After telling us FIVE times, you'd think we'd get it!
Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 10:46AM Jesus told His followers on five separate occasions His instructions for their mission.
You may know of this "commission" recorded in Matthew 28:18-20. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
But Jesus actually commissioned His disciples (and us as His followers) four other times.
Look these up... John 20:21, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:45-49, and Acts 1:8. Jesus was clear. Take the Gospel, the Good News of God's Kingdom, to everyone! Not just to certain people. Not just when it's easy and comfortable. Not assuming he or she is uninterested.
Be bold, take the initiative, be vocal, help others understand, live out what you've seen and heard.
Who do you know that God has connected you to ... who you feel God nudging you to listen to and enter a God conversation with? Pray for discernment and boldness... and go for it! Let me know what happens.
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