I want to end with the final sentence of the Great Commission. The latter half of v20 — “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” I love this promise. There is so much that happens in life that can deflate you. We live in a broken world. We […]
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2012 Vision – Make Disciples of All Nations (pt3 of 4)
Now, we get to the main thrust of the Great Commission, the lone imperative, the command to make disciples. We should be clear from the outset. What is the goal of the disciple making. We are not making disciples who are loyal to us. We are not making disciples who are loyal to LBC. We […]
2012 Vision – Make Disciples of All Nations (pt2 of 4)
Now, reading from v18, it says, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. What is this authority referring to? Jesus is the Son of God from heaven so it makes sense, all authority in heaven has been given to him. What about authority on earth? Who is the authority or […]
2012 Vision – Make Disciples of All Nations (pt1 of 4)
Many things are going through my mind today. It’s my 12 year wedding anniversary today. I got married in the year of the Golden Dragon, Feb 2000, and apparently that is a super lucky year that only comes up once every 60 years. Right before we got married, Jackie and I were going through a […]
2012 Vision – The Life of Jesus and the Good Samaritan (pt4 of 4)
1) Religion is about what you know. Love is about what you do. 2) Religion is reasonable and it doesn’t cost much. Love is full of interruptions and it’s costly. 3) Religion is about justifying oneself. Love is demonstrated by showing mercy to another. 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, […]
2012 Vision – The Life of Jesus and the Good Samaritan (pt3 of 4)
So that completes our bird’s eye view of the life of Jesus. Now with that as the context, I think we are ready to tackle the parable of the Good Samaritan. Let’s read the text. Luke 10:25-37. Tying in the bird eye’s view of Jesus’ life, I want to end with 4 brief observations. And […]