Note from Jesus
I want you to “make disciples.” I want you to “go out” of the security of your own comfort zone, friends, or culture to share My good news with anyone from your neighbors to people of other cultures. I want you to “wash them through baptism” in the name of the “triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” I want you to walk beside these new disciples: “Form them in the practices… that I have taught you, and show them how to follow the commands I have laid down for you.”
These words are commonly called My “Great Commission.” They were my parting words to My closest followers. I shared these words with them shortly before I ascended back to the Father. On Pentecost after My ascension, I sent the Spirit to empower My disciples to fulfill My commission. I have also given the Spirit to empower you to fulfill this same commission. I want all people to know the grace of the Father, the sacrificial love that I have for them, and the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit Who lives inside My disciples.
My charge is a huge challenge. Some of My followers have taken this commission seriously. Others play at fulfilling…
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