Sermon Notes
13 August 2006
Audio
Morning Worship
The Great Commission
Part One
THE AUTHORITY BEHIND IT
a. Authority, simply defined, is “the right to exercise power.”
b. In the New Testament, we are clearly and constantly told to respect the authority of Jesus Christ, since He has been given all authority Colossians 3:17
Philippians 2:9-11
Matthew 28:18
II. JESUS Christ is our authority:
A. HE has authority because He is deity Colossians 1:16,17
b. He demonstrated it in His miracles John 20:30,31
c. He demonstrated it in His teaching Matthew 7:28,29
d. He delegated it to His apostles
Acts 1 Acts 2
iii. The apostles preached Jesus:
a. This heading refers to the fact that the apostles knew their authority was delegated so they made it clear the things they taught were from heaven through Jesus the Lord
Acts 2:22-36 Acts 4:9-12
b. We are to follow the same pattern today II TIMOTHY 2:2
iv. The alternative: Another authority?
A. When people began to follow another authority, they quickly fell into apostasy -predicted in I Timothy 4:1-3 II Timothy 3:1 II Timothy 4:5
B. The Old Testament is filled with warnings Isaiah 5:13 Hosea 4:6
c. Following any other authority creates a false faith with terrible results Galatians 1:6-10
v. Objections to the authority of Jesus:
a. In order to undermine or escape the authority of Jesus through His written word, people have invented many objections
b. We need to learn how to recognize them so we can answer them with the “truth in love.”
C. No other authority is reliable in helping people live in a way that is pleasing to God
vi. What does it produce?
a. The authority of Jesus will produce today exactly what it produced from the beginning of the Christian era.
1. It produced unity in answer to the Lord’s prayer John 17:20,21 Ephesians 4:1-16 Romans 15:6
I Corinthians 1:10
2. It produced the fruit of the spirit in the lives of the saints Galatians 5:22,23
II Peter 1:5-7
More to follow …
Evening Worship
The Great Commission
Part Two
THE OBLIGATION: GO
Introduction:
a. The five accounts of the Great Commission are in:
Luke 24
John 20 Mark 16 Acts 1
b. We will be discussing six points concerning the importance of the second part of the Great Commission
I. Whom does it mean?
a. This obligation was first given to the apostles - They obeyed God rather than men Acts 2:1-47
Acts 5:29-32
b.The early church a also went everywhere with the gospel Acts 8:4 Acts 17:6
c. Today, this obligation is mine I Peter 3:15
II. Why should we go?
a. We should go because Our savior said so Colossians 3:17 I John 5:3
b. We should go because we love the truth John 8:32 John 17:17 Psalm 1 Psalm 119 Ephesians 4:15
c. We should go because we love souls Ezekiel 3:17-21 Luke 19:10
Matthew 16:26
John 15:13
d. We should go because we want to put first things first Matthew 6:33
I John 2:15-17 Colossians 3:1-17
III Who said to go?
a. It is the Father’s plan for all people to hear His will Isaiah 2:2-4 Ephesians 3:10,11
b. Jesus specifically gave the command to “Go” in the Great Commission
c. The Holy Spirit inspired the written message which says, “Go”
II Timothy 3:16,17
I Corinthians 2:1-16
IV. How should we go?
a. a. There is no single method given, so we have the right to go in any Biblically lawful and expedient way
b. This means we can go by foot, animal, car, plane, mail, internet, print, TV, radio, etc.
But we must “GO”!
V When should we go?
a The going should be after preparation [or during it]
II Timothy 2:15
I Timothy 4:16
II Corinthians 13:5
b. The going should be NOW – more than sixty million people will die in 2006
VI. What am I doing about it?
more to follow ...
