Title: Our Mission Statement (3)
Series: Look To The Future
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Matthew 28:18-20
Just before midnight on April 14th, 1915 - the British Ocean Liner Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in less than 3 hours' time. To this day, the tragedy of the (supposedly) UNSINKABLE Titanic still captures our imagination. On April 15, the news spread that the "unsinkable" Titanic had hit iceberg and sank, but several newspaper editors did not believe the telegraph reports coming in, so they just made up their own versions of the story.
The Christian Science Monitor's headline: "Passengers Safe and Steamer Titanic Taken in Tow."
The London Daily Mail banner read: "Titanic Sunk, No Lives Lost."
Obviously, that's wasn't true. More than 1,500 of the 2,200 passengers died that day, but perhaps the saddest thing was - many of them didn't have to die. A lot of people climbed into the twenty lifeboats, many of which were only half full. Hundreds of people were in the cold water with life preservers and most of them didn't die from drowning; they froze to death. The people in the lifeboats heard the cries of those dying people, but they chose not to go back for fear of capsizing. Only one lifeboat returned - after it was too late. Of the 100s who were in the water, only six people were rescued.
Those who were already saved didn't go back for those who were dying.
Today we've read something that is called "The Great Commission" - Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and 1. make disciples of all nations, 2. baptizing them in the name of the Father and of Son & of Holy Spirit, 3. teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Mt. 28:18-20
These were among the last instructions He gave His followers before ascending to heaven. Essentially, they were told: GO BACK AND RESCUE THE DYING!
Paul says Jesus g ...
Series: Look To The Future
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Matthew 28:18-20
Just before midnight on April 14th, 1915 - the British Ocean Liner Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in less than 3 hours' time. To this day, the tragedy of the (supposedly) UNSINKABLE Titanic still captures our imagination. On April 15, the news spread that the "unsinkable" Titanic had hit iceberg and sank, but several newspaper editors did not believe the telegraph reports coming in, so they just made up their own versions of the story.
The Christian Science Monitor's headline: "Passengers Safe and Steamer Titanic Taken in Tow."
The London Daily Mail banner read: "Titanic Sunk, No Lives Lost."
Obviously, that's wasn't true. More than 1,500 of the 2,200 passengers died that day, but perhaps the saddest thing was - many of them didn't have to die. A lot of people climbed into the twenty lifeboats, many of which were only half full. Hundreds of people were in the cold water with life preservers and most of them didn't die from drowning; they froze to death. The people in the lifeboats heard the cries of those dying people, but they chose not to go back for fear of capsizing. Only one lifeboat returned - after it was too late. Of the 100s who were in the water, only six people were rescued.
Those who were already saved didn't go back for those who were dying.
Today we've read something that is called "The Great Commission" - Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and 1. make disciples of all nations, 2. baptizing them in the name of the Father and of Son & of Holy Spirit, 3. teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Mt. 28:18-20
These were among the last instructions He gave His followers before ascending to heaven. Essentially, they were told: GO BACK AND RESCUE THE DYING!
Paul says Jesus g ...
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