Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
There
are four places in the Scripture where the Great Commission is repeated.
In each of these, the emphasis is on a different part of the total
commission.
I. WE ARE TO EVANGELIZE....Mark 16:15-16
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
A. We are to go Weeping. ..Psalm 126:5-6
B. We are to go Witnessing....Acts 1:8
C. We are to go Wantingly....
In
Luke 14:21 there is a good lesson on going....
1.
Go Who——servants
2.
Go When—quickly
3.
Go Where——streets and lanes
4.
Go What—bring them in
5.
Go Why—-that my house may be filled
II. WE ARE TO ENLIST THEM....Matt 28:19
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
The Local Church has the:
A.
Order of God's Worship....
B. Ordinance of God's Word....
C. Opportunity of God's Work....
III.
WE ARE TO EDUCATE THEM....Matt 28:19-20
Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you
alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
A.
In the Word of God....II Tim 2:15
II
Tim 2:15 Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
B.
In the Work of God....
C. In the Ways of God....Isa. 55:8-9
Isa 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
Isa 55:9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
D.
In the Will of God....Eph 5:17
Eph 5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
IV. WE ARE TO EQUIP THEM....Luke 24:49
Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
A.
The Harvest is Plenteous....Matt 9:37
Mat 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
B.
The Harvest is Precious....Psalms 49:8
Psa 49:8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
C.
The Harvest is Perishing....John 4:35
John 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
V. WE ARE TO ENGAGE THEM.-.Acts 1:8
Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
A.
In the Bible....
B. In the Body....
C. In the Battle....
God
will not have anything to do with anyone
who will not have anything to do with his Church....
