Back to the Upper Room: The Great Commission
Matthew 28:16-20
WORSHIPED JESUS
“Christ is the
image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in . For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.” —Colossians 1:15-20
STRUGGLED WITH DOUBTS
“Faith means doubt. Faith is not the suppression of doubt. It is the overcoming of doubt, and you overcome doubt by going
it. The man of faith who has never overcome doubt is not a man of faith.” —Thomas Merton
“In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.” —Blaise Pascal
“To one who has faith, no
is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” —Thomas Aquinas
“The father instantly cried out, ‘I do believe, but help me overcome my
!’” —Mark 9:24
“So faith comes from
, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.” —Romans 10:17
COMMISSIONED TO MAKE DISCIPLES