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The Powerpoint outlines for this series of lessons on The Great Commission were downloaded from the Duluth, GA Church of Christ website at: http://www.churchofchristduluthga.org/sermons.php
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TEN PARTS IN FIVE CHAPTERS
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20; Acts 1
Part 1
THE GREAT COMMISSION:
The Authority Behind It:
Jesus ChristMatthew 28:18
Luke 24:44John 20:21-23
Acts 1:4-8
Matthew 28:18 NET Then Jesus came up and said
to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me.
The “Son of God,” as
“Creator,” had an original right to all things, to control them and
dispose of them.
John 1:1 NET In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
fully God. 2 The Word was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were created by him, and apart from him not
one thing was created that has been created.
Colossians 1:15 NET He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, 16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him —
all things,
whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether
principalities or powers — all things were created
through him and for him.
17 He himself is before all things and all things are held
together in him.But the universe is put under
him more particularly as Mediator, that he might
redeem his
people; that he might gather a church; that he might defend
his chosen; that he might subdue all their enemies, and
bring them off conquerors and more than conquerors,
Ephesians 1:20 NET This power he exercised in
Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated
him at his right hand in the heavenly realms
21 far above every rule and authority and power and
dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age
but also in the one to come. 22 And God put all things
under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things. 23
Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills
all in all.
1 Corinthians 15:24 NET Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all
rule and all authority
and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26
The last enemy to be eliminated is death. 27 For he
has put everything in subjection
under his feet. (Psalms 8:6) But when it says "everything" has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not
include the one who put everything in subjection
to him. 28 And when all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected
to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God
may be all in all.
John 5:22 NET Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned
all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all people will honor
the Son just as
they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who
sent him.
Philippians 2:5 NET You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, 6 who though he existed in the form of God did not
regard
equality with God as something to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself by taking on the form
of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in
human nature.
8 He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point
of death — even death on a cross! 9 As a result God
exalted him and gave him the name that is above every
name,
10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow — in
heaven and on earth and under the earth — 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
It is in reference to this, doubtless, that he speaks here power or authority committed to him over all things, that he
might redeem, defend, and save the church purchased
with his own blood. His mediatorial government
extends, therefore, over the material world, over angels,
over devils, over wicked men, and over his own people. (Barnes)
Luke 24:44 NET Then he said to them, "These are my words
that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of
Moses and the
prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled."
Jesus created all, then allowed His creation to sacrifice Him for the sins of the ages. What
Authority & Power!
John 20:21 NET So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has
sent me, I also send you." 22 And after he said this, he
breathed on them and
said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are
retained.”
As I was sent to proclaim the truth of the Most High, and to convert sinners to God, I send you for the very same purpose,
clothed with the very same authority, and influenced by the very same Spirit. (Clarke)
Acts 1:4 NET While he was with them, he declared, "Do
not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my
Father promised, which you heard about
from me. 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be
baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." 6 So
when they had gathered together, they began to
ask him, "Lord, is this the time when you are restoring
the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He told them, "You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father
has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you
will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
Not the “power” about which they were concerned (political organization and equipments
for
empire on the order of Rome). Their very question was ample proof of their need of this new “power” (dunamin), to enable
them (from dunamai, to be able), to
grapple with the spread of the gospel in the world. (Robertson’s
Word Pictures)
you will be my witnesses; of the person of Christ, of his deity
and sonship, of his incarnation, his
ministry, and his miracles, of his suffering and death, of his
resurrection from the dead, and his ascension to heaven. This
was to be their work, and what belong to them,
and not to enquire about a temporal kingdom, and the setting up of that, and the
times and seasons of it; their business was to testify of the sufferings of Christ, and the
glory
that followed, and to preach a crucified Jesus, as the only
Saviour of lost sinners: (Gill)
The Obligation:Go
Matthew 28:19Mark 16:15
Acts 1:8
Matthew 28:19a NET Therefore go…
Mark 16:15a NET He said to them,
"Go…
The Place: All the World and Everyone
in ItMatthew 28:19
Mark 16:15Luke 24:47
Acts 1:8
Matthew 28:19a NET Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
Mark 16:15a NET He said to them, "Go into all the world
Luke 24:47 NET …proclaimed in his name to all nations,
beginning from Jerusalem.
Acts 1:8b,c NET …and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the
farthest parts of the earth."
The Method:Teach and Preach
Matthew 28:19Mark 16:15
Luke 24:45-47
Matthew 28:20a NET teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you.
Mark 16:15 NET …preach the gospel to every creature.
The Message: Hear, Believe, Repent, Confess, Be Baptized
Matthew 28:19Mark 16:16Luke 24:47
John 20:28-31
Matthew 28:19 NET Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Mark 16:16 NET The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be
condemned.
Luke 24:47 NET and repentance for the
forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from
Jerusalem.
John 20:28 NET Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my
God!" 29 Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because
you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have
not seen and yet have believed." 30 Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the
presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this
book.
31 But these are recorded so that you may believe that
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by
believing you may have life in his name.
The Act of Obedience:
Baptism
Matthew 28:19Mark 16:16
Matthew 28:19 NET Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Mark 16:16 NET The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be
condemned.
The Perpetuation:Teach
Matthew 28:20Mark 16:19,20
Matthew 28:20 NET teaching them to obey everything I
have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the
age."
The Confirmation: Approved Witnesses
and Miracles
Mark 16:17-20Luke 24:48,49
Acts 1:4-8, 12-26
Luke 24:48 NET You are witnesses of these things. 49 And look, I am sending you
what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from
on high."
The Summation:They Stood Gazing
Acts 1:9-11Luke 24:50-53
Acts 1:9 NET After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him
from their sight.
10 As they were still staring into the sky while he was
going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them 11 and said, "Men of
Galilee, why do you
stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus
who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven."
The Motivation:The Empty Tomb
Matthew 28:1-17Mark 16:1-14Luke 24:1-43John 20:1-31
Acts 1:1-3
Acts 1:1 NET I wrote the former account,
Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had
given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had
chosen. 3 To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many
convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-
day period and spoke about matters concerning the
kingdom of God.