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 […]
Great Commission
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 (pt1 of 4)
On New Year’s Day, not many of you were here, but we talked about the vision for LBC in 2012. What are we going to be about? What are we going to focus on? I mentioned last time that when choosing a vision statement or a mission statement or whatever you want to call it, […]
2012 Vision – The Great Commandment, the Great Commission, and the Good Samaritan (pt3 of 3)
I hope you are beginning to see the thread running throughout Scripture and the pointers to Jesus and the things he emphasized. Now let’s study the context for the Great Commandment and the Great Commission a bit because I think there is a lot we can learn by doing so. Take for example, Mark 12:28-31. […]