Title Gospel and Vision⑥
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Ⅵ. Strategies for world evangelization (Matthew 28:18-20)
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“Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go 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 observe all that I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the world.”
The resurrected Lord appeared in Galilee and gave the disciples a final command, which is called the Great Commission, and the essence of this command is to make disciples.
1) you go
“You” means trained disciples, and the trained disciples must bear the three major works of Jesus (Matthew 9:35): ① teaching, ② preaching, and ③ healing. Those who receive discipleship training in our church can lead to leaders at school and at work. Let believers gather first to pray, be trained in the Word, and invite unbelievers to hear the gospel.
2) Make disciples of all nations (verse 18).
The gospel is by no means intended only for a particular region, a particular group, or a particular people, but is a command that teaches universal and universal things. A disciple is anyone who has accepted Jesus as their Savior. Disciples are not born by nature, but are trained. But you are not trained to be a disciple. Be a disciple by faith. We are trained to reproduce.
3) What is the meaning of baptism?
A disciple is one who has been crucified with Christ. In other words, the old man dies and the new life comes alive in faith. So don't make my argument. I have to live according to the will of him who lives in me. A disciple of the Lord is a soldier of Christ who is not bound by private life. Disciples do God's will.
4) Teach them to keep everything
To preach the gospel is to teach and understand what the Lord has commanded us to do. And the most important thing is to “keep it” as it is. James said, “Faith without works is dead faith” (James 2:17). Let us be trained and reproductive ministers, fulfill the church's educational mission, and become a church that makes disciples of all nations.
5) Promised to always be with you until the end of the world (under 20)
Our Lord does not leave the evangelist alone; he is with him. He gives power to those who keep the commandments of the Lord and do them. I have no strength alone and I fall, but those who are with the Lord do things that the world cannot handle. When we preach the gospel, He works in me. If you want to experience His workings, you must tell them without being silent. He works powerfully in me when I preach.
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VII. What should I do now?
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1) Life movement must be created (1 John 5:13)
The purpose of writing the Bible is to convince all who have received Jesus, the Son of God and the Christ, that there is eternal life. We believed in the gospel and were born again with the new life of Jesus Christ (John 5:24). We must preach the fact that there is eternal life in Jesus. If I am aware of this and remain silent, it is murder. It corresponds to abandonment of duty (John 3:36). We have eternal life. When we bear witness to the gospel, even unbelievers can believe in Jesus and receive eternal life and be set free from eternal wrath.
2) You must become a spiritual harvester (Matthew 9:37,38)
There are many who are waiting for the gospel, but the Lord lamented that, unfortunately, there are very few workers for the harvest. We should all be harvesters. Indeed, both then and now, this is a time when heavenly workers are urgently needed. It also means that God's workers must be sent by God's election. In other words, workers cannot become themselves just because they want to, but must be chosen entirely by God's providence.
3) We must deliver people by the power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:18,19)
The preaching of the gospel is impossible without the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Not only is it impossible to understand without the guidance of the Holy Spirit, it is impossible to preach what you do not understand. Although the rate of materially poor people accepting the gospel is higher than that of the rich, not all poor people accept the gospel, and not all rich people reject the gospel. All people are living in captivity to something other than God the Creator. The way to enable people to live as human beings is to deliver them from their sins by the power of the Holy Spirit and to receive eternal life. Let us save those who are living miserably from the bondage of the devil by the power of the Holy Spirit.
4) Be confident that it is my mission to be fulfilled until the end of the world (Acts 20:24)
Paul was not at all afraid of losing his life while preaching the gospel. His life had already died on the road to Damascus, and the present life was the life Christ bought. Paul was not caught up in a blind attachment to life. It was in order not to lose the reason for the existence of his life because of his life.
A person with a vision of the gospel must have a strategy for world missions. Those who have the vision of the gospel must start the movement for life, live as a harvester of souls in this age, and pray that many lives will be saved by obeying the great command of the Lord with the power of the Holy Spirit. Please keep in mind that this is not a job to be done, but a mission that we must bear until the end of our lives. (July 10, 2005)