Missions Sunday 2021: World Missions
Selected Scriptures
Matthew 24:14 (NLT)
And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come.
Luke 16:9 (NIV)
“Use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.”
Matthew 28:18–20 (ESV)
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
1. Jesus Has All Authority
Matthew 28:18 (ESV)
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
“If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy.” - John Bonnell
Matthew 6:33 (ESV)
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
2. Jesus’ Heart is for All People
Matthew 28:19 (ESV)
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations
Luke 19:10
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost”
Romans 10:14b–15a (ESV)
How are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent?
3. Jesus’ Power Will Always Go with You
Matthew 28:20 (ESV)
“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
