciples, To those who have accepted Him as their Savior and have committed to following him with their lives..

Do you understand thatJesus is speaking to us as His church?

and He begins this command to His church by says “ ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and on earth has been given to Me”

Jesus says to the church “listen up” .

Do not ignore what i am about to say”

Why Because He the has the authority to say it.

Intro Point: Jesus has ALL Authority

Have you ever really stopped to think about the authority that Jesus has with His church?

When it comes to the authority of Jesus we need to understand whom Jesus is.

In Revelation 5:11-13 John wrote

Understand when it comes to the authority of Jesus , Jesus is the one whom all creation will worship together with one voice.

There is coming a day when all creation will sing out the praises of Jesus as their creator God.

Jesus has that kind of Supremacy over all creation.

So what He says matters.

But if you are part of His church- If you have been redeemed through His sacrificial gift , Jesus is so much more .

Christian, Dont fail to remember what the gospel has done in your life.

It was Jesus Christ’s willingness to be your propitiation for our sins that brought you eternal life.

Jesus Christ is the one who redeemed the church.

jesus Christ is the one who took your place and paid your debt of sin in full so that you could have eternal life with Him.

So church, when Jesus says I have all authority to give you this command, We really need to listen to what he is saying.

And the Message Jesus has for us as his church in this passage is very simple

Go Make More Disciples

Baptize the New Disciples

& Teach Growing Growing

Trans: Our first point this morning is…

The Church is called to GO Make More Disciples

How many of you have ever had the privilege of going on a missions trip?

If you have Not I would encourage you to prayerfully consider going on one.

It will change your life.

I have had the joy of going on many missions trips around the world.

They are some of my most precious memories.

I have been to the Amazon jungle of Brazil where I got to water skiing on the Amazon River with Pink Dolphins and flying fish jumping around me.

Does it get any better than that?

I spent 2 weeks at an orphanage in Kenya playing soccer and spending time with those kids and going on a Safari in the African Bush .

Does it get any better than that?

The stories you come back with from missions trips will impact your lives.

But let me tell you it gets so much better than that....

I have had the opportunity to go into the World and preach Jesus Christ crucified to people who are all in desperate need of a savior.

And I cant think of too many things that brings me more joy than when a lost sinner repents of their sin and turns to Jesus.

Church family do you understand the magnatude of the gift that Jesus has given you to share with the world?.

Do you fully grasp what God in his sovereignty is allowing you to be part of?

understand church family, God doesn't need us in order to save lost sinners.

He can do that completely on his own, But The fact that he has asked us as His Church, to be the conduit that carries his gospel message to the world should get you excited to go and share Christ with the World.

Jesus has given you the opportunity to not just have a front row seat in seeing lost sinners lives changed but He has put you in the game.

He has asked you to go into the world and share His gospel message with the people in your life who need His salvation.

Understand that there are people in your circle of influence, people that I may never know, who are crying out for someone to step into their broken lives and bring them hope.

They are people in your family who are lost and on their way to an eternity in hell.

And the way that God in His sovereign plan wants to introduce himself to them is through you.

You are in the game- You have been passed the ball, and now you need to take the shot.

The beautiful thing about the gospel message is that it is not up to us to save the lost, that’s what Christ does. it is up to us to introduce them to our Savior through our Words and proven by our actions.

Your life’s Purpose as a follower of Jesus is to Bring God all the glory from your life.

and the Way you do this with the World is to introduce them to your savior.

How does this glorify God?

Because it is only when they know the Savior, as their own, that their life too will sing His praise.

Christ Has called us, as his church, to GO and Make Disciples.

This shouldn’t feel like burden of something we have to do.

It should make us cringe at the thought of sharing jesus with the world.

If you truly love your neighbors, if you truly love your family, if you truly love your community You would willing and joyfully share Jesus Christ with them.

To Make Disciples Means that We take the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the World.

Why?

Because Jesus commanded His Church to Go into all the world.

Next jesus Commands His church to Baptize these new believers

The Church is called To Baptize New Disciples