The Great Commission

Matthew 28:19, Go ye therefore, and teach all nations. . .

Mark 16:15, And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Acts 1:8, But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

The command to evangelize the world is called the Great Commission. It is the last order Christ gave to His church before ascending up into Heaven. This mission is given to every disciple.

I. Teach & Preach
All Christians are have the duty to spread the gospel - “Go Ye”. Christian are witnesses of Christ to all nations and every creature.

II. Home & Abroad
Believers must bear witness to the truth in this world. This witness starts at home - Jerusalem and Judaea. It spreads out from there and reaches out - Samaria and the Uttermost Part of the Earth.

III. Return of The King
The Great Commission is the main purpose of the Church until she is reunited with her Savior. The history of the world is the history of the Holy Spirit and Church spreading the Word of God. For the most part, the Gospel has spread in a westward direction. Starting from Jerusalem, it quickly moved to Asia Minor, the Mediterranean and Europe being carried by Roman converts. The churches evangelism was re-ignited with the translation of the King James Bible during the Renaissance. From England, Christians moved across the Atlantic to the New World. America was established on Christian principles The Great Missionary Movement of the 18th and 19th century grew for England and America. Missionaries like William Carey to India, Adorniam Judson to Burma and Hudson Taylor who founded the China Inland Missions. There are many others like C. T. Studd & Livingston who took the gospel to the Far East and Africa.

The mission of the Church will be completed before the coming of her King - that is the Second Coming. There remains but one mission fields that must be opened to and evangelized to complete the mission. The Middle East and the Persian region of the world is the Last Great Mission Field. Again, the history of the world is the history of the Holy Spirit and the Great Commission. I have no doubt that the strength of the United States is granted because of the missionary mindedness of the Christian in this country. While it was not the President intention to evangelize the Muslim world, I pray that the countries of Afghanistan and Iraq will be opened to the Gospel. Lord willing this area will accept the preaching and teaching of the Word be for the Lord of Lord and King of Kings returns.

Acts 1:11, ... , Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

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posted by rjsc at 5/07/2005  |  1 comment(s)