Jesus commisioned "all" for the here and the now.
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Gospel
What is the purpose of life?
Why are we here? long introduction into Matt 28:18-20
What do we do now? Leads and lands on Matthew 28
Introduction: The Matrix
Introduction: The Matrix
The Matrix was a 1999 blockbuster film
directed by the Wachowski brothers
starring keanu reeves, and Laurence Fishburne
Plot: humankind taken over by AI machines trapped in simulated reality
First saw the movie, it is the Gospel.
explain the the matrix: neo christ character savior
Morpheus: It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo : What truth?
Morpheus : That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage.
The third character in the movies is TRINITY.
Red pill or blue pill
takes red pill his eyes are opened to the truth
2 Corinthians 4:4 (ESV)
4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
that’s the Gospel. Holy God, broke his commands, broke his law, sinned against him. Now are foolish hearts are darkened. We cannot see because Satan blinds us in our sin.
Lie - liar, steal - thief, lust - adulterer, put anything before God - idolater
Gospel light allows us to see a savior Jesus Christ, who removes the vail, we put are trust in Christ alone he saves us from our sins he pay the price for breaking Gods law
Jesus took on our penalty took on God’s wrath, died for our sins on the cross, and rose again eternally triumphant over his enemies
9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ro 5:9.
and now There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ro 8:1.
only everlasting joy.
WHAT THE PURPOSE OF LIFE?
Life as we know it was created to bring Glory to God.
God “made” to glorify himself the Gospel message is the crowning focal point of all creation that displays God’s glory greater and more beautifully than anything we have ever seen, or will see.
tiniest atom to the most vast complex solar system all comes back to Jesus.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ps 19:1.
The purpose of life is God and his Glory.
This is the bedrock and foundation of Life.
lead to the question
WHY ARE WE HERE?
old time Christians would say “what is the chief end of man?”
we are the crowning jewel of creation, that is made to glorify God!
you see we bear Gods image therefore we have worth
you have immense value because you were created in the image of God. Gen 1:27
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
The purpose of man is to Glorify God, by enjoying him forever
We have true purpose only in Christ
Apart from God you have no purpose.
All the nations you have made shall come
and worship before you, O Lord,
and shall glorify your name.
What do we do now? Macro to micro/ General to specific
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
This is our application, this is our command from all mighty God, this is our mission, in light of the Gospel, it is our purpose in this life to bring Glory to God.
That is why this passage of scripture is called the “great commission”
CO-MISSION “co” together - “mission” the objective
this as Christians is to ALL of us to work with God to the objective of Matthew 28.
If our purpose or mission in having being is to bring God glory, Matthew 28 are our “marching orders”.
This puts God in his rightful place in our lives, dead center,
instead of us being the center of the universe, Jesus is the center of the universe
you say BUT I want to be the center, really you do?
Hows that working?
when a sinful selfish greedy, lying, adulterer is the center, what do you get?
broken relationships, pain, disparity, trust issues, joylessness, war, murder, strife, anxiety, stress, fear
because you’re broken
BUT when you put a perfect, loving, and righteous God at the center His rightful place everything else comes into it’s rightful place.
you get healing, and reconciliation, unity, trust, happiness, joy
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
God has given his Son Jesus all the power in the universe
Hebrews 1:3 (ESV)
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
This is ultimate power, super hero movies, marvel movies dont come close to showing this Godness authority of power over reality of Jesus
Word of his power, translation if God decided to stop thinking about you, you would cease to exist.
3 verse of the Bible tells us this
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
God spoke into creation and it was made.
He didn’t lift a finger and it was made.
He been given the keys to heaven and hell, life, and is in control of Satan and all his minions.
