The Great Commission

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The Great Commission

• The Great Commission must be distinguished from
  the Limited Commission (Luke 10). The Great
  Commission is great because of its scope and the
  covered territory. It was the springboard for
  first century Christianity. The Great Commission
  is linked to two great events The resurrection
  (Luke 24 46, 47) and Pentecost (Luke 24 49,
  Acts 1 8). It is rooted in the Lordship of
  Jesus (Matt. 28 18, 19, Acts 2 32, 33, 36).

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The Great Commission

• 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,
  All power is given unto me in heaven and in
  earth.19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
  baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
  the Son, and of the Holy Ghost 20 Teaching them
  to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded
  you and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the
  end of the world. Amen (Matt. 28).

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The Great Commission

• 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
  world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
  16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be
  saved but he that believeth not shall be damned
  (Mark 16).

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The Great Commission

• 46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and
  thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise
  from the dead the third day 47 And that
  repentance and remission of sins should be
  preached in his name among all nations, beginning
  at Jerusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these
  things.49 And, behold, I send the promise of my
  Father upon you but tarry ye in the city of
  Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on
  high (Luke 24).

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The Great Commission

• 21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto
  you as my Father hath sent me, even so send I
  you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed
  on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy
  Ghost 23 Whosoever sins ye remit, they are
  remitted unto them and whosoever sins ye retain,
  they are retained (John 20).

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The Great Commission

• Teaching is vital.
• 1. They were to teach all nations and then
  teaching them (Matt. 28 19, 20, cp Eph. 4
  20, 21).
• A. Primary teaching (John 6 44, 45).
• B. Secondary teaching (Matt. 28 20, Acts 14
  21, 22, etc.).

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The Great Commission

• Preach the gospel of salvation and condemnation.
• 1. The gospel will save or condemn (Mark 16
  15, 16, cp. 2 Cor. 2 15, 16).
• A. Jesus is the author of salvation to all
  that, obey him (Heb. 5 8, 9, 2 Thes. 1 7-9).
  

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The Great Commission

• They were to teach all nations.
• 1. disciple all nations and preach the
  gospel to every creature (Matt. 28 19, Mark
  16 16).
• A. Further activated in Acts 10 (cp. Isa. 2
  2, 3).

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The Great Commission

• They were to baptize in the name of the Godhead.
• 1. into the name (eis to nonoma, Matt. 28
  19, cp. Acts 2 38, 8 16, Col. 3 17).
• A. Such established a relationship, cp. I
  Cor. 10 2, 1 13.

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The Great Commission

• Repentance and remission of sins began in
  Jerusalem.
• 1. New attached meaning (cp. Luke 24 47, Heb.
  9 15, Matt. 26 28).
• A. Organization (begin in Jerusalem, cp.
  Acts 1 8).

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The Great Commission

• Make disciples by baptizing them.
• 1.The language is literally, You make them
  disciples by baptizing them (Matt. 28 19). The
  present participle denotes the mode of initiation
  into discipleship. Make them disciples by
  baptizing them (Pulpit Commentary, see Romans 6
  4, Col. 2 12, Gal. 3 26, 27, etc.).

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The Great Commission

• Miraculous assistance would be provided.
• 1. The Holy Spirit was promised to the apostles
  in a special way (John 20 22, Acts 1 4, 5, 8).
• A. Word confirmed by miracles (cp. Mark 16
  20).

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The Great Commission

• Jesus promise.
• 1. I am with you always, even unto the end of
  the world (age, Matt. 28 20).

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The Great Commission

• Conclusion
• Ten days after Jesus commissioned the twelve, the
  Great Commission began (Acts 2). The charge to,
  preach the gospel to the world was fulfilled
  in about 26 years (Rom. 10 18). The church and
  individuals today have a responsibility to preach
  the same gospel (I Tim. 3 15, Phili. 2 16).
  Men and women are made disciples in precisely the
  same way today (cp. Gal. 1 6-9).