When Jesus calls His disciples, He calls us to follow Him together. We must not simply accept and keep His gift of eternal salvation to ourselves. Jesus calls us to serve Him together with our brothers and sisters in Christ, reaching out with the message of His Gospel to the lost in our community. In Romans 12, Paul gives us a road map for serving together – first to build up our fellow believers, and then together reaching out to the lost all around us.
Jesus’ so-called “Great Commission” that we find in Matthew 28:18-20 is a familiar passage. In it Jesus commands His followers to “Go.” Jesus received the authority to give this command from His Father, and He endows His followers with His authority to carry the command out boldly and confidently. Jesus command carries with it the promise that we do not “go” alone to fulfill His command, but that He will be with us always.
In Mark’s version of the so-called “Olivet Discourse” we find Jesus’ answer to His disciples’ question of when the end of the (church) age would be and what would be the signs of His coming (again). Jesus explained that no one knows when the end will be – not even Him, but only His Father. Therefore, He strongly admonished them (and us) to be continually watchful for His coming. In the meantime, we must be about the mission He assigned us to preach the Gospel throughout the world.
All Christians must desire to do the will of God. We accomplish this by first seeking to find what God wishes to accomplish within our hearts, and then what He wishes to accomplish through us in the power of His spiritual gifts. Then we must commit to obeying God’s leading no matter what mission He … Read more
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