Mission's Sunday 2024 (Pt. 2)
Selected Scriptures
Matthew 28:19a (NIV)
“Go and make disciples of all nations!”
Acts 1:8
you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria. And to the ends of the earth.
Matthew 28:18–20
“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)
Jesus…said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Luke 6:38 NIV
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
2) Jesus’ Heart is for All People.
Matthew 28:19.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.”
Romans 10:14-15
How can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent?
3) Jesus’ Power Will Always Go with You
Matthew 28:20
“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 6:33 NIV
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Proverbs 29:18 (MSG)
If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.