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Sermon Notes - May 16, 2021
Luke: The Great Commission - Brian Becker
The Great Commandment
The Great Commission
The Great Collaboration
Acts 1:6-9 (NIV)
Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
John 20:21 (NIV)
…“Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
Acts 1:6-7 (NIV)
Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
Acts 1:8-9 (NIV)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Identity & Purpose
We are pilgrims...
Acts 1:6-9 (NIV)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses…to the ends of the earth.”
We are pilgrims...
We are pilgrims with a purpose.
Revelation 7:9a,10a (NLT)
…I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne…10and they were shouting with a great roar: “Salvation belongs to our God…”
Certainly not just us.
Matthew 28:19a (NIV)T
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations…
Send & Support
Raise Up & Equip
You can use what you have.
You can invite someone to church.
You can share your story.
Luke 5:29-32 (NIV)
Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Use what you have to reach those you love.
You can use what you have.
You can invite someone to church.
John 5:28-30 (NIV)
Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people, “Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” They came out of the town and made their way toward him.
Invite when the time is right.
You can use what you have.
You can invite someone to church.
You can share your story.
John 9:25 (NIV)
He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!”