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1. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... of the Kingdom when He announced His mission. And you remember He announced that mission by saying, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed Me…” (Luke 4:18). At the close of His ministry, He commissioned us for Kingdom work—giving us the Great Commission. As a part of our work we are to baptize “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”—and we are to remember that Jesus is with us always—to the end of the age. Not only are the charter and the ...

2. Having Fun with The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

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Mark Ellingsen

... this commission that put some new, happy light on how to do evangelism. New Testament scholars like to point out that because Matthew is the most Jewish of all the gospel writers, he tends to focus more on obedience. This is evident in his version of the Great Commission, as it is not so much preaching or the conjuring of the Spirit that is to be done in evangelism (Luke 24:46-48; Mark 16:15-18; John 20:22-23), but instead evangelists are to teach to the targets of evangelism "to obey everything ... [Christ ...

3. The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... with “doubt” and “little faith” as synonyms in 14:31). Fortunately, Jesus’s mission does not depend on an exemplary response by the disciples but on Jesus’s ongoing presence with them (28:20). Matthew 28:18–20, often called the Great Commission, evokes Daniel’s vision of a vindicated Son of Man enthroned beside the Ancient of Days and given “authority, glory, and sovereign power” (Dan. 7:14; for Matthew’s frequent use of Dan. 7:13–14, see “Theological Themes” in the introduction ...

4. A Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Illustration

Stephen M. Crotts

... door and strode in. "Stephen," he'd say, "I'm working on a new novel and I need your help! Let's get down to work!" And I'd sit up straight, look him in the eye, and say, "Yes, Leo, I'll work with you." That'd be a great commission, wouldn't it?

5. The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Understanding Series

Robert H. Mounce

... eleven but some of the “more than five hundred brethren” mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15:6. That Jesus had arranged to meet them there would account for the large group. Jesus stepped forward and delivered to his disciples what has become known as the Great Commission. It begins with the powerful proclamation that God had given to him (has been given to me is a reverential circumlocution) all authority in heaven and on earth. In Daniel’s vision of the Four Beasts, “one like a son of man” receives ...

6. Envision: The Great Commission

Mark 1:14-20

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James Merritt

I am absolutely convinced after having lived my life to this point, that there is nothing more powerful than a vision. Every great institution, every great invention, every great innovation known to the human race has been the result of somebody’s vision. This past month we have asked you to envision a church filled with followers of Christ, who give everything they have and everything they are to doing three things 24/7: Love God, Serve Others, sharing Jesus. It all begins with loving God. We have learned ...

7. The Great Commission

Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15

Children's Sermon

Robert B. Lantz

Object: Map of the world or globe stickers (You will need a globe for reference.) Lesson: Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations. Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you like to study geography? And how many of you have a globe at home like this one? Or maybe you have one in your classroom at school. I think globes are great fun. They are even more fun than maps because you can turn them over and see the bottom of the world or see how shape comes into the study of relationships between ...

8. The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

Bulletin Aid

James Wilson

Call To Worship Leader: Let us gather together all who are committed to serving the Lord! People: Let us seek the will of the Lord as we share God's love around us. Leader: Let us call on the Holy Spirit to be our strength and our courage. People: And let us proclaim with joy God's mercy and grace through the Cross. Leader: Let the world hear our praises and songs for God's wonderful Love! All: Blessed be the name of the Lord! Collect O God, although all power and glory in all of Creation are Yours, You ...

9. His Last Command ... Our First Concern!

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... us have been asked to do all week is to wash the dishes or take out the trash, this comes as quite a jolt! I know of no other statement in the Bible that can give a man more of a sense of esteem, joy, and purpose than Christ's great commission to his disciples. It turns the farm, the assembly line, the office, the kitchen, the mill, the classroom, the truck, and the retail store into an artist's studio where we may fairly affirm, "I'm here on temporary assignment with God. My talent and time and money are ...

10. Sent From The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... tell to the nations. In the late 1700s, a man named Samson Occum was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. He was Native American, and he was sent as a missionary to the Oneida Indians. On the day of his ordination and commissioning, the preacher based his sermon on the Great Commission.1 The point was clear: "White people like us have given an Indian like you something you did not have, and we want you to give it away to as many Indian people as you can." In the late 1700s, that may or may not have been a ...

11. The Resurrection of Jesus and the Promise of Victory

Mark 16:1-20

Teach the Text

Grant R. Osborne

... the appearance in Galilee is not the first appearance. That will take place this very night in Jerusalem (Luke 24:36–43; John 20:19–23). The Galilee appearances are in John 21:1–23 (the first one there) and Matthew 28:16–20 (the Great Commission). In Mark, Jesus (14:28) and the angel (16:7) stress the Galilee event not for chronological reasons but because it symbolizes the place of revelation and mission. 16:8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled. The reaction of the women makes ...

12. One More Thing

Matthew 28:16-20

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Robert Allen

... of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." However, when we look closely and listen carefully, the last words of Jesus to his disciples really did three things. There is a claim of power. There is a great commission. There is the promise of a presence. The one more thing which Jesus had to say to his disciples was a summation of his teachings. Today, as we look at the parting words of Jesus to his disciples and to the whole church, I want us to look at ...

13. Ascension

Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:1-20, Luke 24:50-53, Luke 24:36-49

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... Luke 24:52 D. We trust his promise of the Holy Spirit - Acts 1:8 7. See it Whole! The ascension is not an isolated event. It needs to be seen and experienced in the perspective of Jesus' whole ministry. See the ascension in connection with A. The great commission - Matthew 28:16-20 B. The promise of the Holy Spirit - Luke 24:49 C. The Parousia - Acts 1:11 Illustration Departure with a Song. In his Journal John Wesley tells of his mother's dying request. "From three to four the silver cord was loosing, and ...

