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26. Converts Or Disciples?

Matthew 28:16-20

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William G. Carter

... in America; you have so many riches and your people have become so selfish. So few Americans seem to pay any attention to God in any meaningful way.” Are there any Christians within the church? That seems to lie at the heart of Christ’s great commission. He did not charge his people to make converts, but to make disciples. Alongside any intention to grow the church in numbers is a greater concern to grow the church in depth. A disciple is a student of Jesus. Disciples have a relationship that is ...

27. Envision: A Church After God’s Heart

Matthew 22:34-40

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James Merritt

... all begins with an attitude. I want you to ask yourself this question, right now, and think about it over the next three weeks. “Do you come here to be served or to serve?” Then, the last step is probably the greatest step – III. Finish The Great Commission – Share Jesus Outside of John 3:16, it is one of the most familiar passages in the scriptures. We have heard them many, many, times. “And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go ...

28. First Sunday After Pentecost

Deuteronomy 4:32-40, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, Matthew 28:16-20

Bulletin Aid

... of your divine presence, that we may know the joy of being your children. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Father, in Whom We Live" "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" "Holy, Holy, Holy" "We Believe in One True God" Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 Theme: The great commission Call to Worship Pastor: We are people who have been assigned to a great task by our Lord Jesus Christ. People: We are his church, and he has commissioned us to go to all people to make them disciples. Pastor: Our goal is to convince them of God ...

29. The State Of The Church

Matthew 28:16-20

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Robert Allen

... , the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you ... As we look at and examine the state of the church in today’s world, I want to suggest some things we must do if we are to once again begin fulfilling the Great Commission. I. We must develop a devotional life. A young woman came to see me once because she was going through some problems. She said, "I feel all alone. I don’t even think God is concerned about me because I feel so empty on the inside." "Do you pray ...

30. Ascension

Luke 24:46-53, Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23

Bulletin Aid

... authority in the church, and in the world. In his name we pray. Amen. Hymns "Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus" "Look, Ye Saints! The Sight Is Glorious" "Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned" "The Head That Once Was Crowned" Gospel: Luke 24:46-53 Theme: The great commission Call to Worship Pastor: Our Lord's last message before he was lifted into heaven was his charge to go to all people inviting them into discipleship. People: The church in every age has accepted that commission to baptize and teach in the name ...

31. Follow Your Mission (Series: An Invitation to Christian Discipleship)

Matthew 28:16-20

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J. Howard Olds

... so,” Larry replied. “What made you do this?” they asked. Larry said, “Sometimes you just can’t sit there!” II. Into All Worlds Go! Go! Go into all your worlds! That is how I like to paraphrase it. Go into all your worlds. When Acts talked about the Great Commission, he said go to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the outer most parts of the earth. John Wesley said, “I look upon all the world as my parish. By that I mean in whatever part I am, I judge it my bounden duty to declare unto all that ...

32. He Commanded Us to Preach

Acts 10:23b-48

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... to forgive others. But there should also be repentance, a turning away from sin and a turning towards remorse and conviction to make ourselves and others better. We cannot therefore compromise the gospel of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection, for he commanded us to preach. Our great commission may be found in Luke 4:18-19 as well as Matthew 28:19-20: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners ...

33. Show and Tell

Mark 1:16-22

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... leading someone astray being like trying to swim with a millstone around our neck. There are all kinds of reasons, excuses and rational for NOT sharing the Gospel. But not a single one of them can trump the Great Commission. Someone said that the reason Jesus Ascended into Heaven as soon as the Great Commission was given was so He wouldn't have to listen to excuses and questions or debate the issue. Instead He just left our Mission orders to GO. B. One of out greatest fears is that people will perceive ...

34. Is It Too Late? ... Continued

Matthew 25:14-30

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George Johnson

... taking place in the Horn of Africa. In the Food and Recovery Resolution for the Horn of Africa there is a concern for the soil in that part of the world. Letter writing is a political act. It involves a decision which is part of following the great commission God gave us when it says in Genesis "till and keep the soil." Little will happen to stop the trend toward environmental destruction until we take political action. To not get involved is to bury the talent God has given us. 7. Pray For Healing. We must ...

