WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.540 Would you open up your Bibles now 00:00:04.540 --> 00:00:06.679 and would you read with me 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:08.640 Matthew chapter 28? 00:00:12.380 --> 00:00:14.380 Robin's going to put it up on the screen behind me 00:00:14.380 --> 00:00:15.300 if she hasn't already. 00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:18.179 Children, rooted. 00:00:19.519 --> 00:00:21.780 Children, please go to your King's Kids classes. 00:00:22.420 --> 00:00:24.740 Thank you for getting up and leaving first to remind me. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:31.699 You need to know your cues. 00:00:36.020 --> 00:00:38.000 This is our risen Lord Jesus speaking. 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:41.299 Would you give Him your full attention? 00:00:45.299 --> 00:00:47.100 And Jesus came and said to them, 00:00:48.340 --> 00:00:53.920 all authority in heaven and on earth 00:00:53.920 --> 00:00:55.179 has been given to me. 00:00:57.320 --> 00:00:58.980 Go, therefore. 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:01.820 And make disciples of all nations, 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:03.679 baptizing them in the name of the Father 00:01:03.679 --> 00:01:05.420 and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:09.019 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:09.560 And behold, 00:01:10.659 --> 00:01:13.040 I am with you 00:01:13.040 --> 00:01:14.599 always 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:17.420 to the end of the age. 00:01:17.799 --> 00:01:19.659 May God bless the reading of His Word. 00:01:19.659 --> 00:01:24.539 If I polled all of you right now 00:01:24.539 --> 00:01:26.719 and asked you, 00:01:26.979 --> 00:01:28.219 do you believe in the Great Commission? 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:30.159 Yes or no? 00:01:32.219 --> 00:01:35.019 I'm guessing most everybody in the room would say, 00:01:35.420 --> 00:01:35.840 yes, 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:37.500 I believe 00:01:37.500 --> 00:01:39.979 that Jesus has sent His disciples 00:01:39.979 --> 00:01:42.039 to go to the nations and make disciples. 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:44.640 But we all know there's this gap 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:46.740 between what we profess 00:01:46.740 --> 00:01:49.380 and what we practice. 00:01:50.460 --> 00:01:51.660 So here's the question. 00:01:52.920 --> 00:01:54.800 This is to put some dissonance in you. 00:01:56.800 --> 00:01:58.900 Why are there so many people 00:01:58.900 --> 00:02:01.180 who profess 00:02:01.180 --> 00:02:03.520 to be disciples of Jesus, 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.460 who agree with the Great Commission, 00:02:06.459 --> 00:02:09.819 and yet they are not actively 00:02:09.819 --> 00:02:12.099 carrying out the Great Commission? 00:02:13.239 --> 00:02:15.400 They're not moving people towards Jesus. 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:18.259 Why is it 00:02:18.259 --> 00:02:21.840 that people aren't moving people 00:02:21.840 --> 00:02:24.379 towards Jesus very purposely? 00:02:24.560 --> 00:02:25.659 Now why is that? 00:02:28.659 --> 00:02:30.500 The elders of Christ the King Church 00:02:30.500 --> 00:02:32.659 have spent over a year 00:02:32.659 --> 00:02:35.840 wrestling with this question. 00:02:36.460 --> 00:02:41.300 And first with regard to ourselves. 00:02:42.500 --> 00:02:44.800 This book that we've been referencing a lot, 00:02:44.900 --> 00:02:45.840 The Vine Project, 00:02:46.500 --> 00:02:47.340 phase two 00:02:47.340 --> 00:02:50.000 is to evaluate yourself 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:51.520 in light of all of these convictions 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:52.659 that we've been walking through. 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:54.939 And each and every one of our elders 00:02:54.939 --> 00:02:56.600 has evaluated themselves 00:02:56.600 --> 00:02:58.240 and seen the gap 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:01.000 between our profession and our practice. 