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- 2. The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. (Matthew 28:16–17 ESV)
- 3. God sends… • Those who have doubt • Those who don’t have all the answers • Those who are unprepared for His calling • Those who do not have an MDiv from GCU!
- 5. 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.” (Matt 28:18–20 ESV)
- 6. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority
- 7. Trinitarian Nature of the Mission of God The Father sent the Son The Son sends the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit sends us
- 8. Chain of Authority The Father imports authority to Son Jesus imparted authority to Us
- 9. Raoul Wallenberg 1912 - 1945 Ambassador of Sweden to Hungary
- 11. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. (2 Corinthians 5:20, ESV)
- 12. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority 2. Go!
- 13. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority 2. Go! 3. Make Disciples
- 14. How did Jesus make Disciples?
- 15. How did Jesus NOT make disciples? • He did not start a mega-church • He did not drop lea fl ets over Jerusalem, Samaria, and Judaea • He did not start a radio program (although those are good) • He did not start a self-help school
- 16. How Jesus DID make disciples 1. He set a fi xed goal of three years 2. He narrowly focused on ONE target group (Jews) 3. He invested in 12 teachable people
- 17. What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful [people], who will be able to teach others also. (2 Tim 2:2 ESV)
- 21. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority 2. Go! 3. Make Disciples 4. Of all Ethnos
- 22. ἔ θνος - Ethnos A group of persons united by kinship, culture, and common traditions. Danker, Frederick. “ἔθνος”, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.
- 23. Gospel is supposed to cross cultural and ethnic boundaries
- 24. Gospel invades a culture Gospel becomes incarnate in that culture
- 25. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8 ESV)
- 27. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority 2. Go! 3. Make Disciples 4. Of all Ethnos 5. Baptizing them
- 28. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority 2. Go! 3. Make Disciples 4. Of all Ethnos 5. Baptizing them 6. Teaching them
- 29. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. (2 Tim 2:15 ESV)
- 30. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority 2. Go! 3. Make Disciples 4. Of all Ethnos 5. Baptizing them 6. Teaching them 7. Sending them
- 31. Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. (Matt. 28:19 ESV)
- 32. How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? (Rom 10:14–15 ESV) Part of the Mission of God is recruiting and training God’s people
- 33. The Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20) 1. All authority 2. Go! 3. Make Disciples 4. Of all Ethnos 5. Baptizing them 6. Teaching them 7. Sending them 8. I am with you always…
- 34. Trinitarian Nature of Missio Dei • Father sends the Son • The Son sends the Holy Spirit • The Holy Spirit sends us
- 35. Empowered by the Holy Spirit • The HS empowers to preach the gospel • The HS empowers the gospel message • The HS reveals Jesus to the hearers of the gospel