Matthew 28:18-20 / Acts 1:8
Our mission is the "equipping of God's people THRU
God's Word for doing God's work in God's world."
The Great Commission, simply stated is this, "Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations…and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Matthew 28
His name is engraved
on the memorial wall. But long before he lost his life on the fields of Vietnam
conflict, he found his life by simple faith in Christ. His name was forever
engraved in the Lamb's Book of Life.
My Mom would often restrict our playtime, probably for good
cause. The kid next door seemed to be--at times--a bad "mix" for me.
The neighbor's calves just begged to be ridden! And the out-building on the
boundary line of our two properties was an incredible launch pad for early
Super Man flights. If mischief had a logo, the images of Larry and Tom would
have fit it well.
One afternoon on a day of creative energy burning, two
neighbor boys got into a serious discussion regarding matters of life and death.
The conversation ended with an eternal conversion. Having heard the good news
of eternal life as a free gift offered to all who would believe, the time
seemed right for a declaration of commitment. My childhood buddy and I knelt by
my red American Flyer wagon and he "asked Jesus to come into his
heart." We were only in the first grade…but one of us was a brand new
baby. Larry had been born again!
The marvelous mystery of the gospel is this: Even the young
can both explain the truth and, by child-like faith, RECEIVE the Lord Jesus
Christ who is Himself the message of the gospel!
So, the Great Commission is a GREAT Commission.
·
Its message is the good news of hope for
hopeless people
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Its method is the faithful retelling of the
story of God's free gift of life
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Its mission is the rescue and transformation of
sin-bound hopeless people
·
Its might is the very presence and power of
Christ by His Spirit
It is so simple even a child can believe. It is so powerful,
it can be explained even by a child. Though he died in the act of protecting
our freedom, my boyhood friend, Larry, lives today. His name is engraved on the memorial wall in Washington, DC. Long
before he lost his life on the fields of Vietnam conflict, he found his life by
simple faith in Christ. His name was forever engraved in the Lamb's Book of
Life.
YOU go, therefore, and make
disciples!
See you Sunday, Church!
Pastor Tom
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