14. Oops! I Did It Again

Matthew 16:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... burst out, “You know, boy, kindness can make you cry.” (7) Well, kindness can make you cry. But that is part of what taking up the cross of Jesus is all about. We love as he loved. We don’t try to repeal the Great Commandment or the Great Commission. We try to live them out. Oh, we backslide sometimes, just as Peter did, but by God’s grace we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and even more importantly, we hoist the cross back on our shoulder, and we seek to live as Jesus lived. That’s who ...

15. How Good News Spreads!

1 Kings 8:22-61

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Stephen M. Crotts

... November winter winds sweeping across the Soviet plains. And to this day I remain an uncommissioned artist. There is in my life and yours, however, a genuine commissioning that, if you think about it, far outshines any other possible call to art. It is the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. "Go," God commissions in Matthew. "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...." In 1 Kings 8:42, it is said of God, "Men will hear of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm." God, it seems ...

16. Laborers Needed for the Harvest

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

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... may consider the ten percent figure too great. Suppose only one percent of all Christians take seriously the words of Jesus to "preach the Gospel to every creature." Then the entire world would be evangelized in ten years. We cannot blame God for the Great Commission not being fulfilled by saying that he created too many people in this world. Nor can we say that the ratio between Christian and non-Christian is too drastic! We cannot blame the devil for the Commission not being expedited, either, as though ...

17. Daily Homework

Matthew 28:16-20

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James Merritt

... been saved. III. God Gives Us His Presence To Empower Us To Go "Teaching them to observe all the things I commanded you and lo I am with you always even until the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20, NASB) This is so crucial. Do you see how The Great Commission is a joint effort? God is not just asking us to do this for Him. He is asking us to do this with Him. It is the only time where the teacher gets involved with the student in doing the homework and carrying out the assignment! I don't want ...

18. The Nano-Punch of Pentecost

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... they do, even “to the end of the age.” Solving world hunger and advancing world peace are noble causes. They are worthy of our attention and investment. But they aren’t our Main Assignment . . . our main assignment is here: The Great Commission. You might even call The “Great Commission” Jesus’ Last Tweet. In this sentence Jesus affirmed all that he had proclaimed, all that he was, all that he had fulfilled, all that he had promised. And all of those “alls” he passed on with a new power, the ...

19. Teachers Without Chalkboards

Matthew 28:16-20

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... It is what might be called a "practical education." Learners are not only to know something at lesson's end, but they are also to be something and to do something because of who they are. The denominational article set the goal as "discipled people." The Great Commission labels it obedience. The goal of this teaching is not information but commitment. The outcome is to be a following of Jesus, a going where he sends and a doing of what he commands. In a real sense, the pupils in this classroom are to become ...

20. Last Words Are Important

Matthew 28:16-20

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... , and suffering, these Christians know who they are and whose they are. Though they can’t practice what we call public evangelism, and are tremendously limited in what they do outside the walls of their church buildings, they find ways to live out the Great Commission. Bishop Pereira is clear about it. . When a young person comes to him and tells him he feels that God is calling him to ministry – and many young people are experiencing this call – the bishop tells him to go out and win ten persons ...

21. King Forever!

John 6:56-69

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Stephen M. Crotts

... . The Lord says, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given unto me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." This statement is sometimes referred to as the great commission. Now, a king might commission an artist to do a sculpture or a painting. A church might commission an architect to do a cathedral. But who ever heard of God Almighty giving a commission to a man? Yet this is exactly part of what the ascension ...

22. Trinity

John 3:22-36, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, 2 Corinthians 13:1-10, Exodus 34:1-28, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... to be at peace. He caps it off with the trinitarian benediction. Though they may be difficult, he wishes for them the full blessing of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20 At the time of his ascension, Jesus gives his disciples the Great Commission to win the world in the name of the Trinity. Before leaving earth, Jesus meets with his disciples for the last time. He reminds them that he has all authority, the very authority of God, for he is the Son of God. With this authority he gives ...

23. The Majesty Of God's Love

Matthew 28:16-20

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Mark Ellingsen

... Jesus entails that this oneness includes a human component, God can not be God unless he is all wrapped up in the lives of human beings (for the Son with whom he is one is such a human). Here we see what is really at stake for God in the great commission to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19). Reunited with the man Jesus in his ascension, it is God's very nature to seek union with human beings. In the work of evangelism (in bringing others to faith in him), God is truly "doing his thing." He is ...

24. Whatever It Takes

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

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King Duncan

... advance left us no problems which need to be alleviated, no wounds which only Divine Love can heal? St. Paul felt a passion. He was on a mission. You and I are in this room today two thousand years later because St. Paul was not deterred. He took the great commission very seriously. IN THE SECOND PLACE, ST. PAUL WAS WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TOOK TO WIN PEOPLE TO CHRIST. Listen to what he says, “To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law ...

25. Trinity Sunday

Mt 28:16-20 · Jn 3:16-18 · Gen 1:1--2:4a · Ex 34:4-9 · 2 Cor 13:11-13 · Ps 8

Sermon Aid

Russell F. Anderson

... God as creator. In the Exodus text, the Lord reveals his name and nature to Moses, in the giving of the two tablets of the law. In the Second Lesson, Paul closes his epistle with the triune name of God, the Apostolic Greeting. The Matthew text contains the Great Commission, instructing the Church to go, make disciples and baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Lesson 1: Genesis 1:1--2:4a Sermon Title: The Community Of God. Sermon Angle: In verse 26, God says: "Let US make ...

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