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The Great
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Dr. George Patterson (Originating Author)
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Pray that God will use you to mobilize His people to reach out and
extend His kingdom.
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In Matthew 28:18-20 Christ gives us His GREAT COMMISSION.
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All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
me. 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 will be
with you always, to the very end of the age.
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PRACTICAL WORK
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• Teach the believers in your church or group the three parts of
the Great Commission of Christ in Matthew 28:18-20:
- His Authority. 008-073
- His Command. 008-074
- His Promise.
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• Mobilize the members of your church or group to witness to
their own friends and relatives and to teach them to obey all
that Christ has commanded. He commands seven basic things:
- Repent and believe. (Mark 1:15) 008-077
- Be baptized. (Mark 16:16) 008-078
- Love God and others. (Matthew 22 37-39) 008-079
- Pray and feed on the Word of God. (Matthew 4:4,
Matthew 6:5-13) 008-080
- Give. (Matthew 6:19-20) 008-081
- Celebrate the Lord’s Supper. (Luke 22:17-20) 008-082
- Make disciples; evangelize and teach obedience to the
Lord’s commands. (Matthew 28:18-20)
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• Thank and encourage those who persevere in witnessing.
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Write in your own words what the Lord commands us in the Great The Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 deals with how we
Commission. make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Great Commission has three parts:

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• The Authority of Christ. 008-006
• The Command of Christ. 008-007
• The Promise of Christ.
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THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST

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Here Christ announces His authority:
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“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
(Matthew 28:18)
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We obey Jesus Christ because He is our: 008-013

F Supreme Commander. 008-014
F Tolerant Counselor.
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 THE COMMAND OF CHRIST Christ orders us to witness in order to make disciples. 008-062

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Here the Lord commands His disciples: F No.

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“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing

them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the In Matthew 28:18-20, the Lord commands us to go to neglected

Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have people, to make disciples. What two things do we do with them to

commanded you.” make disciples? 008-065

(Matthew 28:19-20)
1.
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The Great Commission is: 008-020

2.
F a powerful command. 008-021
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F a weak invitation.
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Christ sends us to make disciples, baptizing them, first, and teaching
Why make such a fuss about going out to them to keep all His commands. In the New Testament repentance
evangelize! If the people want to be saved,
they’ll come to the services by themselves. and baptism always went together.
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The Lord
orders us to go
out and seek the Note: Some persons fall away after their baptism. If they come back
lost. An to the Lord, we do not normally baptize them over again.
obedient church
never stops Follow the practice of your church to receive them again into
evangelizing in the membership.
homes or public
places. 008-069
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Does this include the neighborhoods nearby? 008-050 THE PROMISE OF CHRIST
F Yes. 008-051 008-025
F No. The Lord promises to accompany His disciples:
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Christ wants His church to reach the most “And surely I will be with
remote village, to foreign countries, and to you always, to the very end
nearby neighborhoods to make disciples. of the age.”
F Yes. 008-054 008-027
F No.
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Are you going to your neighbors to witness to them about Jesus Holy Spirit He: 008-028
Christ? 008-056 F lets us work on our own. 008-029
F Yes. 008-057 F accompanies us always.
F No. 008-030
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The Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 has three parts. The

It is a command to confess our Savior before men. He sends us to Lord’s authority, His command and His promise:
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F make disciples of Christ. 008-060 1. Christ declares His supreme authority. (verse 18)
F show that we are holier than they. 008-032
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3. Christ promises to accompany us. (verse 20)
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 CHRIST IS THE LORD OF OUR LIVES The disciple of Christ does not simply “accept” Christ. He also

008-035 keeps all His commands. A disciple follows his master in everything.

He commands us to take the gospel to the whole world. He does not The follower of Christ is baptized and obeys all things that the Lord

use soft words as a counselor. He uses the strong words of a serious commands.

command. He does not beg us: “Please go if you like...” Rather, He 008-042

says: “Go! And make disciples...”

008-036 “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in

In His Great Commission Christ speaks to us with the words of a: the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and

F submissive helper. 008-038 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
F supreme commander. surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age.”

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Christ is our Lord who expects us to obey His commands in love. In Matthew 28:18-20 the Lord sends us to all nations and peoples.

He said: “All power is given unto me in heaven and on earth.” Does this include the most remote village in our country? 008-044

That is authority! F Yes. 008-045

008-040 F No.
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There is no other captain or leader with more power. Christ has all
power. With this authority He commands us: “Go and make dis- Does this include remote people groups in foreign countries?

ciples of all nations, baptizing them... and teaching them to keep F Yes. 008-048

all things that I have commanded.” F No.

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