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,
therefore = because
Jesus is saying because I have all power lean into my authority, trust in me to supply, to provide, to sustain you. Because I have all power I am commissioning you to serve in my army on my mission to bring Joy to all nations
so that he may save them from this sinful world, and to save them from the wrath to come.
the authority is the similiar to me and my kids i tell them and they trust in that authoruty and it has power to make the others obey because “dad said”
what does Jesus tell us to do?
make disciples of all nations
disciple = Disciplined learners
all nations that’s everyone on earth, needs to know Jesus, he is to be made famous on every square inch of this planet
every tribe, people, language, and nation.
call to commit to Jesus Christ as master, and Lord.
you say thats scary thing to do commit to all allegiance to Jesus
well you doing it anyways
but with things that will always fail you.
you commit to the Steelers as master, and how they fail
you commit to your children as master how they will fail
you commit to your spouse as master he they will will fail
yourself even
we are called to make disciples commit to the one who will never fail, all ways satisfy, who brings eternal life, and eternal joy.
what do we do with them?
baptize them, dunk them , outward display of and inward change
we baptize them into the royal family, of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;
your walls are continually before me.
Your name is now written on the palm of almighty GODS hand
Talk about and Identity, your Identity is now in God.
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Verse 20 harkens back to verse 19 it details how to make the disciples.
teach them to do. pause.
teach them to observe, (fulfill to comply) ALL that I have commanded you. obey
namely Matthew 22:37-39
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
now lot in the bible but everything God says hangs off of these 2 commandments
stop image a world were this is in practice, loving God with everything in you, and people loving others people as much as they love themselves, and we all know we serve our self first.
When someone says
“no, you can go first” and they mean it, wow.
doesnt matter how old you are little kid to great grandma and grandpa
in line for icecream no you go first
amusment park line n y g f
last spot to park your car in the parking lot you go first
taking a seat at the movies n y g f
why though why do we say so thoughtful, bc it shows something of God showing through when some genuinely means it
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Jesus concludes the commission with the crucial element of discipleship: the presence of the Master who is “God with us” Matthew 1:23
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us).
He aint leaving us he is with us , he will come along side with his Holy Spirit paraclete “helper” , the sustainer, the perfecter of our faith.
the author of this book called life he is with us, we surely cannot fail.
that is the macro/ the general commission
we are ALL as Christians called to
but how does that effect me and you how does that break down to the micro to localized level?
the local church. meaning the church here and now. right where we live.
does the church send missionaries over seas?
yes of course, Jody and Sarah 10 years Niger,
when those missionaires get where theyre going what do they do? set up the local church
and thats what we are called to do right where we live
I know that because theyre are lost people right where we live right here in corry pennsylvanina ,
people who dont know Jesus,
who dont know the gospel,
people who are blineded by the devil, and are literally on a highway to hell
the great commission calls us to give of our time, talents, and treasures, we are to be colaborers in with GOd, with one another to complete this task
everyone has a gift a talent , treasure
they werent given to you to have unto yourself but to give to others to display God s glory through your love to others
and one of God primary means to make that happen is through the local church.
thats what were doing here, grass roots, fulfilling the Great Commission
thats what the aim of this church plant, fufill the Gods divine command to make disciples of all nations,
including the united states of America. down to the states down to the cities
right here in COrry Pa according to the latest census we have a population of about 7,000, and of the 7,000 50% at least are lost dont know the simple Gospel
Are aim with this Church plant is to stand in the gap, lead all who would have him to the cross of Jesus Christ,
to make Jesus famous here in Corry PA, and the surrounding areas.
Are aim is to Love God first and foremost, to Love others sacrificially, and to make disciples of the lord Jesus Christ.
ENDing
Matthew 28:18-20 is commandment passage,
but it is also a purpose passage,
this is our purpose
to glorify God, these are his marching orders
go to the nations, make disciples, make Jesus famous
Its powerful stuff here are lives are given purpose through Jesus alone
when we finally remove ourselves from the center, and place God where he should be we will find life, joy peace, and happiness
we will find it is an our honor to serve in this great commission that it is a joy to sacrifice for him who saves.
the question we have to ask ourselves is are we fulfilling the Great commission?
are we giving of our time our talents, our treasures to our soon coming king?