Episode 353 - Show Notes:
- After all the lessons Jesus imparted, he had one more thing to say. After Jesus’ resurrection, he spent 40 final days with his disciples before his ascension back to the Father. He had a final opportunity to give them instructions. What would he say?
- Today we call these verses Jesus’ Great Commission. Jesus had prepared his disciples for three years. Now they were ready. They would take the message of Jesus to their local community and around the world. Just as they had been made disciples by Jesus, they would follow his example and make other disciples.
- After his departure, Jesus would baptize his followers with the power of the Holy Spirit. The task he gave them would be too great for them to accomplish in their own strength. They would need a power that is greater than their own. They would need the power of God.
- But here’s what is truly amazing. You and I have been given the same mission as the disciples. God has called you and I to make disciples of all nations. We are to spread the good news of Jesus Christ locally, and globally. If you feel inadequate to the challenge, you would be right. Like the disciples, you and I need the power of the Holy Spirit as well.
Matthew 28:19-20 - “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 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Acts 1:4-5 - “On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
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