The Commission of the Church - Greg Laurie Devotion - May 13, 2021

 

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Thursday, May 13, 2021 The Commission of the Church "For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe" (1 Corinthians 1:21 NKJV). One thing that both believers and nonbelievers have in common is they're uptight about evangelism. Nonbelievers are uptight about being evangelized, and believers are uptight about evangelizing nonbelievers. However, if we want to grow as Christians, then we must go into all the world and preach the gospel. We call this the Great Commission, and we find two variations of it in the New Testament. Mark's gospel states it this way: "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" (16:15 NKJV). And in Matthew 28 we read, "'Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.' Amen" (verses 19-20 NKJV). So where is Jesus calling us? He's calling us into the world. He's calling us to go to all people everywhere. Because the primary way people come to Jesus is through hearing the gospel. Who is supposed to do this? All of us. Jesus directed these words to all of His followers. Everyone is supposed to do this—not just the so-called professionals such as pastors, evangelists, and missionaries.    CONTINUE READING →

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