00:03:01.920 --> 00:03:03.319 Phase two of The Vine Project 00:03:03.319 --> 00:03:05.159 is evaluating the church. 00:03:06.460 --> 00:03:07.860 We've seen a gap 00:03:07.860 --> 00:03:09.820 between our profession 00:03:09.820 --> 00:03:10.580 of the Great Commission 00:03:10.580 --> 00:03:11.700 and the practice 00:03:11.700 --> 00:03:12.640 of the Great Commission. 00:03:13.100 --> 00:03:14.000 There's a disconnect. 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:17.780 There's a disconnect 00:03:17.780 --> 00:03:20.920 between what we say is true 00:03:20.920 --> 00:03:24.040 and living out that truth. 00:03:24.039 --> 00:03:26.560 There's a disconnect 00:03:26.560 --> 00:03:28.000 between saying we believe 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:29.199 in these words of Jesus 00:03:29.199 --> 00:03:31.120 and actually obeying them. 00:03:34.780 --> 00:03:35.759 It's the difference 00:03:35.759 --> 00:03:37.759 that I've been trying to describe 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:38.919 as the difference 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:41.099 between a biblical affirmation, 00:03:41.340 --> 00:03:42.120 yes that's true, 00:03:42.439 --> 00:03:43.840 and a biblical conviction. 00:03:43.840 --> 00:03:46.439 I must act on that truth. 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:56.900 Last week I shared the story 00:03:56.900 --> 00:03:59.000 of watching in Ocean City 00:03:59.000 --> 00:03:59.840 as a young man 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:02.640 the building of a boardwalk, 00:04:03.199 --> 00:04:04.759 of a sledgehammer 00:04:04.759 --> 00:04:07.039 driving down a wood pylon 00:04:07.039 --> 00:04:08.000 through the sand 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:09.340 all the way down to bedrock. 00:04:09.340 --> 00:04:12.180 And multiple of these pylons 00:04:12.180 --> 00:04:13.099 were driven down 00:04:13.099 --> 00:04:15.000 and there's this interconnected 00:04:15.000 --> 00:04:16.920 boardwalk built on top. 00:04:17.740 --> 00:04:18.600 Brothers and sisters, 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:20.660 we're not building a boardwalk. 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:23.019 We're building a church culture 00:04:23.019 --> 00:04:24.579 of disciple making. 00:04:25.620 --> 00:04:27.060 And that culture 00:04:27.060 --> 00:04:28.639 is built upon 00:04:28.639 --> 00:04:30.100 these biblical convictions 00:04:30.100 --> 00:04:31.579 that we've been working through. 00:04:33.100 --> 00:04:33.980 Conviction one, 00:04:34.980 --> 00:04:36.040 why make disciples? 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:38.200 And for that conviction, 00:04:39.080 --> 00:04:40.420 we have a diagram. 00:04:41.460 --> 00:04:42.060 Are you with me? 00:04:44.500 --> 00:04:45.340 Is that up? 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:47.620 Remember this diagram? 00:04:48.900 --> 00:04:49.500 Conviction one, 00:04:49.580 --> 00:04:50.340 why make disciples? 00:04:51.160 --> 00:04:52.860 There is first and foremost 00:04:52.860 --> 00:04:56.360 the triune God, 00:04:57.180 --> 00:04:59.100 Father, Son, Holy Spirit 00:04:59.100 --> 00:05:00.820 who is reigning over all things. 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:03.200 And then, 00:05:03.620 --> 00:05:05.660 there is this big plan 00:05:05.660 --> 00:05:08.060 for the fullness of time. 00:05:09.100 --> 00:05:11.120 And at the end of that plan, 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:13.160 all things, 00:05:13.280 --> 00:05:14.860 God is moving all things 00:05:14.860 --> 00:05:17.060 to that day 00:05:17.060 --> 00:05:20.260 where Jesus sits upon His throne. 00:05:21.840 --> 00:05:23.640 And He's going to judge 00:05:23.640 --> 00:05:26.040 all people everywhere. 00:05:27.200 --> 00:05:28.480 That's Matthew 25. 00:05:29.620 --> 00:05:31.940 At the center of this plan, 00:05:32.640 --> 00:05:34.460 remember this is a Christocentric plan, 00:05:34.459 --> 00:05:36.379 is the cross. 00:05:37.479 --> 00:05:39.239 And it's this cross 00:05:39.239 --> 00:05:40.680 through which God 00:05:40.680 --> 00:05:42.579 is pouring out grace 00:05:42.579 --> 00:05:44.379 upon sinners. 