35. Traveling Tables

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

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Leonard Sweet

... going”). “As you are going” make disciples of all cultures, baptizing people in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19). Notice what the Great Commission doesn’t say. Jesus never said “Go into all the world, and keep your mouth shut, your head down, your guard up, your hands clean, your knees bent, your eyes closed, your ears plugged, and your fingers crossed.” No, Jesus just said “GO.” Go ...

36. Easter 2

Acts 4:32-37, 1 John 1:5--2:14, John 20:19-23, John 20:24-31

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John R. Brokhoff

... night, Jesus comes to his frightened and disheartened disciples. One is absent, Thomas. Jesus discloses himself as the crucified one, comforts them with his presence, commissions them to go into the world, and gives them the Spirit. Here is John's great commission and Pentecost. Since Thomas was absent, the risen Lord must still deal with him who demands physical evidence that Jesus has risen. When Jesus shows his wounds, Thomas believes. Jesus uses the situation to teach that real faith does not demand ...

37. What in the World Are We Doing?

Matthew 28:16-20

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James W. Moore

... a wrong, with the help of God, we can right it. Where there are hungry people, with the help of God, we can feed them. Where there is no hospital, with the help of God, we can build one. This is our task, our calling, our great commission. Some years ago, Ed Beck was an All-American basketball player. After his great career, he took a group of athletes on a mission work trip to Korea. After their project was completed, they were saying good-bye to the Korean villagers. Deep friendships had been established ...

38. Lengthen the Cords and Strengthen the Stakes

Isaiah 54:2-3

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James Merritt

... of our pastors in our Convention have been to Israel than have ever been on a mission trip. The thought has occurred to me that if you take the Great Commission literally when Jesus said we should go into all of the world and make disciples of all the nations, an individual Christian cannot truly and honestly say you have fulfilled the Great Commission until you have crossed the ocean or the sea or some border into another country around the world to share the gospel. Therefore I want to challenge every ...

39. Every Day God Equips

John 14:15-27

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... the world to proclaim the Good News and make Disciples. That's our job. Those are our marching orders. And part of the Good News is that our Every Day God, Equips us for our task. In other words, God supplies the tools we need to carry out the Great Commission. Listen to what Jesus tells the Disciples in the Upper Room on the night He was betrayed and arrested. John 14:15-27 (NRSV) [15] "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. [16] And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to ...

40. Mission Possible!

John 1:43-51

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Charley Reeb

... Jesus. We have the same power the early church had. But here is the key: We must do something with this power! When Jesus said, “Go and make disciples…” he was giving the Great Commission. It was not the great reflection. It was not the great suggestion or the great option. It was the Great Commission. It is a mandate from Jesus Christ. Jesus made no distinction between his followers and his witnesses. Discipleship and evangelism cannot be separated. A faith worth having is a faith worth sharing. This ...

41. The Scattering of Lesser Figures

Acts 8:9-25

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Harold Warlick

... Simon who did not change their heathenish lifestyle and attitudes.” Actually, it seems the Holy Spirit held back from offering itself because Peter and John (read the Church) had not obeyed Jesus’ command to serve as his witnesses to Samaria. Part of Jesus’ great commission was that they were to testify in Samaria. Yet it was not the church that took the message of Jesus to Samaria, it was the Hellenist Philip. The Samaritans believed him and were baptized. But the Holy Spirit held back and forced the ...

42. On Polishing Up the 24 Karat Jesus

Matthew 28:16-20

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James Weekley

... the example of a grocer who praised a new minister who had moved into town. "Have you heard him preach?" he asked. "No, I haven't." "Then how do you know he's good?" The grocer replied, "Because his members have started paying their bills." In the great Commission Jesus' formula for evangelism comes into full circle. That is, by teaching his truth and baptizing others with his love, his dove of peace descends our way. "I am with you always, even to the close of the age." His peace come to us, touches our ...

