June 4, 2023 – The Commissioning of the Disciples
Jesus’ last earthly words to his disciples contains both a command and a promise. The command is simple: tell everyone about me. And the promise is reassuring: I’ll always be with you. This Great Commission is the foundation for what we should always be doing as a church: telling the world about Jesus and embodying His presence every day!
Matthew 28:16-20 NRSV
The Commissioning of the Disciples
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him, but they doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”[a]
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