Missions (3 of 4)
Series: The Foundation of the Church God Builds
Richard Bradley
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ''All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.'' Amen. NKJV
Baptists have always known about the New Testament church being based on the solid foundation of missions. As a group of believers, we were birthed out of this understanding and have banded together for this purpose. I cannot speak with any degree of experience where others are concerned but of all the things we Baptists do well missions are at the top of the list. We engage in missions for a variety of reasons which are too many to mention this morning. So, why not just go to the number one reason: Jesus told us to.
The Lord had come to the end of His earthly ministry. For forty days in between His resurrection and ascension from the Mount of Olives He had taught His disciples of things related to the Kingdom of Heaven. Now the time had come to leave them in the care of the Holy Spirit. What would be the last thing He would say to them, His last instructions? He wanted them to understand that engaging in missions should be their number one responsibility.
1. THE AUTHORITY OF MISSIONS
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ''All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
The word for ''authority'' in verse 18 is an interesting word. In the New Testament it's translated about 50% of the time as authority. About 40% of the times it's translated as power. So how do we know in this case how to translate it? Why not translate it as both?
The authority for missions does not come from the church or any other ecclesiastical church body. It comes from the Lord ...
Series: The Foundation of the Church God Builds
Richard Bradley
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ''All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.'' Amen. NKJV
Baptists have always known about the New Testament church being based on the solid foundation of missions. As a group of believers, we were birthed out of this understanding and have banded together for this purpose. I cannot speak with any degree of experience where others are concerned but of all the things we Baptists do well missions are at the top of the list. We engage in missions for a variety of reasons which are too many to mention this morning. So, why not just go to the number one reason: Jesus told us to.
The Lord had come to the end of His earthly ministry. For forty days in between His resurrection and ascension from the Mount of Olives He had taught His disciples of things related to the Kingdom of Heaven. Now the time had come to leave them in the care of the Holy Spirit. What would be the last thing He would say to them, His last instructions? He wanted them to understand that engaging in missions should be their number one responsibility.
1. THE AUTHORITY OF MISSIONS
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ''All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
The word for ''authority'' in verse 18 is an interesting word. In the New Testament it's translated about 50% of the time as authority. About 40% of the times it's translated as power. So how do we know in this case how to translate it? Why not translate it as both?
The authority for missions does not come from the church or any other ecclesiastical church body. It comes from the Lord ...
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