43. Details

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 10:1-42

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Marc Kolden

... instructions. He says that they should not go to the Gentiles or to the Samaritans, but only to the lost sheep of Israel. Yet we know from other parts of the New Testament that the Christian mission went explicitly to the Gentiles and in the Great Commission it is clearly directed to all nations (Matthew 28:19). What's going on? Here is a seemingly little detail that might have large and even negative implications (for example, in support of Christian anti-Semitism). These verses (10:5-6) begin by noting ...

44. The Power of Purpose

Proverbs 16:4

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James Merritt

... is all about. That is what we are to be about in our own individual lives. Do you really want to be happy in life? Don't look for how many people can serve you. Look for how many people you can serve. V. We Go Through Evangelism In The Great Commission that we read just a moment ago where Jesus said, "Go and make disciples", the word "go" in the Greek text is a present participle. That doesn't mean a lot to you, but grammatically it denotes an action that is on-going and so what it really says is ...

45. Connected to God

Luke 24:44-53

Sermon

Lee Griess

... to guide them, they will speak his word for him. Instead of his physical presence, they will have his Spirit and be his presence in the world. And with that Spirit, they will truly experience Jesus' promise in Matthew 28. Remember how that goes. We call it the Great Commission — the great command Jesus gives us — "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And lo, I am with you always, even until the end of the age." Luke, in his ...

46. The Great Omission

Mark 1:14-20

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Charley Reeb

... , “Keep in touch through prayer as often as you can” or “Don’t skip church too often.” He does not say, “Try to do some good every once in a while.” No. What does he say? “Go and make disciples!” This is called the Great Commission, not suggestion, but commission! The church is the only institution in the world that exists for those outside of it. Unfortunately, many churches don’t even see it as a suggestion. Instead, it has be-come the Great Omission. Many churches have lost sight of ...

47. Jesus Sends Out the Twelve

Luke 9:1-9

Understanding Series

Craig A. Evans

... to village (in a sense retracing Jesus’ steps), preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere. This commission will be repeated at the beginning of the journey to Jerusalem in the form of the sending of the Seventy (10:1–12) and, of course, it anticipates the Great Commission (24:45–49; see also Acts 1:8). 9:7–9 This episode has a different purpose for Luke than it has for Mark (6:14–16), where it describes the execution of John the Baptist (6:17–29). In Luke, John’s death is assumed ...

48. The Appointing of the Twelve Apostles

Mark 3:13-19

Understanding Series

Larry W. Hurtado

... events in the Gospels connected with hills, note 9:2–9 and Matt. 17:1–8 and Luke 9:28–36 (the transfiguration); 13:3–35 and Matt. 24:3–44 (the discourse on the future); Matt. 5:1 (the Sermon on the Mount); and Matt. 28:16–20 (the Great Commission). 3:15 Authority: This term is an important one in Mark (cf. 1:22, 27; 2:10; 11:28–33, and comments on these verses), and it is clear that one of the emphases of this Gospel is that Jesus carried divinely ordained authority in doing his work. Here the ...

49. The Battle of New Orleans

2 Timothy 3:1-4:8

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James Merritt

... go out into the neighborhoods and reach out to people. Their law simply said that believers had to stay within their churches on Sunday morning. Unfortunately what the Soviet Communists did by Decree in 1929, we are allowing to be done to us today by default.2 The Great Commission says to "go and tell" not "come and sit." I got a letter recently from a dear pastor friend of mine who asked me to challenge one million Southern Baptists next year to win at least one soul to Christ. Well, I may be too bold in ...

50. Giving Our Gratitude

Philippians 4:10-20

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J. Howard Olds

... give it to the church. I'm sure they can use it." God is asking for our first fruits, not our leftovers. Jesus didn't give us the good commandment, he gave us the Great Commandment. Jesus didn't leave us the good commission, he left us the Great Commission. The need to make disciples of all nations is just as urgent today as it ever was. We are called to greatness. The fields are ripe for harvest. II. STRENGTH FOR OUR LABOR, THE LORD WILL PROVIDE. In Philippians 4:13 we read, “I can do all things through ...

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