Jesus Said Go

Matthew 28:16–20 NLT

Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted! Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

They Worshiped Him

Its a natural response

Relinquish all anxiety and fear

bow down

recognizing who He truly is

can’t enter into Almighty’s presence like going in and out of grocery store

This is King Jesus

What other response is there?

They Saw Him

They went to Galilee

They saw him because they were where they were supposed to be

They did what Jesus told them to do

If we expect to see Jesus we do what He said to do

What did he tell us to do?

Keep his commands

love God and love my neighbor

bear fruit

have faith

feed and care for his sheep

God expects the church to live out its faith in all spheres of their lives so that all of society will be blessed. Eric Metaxes ,“Letter to the American Church”

I see Jesus in the lives of those who do what He says do — they reflect Him!!!

Authority

“I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.”

Authority is given

It is not taken

Must be recieved from someone greater

The Son is equal, the HS is equal

So why did Jesus say this ?

I think for the disciples benefit - and ours

Could they understand such things?

In the case of man - many have wrongly claimed authority

authority not given

backward world - popular vote

Man can’t handle authority without some governing

Holy Spirit and others that God entrust are that

dangerous to have no accountability

God expects service not lordship out of leaders

God gives authority with purpose

Its not given to all

what a crazy thing that would look like

shared authority?

not God’s way - look at Moses

Deliver the people out

listen to their complaints

tried it his way and failed

did it God’s way and served and succeeded

God established Moses

God established Joshua

Stuff happened as a result

Those who didn’t recognize God’s given authority suffered

You can’t abolish authority

Those in the time of the disciples accepted the wrong authority

Leading Priests

they thought they were

they thought they were keepers of the law/truths

blind fools

they loved being in charge

power

they were not even in charge

Roman Rule

Pilate thought he was in charge

he feared Caesar

he came face to face with the King of kings

Even Pilate’s wife knew something

Hard to Recognize Who is Who

They had a hard time knowing who was really in charge

we are like that

who is really the authority?

Government - president, congress

boss

News

Iran

UN

I think NOT!!!

True authority belongs to Jesus

He rules with truth and justice

He is the only righteous one

Who on earth could be more qualified?

When Jesus says Go — there must be no delay

no debate

no hobbling between opinions

He says Go not because He is a hard taskmaster

He gave us life where there was nothing but death

He wants others to experience the same thing

We have been given the ministry of reconciliation…

Are you in?