The Big Story of God: Week 6

Living Sent
Verses to Memorize: Matthew 28:18-20

“Shall I tell you what sustained me amidst the toil, the hardship, and the loneliness of my exiled life? It was the promise, ‘Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end.’” –David Livingstone

Jesus basically had three years to pour into His disciples. Three years to insure that they wouldn’t fall away and that they would have the courage to take His message of salvation to the nations. Jesus knew what they would face after He left them. He also knew they would need tremendous courage to sustain them.

Some of Jesus’ Global Actions…
Matthew 4:23-25

Matthew 15:21-25

John 4:5-26

Jesus’ Teaching on His Global Purpose to His Disciples…
Matthew 5:13-14

Matthew 24:1-14

Luke 13:22-30

Jesus gave a Great Commission to His disciples. It’s stated 5 times in the Bible.
Matthew 28:18-20

Mark 16:15-16

Luke 24:44-49

John 20:21-23

Acts 1:8

Notice the theme of blessings/responsibilities

What can we learn by reading these five commandments?

“So today the Holy Ghost, if we would but hear His voice, would call a halt on much of our religious activity and even our revival plans… and the beckoning finger of the ‘Man of Macedonia’ would call us to the new West which has arisen upon the horizon…” –A.B. Simpson