Our Great Mission
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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.”
I. The Crux of our Mission is Making Disciples.
I. The Crux of our Mission is Making Disciples.
Word Study
The word translated “Make Disciples”
Is the Word - μαθητεύω - Matheteuo
To Cause people to become followers.
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,
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Look particularly at at those two words “Make disciples.
Christ calls us to spiritual reproduction not religious distraction.
Christ calls us to spiritual reproduction not religious distraction.
Christ has called us to make disciples not excuses.
Christ has called us to make disciples not excuses.
Thom Rainer - President of Lifeway - In His Book Autopsy of a deceased church states,
Thriving churches have the Great Commission as the centerpiece of their vision, while dying churches have forgotten the clear command of Christ.
Thriving churches have the Great Commission as the centerpiece of their vision, while dying churches have forgotten the clear command of Christ.
Rainer, Thom S.. Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive (Kindle Locations 339-340). B&H Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
William Carey
I’m not afraid of failure; I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
I’m not afraid of failure; I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter.
You can reduce the Great Commission down to two words, make disciples.
You can reduce the Great Commission down to two words, make disciples.
II. The Cause of our Mission is Christ’s Authority.
II. The Cause of our Mission is Christ’s Authority.
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Christ’s universal authority is the basis for our universal mission.
Christ’s universal authority is the basis for our universal mission.
The Great Commission promises a great provision.
The Great Commission promises a great provision.
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
1. We are promised the power of Christ.
1. We are promised the power of Christ.
2. We are promised the presence of Christ.
2. We are promised the presence of Christ.
III. The Components of our Mission are Threefold.
III. The Components of our Mission are Threefold.
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.”
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.”
a. We make disciples by going.
a. We make disciples by going.
Go is actually a participle and it modifies the verb “Make Disciples”
The emphasis is that - While we Go - we are to be making disciples.
William Carey Stated “Every Christian should live with an open bible and an open map.”
William Carey Stated “Every Christian should live with an open bible and an open map.”
“Every Christian should live with an open bible and an open map.”
A Growing Christian is a going Christian.
Spurgeon Said,
“Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter.”
“Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter.”
b. We make disciples by baptising.
b. We make disciples by baptising.
Father - Son - Spirit! As a public commitment to Christ! This is a public profession of faith.
c. We make disciples by teaching.
c. We make disciples by teaching.
Everything - the point of Christianity is not to simply get into heaven - the point of Christianity is to be like Christ.
