B2B: Why Are We Here (Part B)
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· 3 viewsWhile reflecting on our purpose and our mission, the primary function of a church is to help one another grow closer to Jesus. We do this by serving one another as we are serving Jesus. Saved people are disciples of Jesus!
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Introduction
Introduction
Recap of Last Week:
TFBC exists to help the lost be saved and the saved be disciples!
Last week we explored a little bit about what it means for the lost to be saved:
They need to know who Jesus really is.
How a person identifies Jesus matters.
How Jesus identifies a person matters.
What we, His people, identify with Jesus matters.
We do not exist to know more about Jesus. We exist to get to know Jesus on a personal level…this is where Discipleship begin.
Last week we looked at the first part of our mission statement: To help the lost be saved…this week we turn our attention to second half of that statement: “To help…the saved be disciples.”
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
1) Disciples Recognize Jesus’ Authority! (v. 16-18)
1) Disciples Recognize Jesus’ Authority! (v. 16-18)
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
They follow His direction… (v.16)
A disciple listens for and looks for Jesus’ instruction so they know where to be and what to do in life.
They worship Him… (v.17)
These are Jesus’ closes disciples.
They were called by Him from various walks of life and various circumstances.
They had seen His miracles…they had heard His preaching….they had witnessed His authorities over demons…they had watched Him raise the dead!
In the midst of His betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion…they scattered.
Upon the news of His resurrection…they doubted…until they seen Him!
In this scene, Jesus is still the same Jesus He was three and half years earlier, but these men were not the same.
Some still had their reservations…they were still not fully sure what all of this was about…
But regardless…they worshipped HIM!
They gave Him the adoration and reverence He deserves!
They yield to His authority as supreme!
Jesus says His authority is not just in heaven…but on earth as well.
His Word and His ways are above whatever standard we find on this earth!
If the authorities of this world are contrary to God’s Word, disciples will always stand in God’s Word.
If holding to Biblical truth and Gospel mission isn’t politically correct or socially acceptable…then a disciple is okay with being the outcast.
A disciple understands that because Jesus holds all authority and perfect perception, there is only one true reality…His!
What Jesus says is true is always true. What Jesus says is false is always false.
A disciple recognizes Jesus’ authority is supreme to all others…including their own!
2) Disciples Are Active in Following! (v. 19a)
2) Disciples Are Active in Following! (v. 19a)
19 Go…
There is no such thing as “passive discipleship”. Those words do not go together…
like “married bachelor”
or “Round triangle”
or “frozen fire”
Helping the saved to be disciples means that we teach, motivated, and encourage each other to be actively pursuing and following Jesus!
11 For you know how, like a father with his children, 12 we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory. 13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.
The word in v. 12 “encouraged” is the word Paraklaeo at it has a two fold picture: An arm around the shoulder…and a hand in the back.
As we are active in following in Jesus, sometimes we need an arm around the shoulder encouragement….
Other times, we need a hand the back to get us moving!
Disciples are to always be active in following Jesus.
The word disciple here is very close to the modern word “apprentice”.
It is one who is not only actively learning, but also actively working and applying.
There is a rabbinical saying that a good disciple will wear the dust of his master.
A saved person must be an active disciple of Jesus!
3) Disciples Are Continuously Growing! (v. 19-20)
3) Disciples Are Continuously Growing! (v. 19-20)
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Everyone has the opportunity to know Jesus and be His disciple. (v.19)
Disciples are immersed in God.
The word “baptized” is untranslated. If you were to translate it, you would get the word “immersed or submerged”.
We think of baptism as the action with water…but what does it truly mean to be baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit?
In the first century Jewish world, any time you hear “in the name of” you automatically think of purpose, mission, and values.
The name carries meaning. It carries purpose.
Baptism is not just the submerging under water of a person, it is a person declaring that they are becoming immersed in the purpose, mission, and values of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!
Disciples are obedient to Jesus.
This is why the disciples of Jesus are obey all that Jesus has commanded…and teach others to obey all that He has commanded!
The church (God’s people) should have a mission to help lost people be saved, but when the Church gathers (When we come together) our primary focus is for saved people to learn what Jesus say and encourage one another to be obedient!
This will always be a continuous and growing work!
1 - Because as new people come to faith in Jesus, we need to teach them and help them to grow.
2 - Because this life is short and our God is so vast and great that even the most mature believers still have much to learn and to teach.
Disciples are never alone.
It is called the Great Co—mission.
God is with us on this journey making every step of it happen.
I can’t save anyone…only He can.
I can’t change my heart to be immersed in Him…only He can.
I can’t kill my flesh daily and fix my gaze solely on Jesus…only He can.
He is the vine, we are the branches…apart from Him, we can do nothing…and we don’t have to, because He is with us always…to the very end of this age
And in the age to come, His disciples will be forever with Him!
CLOSING
CLOSING
TFBC exists to help the lost be saved and the saved be disciples!
During our response time, I am going to ask you to be active.
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