The Greatest Ending: A New Beginning

Intro

Well, here is an end: GMSK, July

Jesus from a prophecy to a baby to our Savior

Here is the end of His time on earth, for now...

Endings

Most things end

Minutes, hours, days, months, years

Relationships

We know about things ending

The saddest ones are the ones that don’t have a beginning

But Jesus’ Ending was a New Beginning for us

**READ **

All authority is in Jesus’ hand

Commanding with authority

There is no other authority— ALL authority is His

Some were doubting this.

“What if this is a fake? What if he didn’t really come back to life? What if we are imagining it? What if He doesn’t really have the authority?”

The cure to the doubt: believe Jesus’ words

Go

You have a command to go and a purpose in going

The command to go means you don’t stay

You have a new motive

Before this you sat there

You sat and played in the mud

You had a purpose: pleasure, success, feel important, feel special, have fun. And do it all right now.

Now the call on your life is not: be comfortable

If you believe that Jesus is the God, Man, Servant, King then you have a new call on your life

Now the call on your life is: Go.

If it’s hard: Go.

If its uncomfortable: Go.

If it means you lose your friends: Go.

If it means you leave your family: Go.

If it means you lose your life: Go.

All of your decisions have to be asked: is this me Going? Is this me doing what I should?

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Go TO make disciples

The change in WHAT your doing is reflected in the WHY

You’re not the focus anymore. He is

You leave yourself, your life, because Jesus has given you a new life and GO

What does it mean to “go make disciples”?

You leave to effect others for Christ

You speak to show others love

You act to explain the gospel

You go to teach others to follow Jesus

...Are you doing that? Is that what your life is doing?

Make True Disciples: baptize and teach them

True Disciples: This purpose is not thin, weak, empty, or just pretty to look at

Real, sturdy Faithful Christians

A disciple has one purpose

A disciple won’t hold anything back

A disciple

You find them, baptize them, and teach them because you want to proclaim it and live it.

They are baptized and learn because they want to proclaim it and live it

They learn because they want to live it

**Matt**

He taught me to want to proclaim and live it

I see joy when I look in some of your faces

I see disciples here: You’ve learned, been baptized, and you are striving to obey God

Teach them to obey = Teach them to have Joy

You are changed, so you obey. When you obey you see joy.

As you pursue obedience, you find joy

… Even obeying when it is hard...

“- Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.

and he will give you your heart’s desires.

Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

Remember

Jesus is with you. God is with you.

The authority-holding God of the universe: He is with you.

Notice that this you are supposed to remember this

Even though we are told about His authority

Even though we are told what to do

God knows that some doubt.

** Lauren trust falling**

Our doubt meets this memory: Jesus, in His new body, risen from the dead, on the way to heaven to prepare us a place saying “I am always with you”.

Jesus finished the work on the Cross. Now begins a work in us.

This New Beginning

Jesus accomplished what He needed to. Now, there is a new chapter.

He bought our freedom and tells us to live that way now

He gives us gifts and expects us to use them now

He open the door and asks us to walk through it

He gave us grace and commands us to give it to others now

We are all ending a chapter tonight, and have a new beginning tomorrow morning

Go and Remember

You

I don’t know how

Do you need to tell more people about who Jesus is?

I don’t read my Bible every day

Do you need to experience more joy by obedience to God’s commands?

I don’t come to church enough

Do you need to move past yourself?

I am struggling with fear or lust or doubt

Remember who is talking here: King Jesus

With all the authority in the universe He is telling you to Go

With all the authority in the universe He is telling you to Remember

He has won the victory over sin and death

And invites us to live in that freedom

So...

Another phasing:

Are you going to stay or are you going to Go?

Are you going to forget all of this or will you Remember that Jesus is with you?

Is your purpose defined by your Luxuries or by your Lord?

Or are you going? Is your purpose defined by your Lord?

The Great Commission is The Greatest Ending, because its our New Beginning

Go and Remember

Challenge: 1Mo

One person every month- for one year

Explain the Gospel

Tell them your testimony

Invite them to come to church with you