00:05:45.959 --> 00:05:47.039 This plan 00:05:47.039 --> 00:05:48.599 is not just Christocentric, 00:05:48.759 --> 00:05:50.459 it's a people-moving plan. 00:05:51.279 --> 00:05:51.939 Do you remember this? 00:05:52.919 --> 00:05:53.859 We've got people, 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:54.839 oh man, 00:05:55.000 --> 00:05:55.719 I'm getting bad. 00:05:57.159 --> 00:05:58.379 We've got people 00:05:58.379 --> 00:05:59.919 living in the DOD, 00:06:00.279 --> 00:06:01.979 not the Department of Defense, 00:06:01.980 --> 00:06:04.040 the domain of darkness, 00:06:04.860 --> 00:06:06.100 running away from God. 00:06:07.040 --> 00:06:07.740 And God, 00:06:07.900 --> 00:06:08.540 in His mercy 00:06:08.540 --> 00:06:09.540 and His grace, 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:10.800 is calling people 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:12.200 and flipping them 00:06:12.200 --> 00:06:14.000 by His grace, 00:06:14.480 --> 00:06:15.939 God's power to save 00:06:15.939 --> 00:06:17.120 through the cross of Jesus. 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:19.020 And He's flipping people 00:06:19.020 --> 00:06:20.620 and giving them new life. 00:06:21.160 --> 00:06:22.680 And now they run together 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:24.000 for Jesus. 00:06:24.000 --> 00:06:27.000 this is the 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:29.899 kingdom of light. 00:06:31.800 --> 00:06:33.199 It's a people-moving plan. 00:06:33.300 --> 00:06:34.459 It's a disciple-making plan. 00:06:35.800 --> 00:06:37.160 And we also know 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:37.860 that God, 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:38.819 through this plan, 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:41.220 is making worshipers 00:06:41.220 --> 00:06:42.480 all around the throne 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:43.660 from every tribe, 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:44.100 tongue, 00:06:44.420 --> 00:06:45.019 and nation 00:06:45.019 --> 00:06:45.759 in the world. 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:47.279 And He's doing that right now. 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:49.279 He's doing it right now. 00:06:49.420 --> 00:06:50.839 People praising Him, 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:52.399 surrounding Him in glory. 00:06:52.399 --> 00:06:53.919 It starts even now 00:06:53.919 --> 00:06:54.699 in us. 00:06:55.539 --> 00:06:56.699 This group of people 00:06:56.699 --> 00:06:57.299 right here, 00:06:58.219 --> 00:06:59.159 that's us. 00:07:00.120 --> 00:07:01.199 Those who've been 00:07:01.199 --> 00:07:02.719 called by God's grace 00:07:02.719 --> 00:07:03.620 to follow Jesus, 00:07:03.859 --> 00:07:05.219 to lay down 00:07:05.219 --> 00:07:06.479 our lives daily, 00:07:06.679 --> 00:07:08.120 to learn from Jesus, 00:07:08.279 --> 00:07:09.239 to live for Jesus, 00:07:09.539 --> 00:07:12.819 to become like Jesus 00:07:12.819 --> 00:07:13.719 because we love Him. 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:15.319 So conviction number one, 00:07:15.379 --> 00:07:16.079 why make disciples? 00:07:16.219 --> 00:07:17.439 God's got a huge plan. 00:07:18.239 --> 00:07:19.679 And He's carrying it right now 00:07:19.679 --> 00:07:20.899 all around the world. 00:07:20.899 --> 00:07:23.099 and He's flipping those 00:07:23.099 --> 00:07:24.620 who are running away from Him 00:07:24.620 --> 00:07:25.959 and transferring from 00:07:25.959 --> 00:07:27.459 the dominion of darkness 00:07:27.459 --> 00:07:28.939 and transferring them 00:07:28.939 --> 00:07:29.599 into the kingdom 00:07:29.599 --> 00:07:30.659 of His beloved Son. 00:07:32.239 --> 00:07:33.199 That's conviction one. 00:07:34.459 --> 00:07:35.579 We get to join God 00:07:35.579 --> 00:07:36.620 in His work. 00:07:36.859 --> 00:07:37.419 Conviction two, 00:07:37.500 --> 00:07:38.219 what is a disciple? 00:07:38.620 --> 00:07:39.899 Mark chapter eight. 00:07:40.859 --> 00:07:41.319 Jesus says, 00:07:41.459 --> 00:07:42.779 if anyone would come after me, 00:07:43.319 --> 00:07:44.060 He must, 00:07:44.179 --> 00:07:45.179 He must 00:07:45.179 --> 00:07:46.679 lay down His life, 00:07:46.879 --> 00:07:47.879 take up His cross, 00:07:48.099 --> 00:07:49.039 and follow me. 