Embracing the Great Commission: Part 2
Oct. 2, 2022
Pastor Phil Chorlian
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” – Matthew 28:18-20
But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted. – 1 Peter 2:9-10 (MSG)
Three things you can do:
I. Share the
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. —I Peter 3:15-16
Three elements to sharing your story:
1 - How I realized I
2 - How I
3 - The
II. Share your
Then the master told his servant, “Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.” —Luke 14:23
III. Share
Three things that everyone needs to know about Jesus:
1 - That He
I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. —Jeremiah 31:3
2 - That He has a
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. —John 10:10
3 - That He’s
For the kingdom of God is not just a matter of talk but of power. —I Corinthians 4:20
4 - Their real
But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. —Isaiah 59:2
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 6:23