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:50.720 We lay down our lives 00:07:50.720 --> 00:07:52.840 in order to learn from, 00:07:53.319 --> 00:07:54.160 live for, 00:07:54.780 --> 00:07:56.800 become like Jesus 00:07:56.800 --> 00:07:58.180 all because we love Him. 00:07:59.400 --> 00:08:00.120 Conviction three, 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:01.340 how do we make disciples? 00:08:01.480 --> 00:08:02.379 That's the four Ps. 00:08:02.980 --> 00:08:04.439 The proclamation of God's Word, 00:08:04.900 --> 00:08:05.820 the prayerful dependence 00:08:05.820 --> 00:08:06.680 on the Holy Spirit, 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:08.660 people are God's fellow workers, 00:08:08.800 --> 00:08:09.740 we're all in this together, 00:08:09.840 --> 00:08:10.420 your conversion 00:08:10.420 --> 00:08:11.439 was your commissioning, 00:08:11.879 --> 00:08:13.980 as well as the final P, 00:08:14.400 --> 00:08:16.120 perseverance step by step. 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:17.860 Hey, making disciples 00:08:17.860 --> 00:08:19.160 is hard work. 00:08:20.620 --> 00:08:22.079 It takes time and effort, 00:08:22.620 --> 00:08:23.439 long suffering. 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:28.379 Conviction four is, 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:29.360 who makes disciples? 00:08:29.780 --> 00:08:31.280 I pointed you to Ephesians 4, 00:08:31.319 --> 00:08:32.100 11 through 16. 00:08:33.080 --> 00:08:33.700 We do. 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:35.080 Remember, 00:08:35.580 --> 00:08:37.060 going to the Christ the King Church 00:08:37.060 --> 00:08:37.519 website, 00:08:38.060 --> 00:08:38.940 you click on the 00:08:38.940 --> 00:08:39.899 Christ the King Church 00:08:39.899 --> 00:08:41.080 ministry staff, 00:08:41.460 --> 00:08:43.899 and it's person after person, 00:08:44.039 --> 00:08:44.899 the regular attenders 00:08:44.899 --> 00:08:46.039 and members of this church. 00:08:46.620 --> 00:08:49.220 Y'all are God's ministry staff 00:08:49.220 --> 00:08:50.559 here at Christ the King Church. 00:08:51.059 --> 00:08:52.840 We are equipping the saints 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:54.159 for the works of ministry. 00:08:55.539 --> 00:08:56.419 Conviction five, 00:08:59.639 --> 00:09:00.899 where are disciples made? 00:09:01.100 --> 00:09:02.199 That's the last conviction. 00:09:03.539 --> 00:09:04.699 That's the last conviction 00:09:04.699 --> 00:09:05.899 of this series 00:09:05.899 --> 00:09:06.720 at the heart 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:08.139 of the revision series. 00:09:08.399 --> 00:09:10.500 It's where are disciples made? 00:09:10.559 --> 00:09:11.740 And if you're following along 00:09:11.740 --> 00:09:12.460 in your notes 00:09:12.460 --> 00:09:13.220 on your bulletin, 00:09:13.220 --> 00:09:15.580 we're now at 00:09:15.580 --> 00:09:17.379 revision conviction five, 00:09:17.620 --> 00:09:18.180 the claim. 00:09:18.759 --> 00:09:19.420 Here it is. 00:09:19.980 --> 00:09:20.800 It's nine words. 00:09:22.660 --> 00:09:23.940 Wherever there are disciples, 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:26.779 there must be disciple making. 00:09:28.100 --> 00:09:29.660 Wherever there are disciples, 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:32.899 there must be disciple making. 00:09:33.080 --> 00:09:35.000 Wherever there is the church, 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:36.899 a community of disciples, 00:09:37.800 --> 00:09:39.700 there must be moving people 00:09:39.700 --> 00:09:40.580 towards Jesus, 00:09:41.259 --> 00:09:42.759 non-Christians and Christians alike. 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:45.120 And so this morning, 00:09:45.220 --> 00:09:47.600 I want to show you 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:49.120 the four greats 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:51.519 coming out of the Great Commission 00:09:51.519 --> 00:09:53.200 in Matthew chapter 28, 00:09:53.860 --> 00:09:54.840 18 through 20. 00:09:55.759 --> 00:09:57.500 So if you now would look back 00:09:57.500 --> 00:09:58.600 to Matthew 28, 00:09:59.679 --> 00:10:00.740 our review is over. 00:10:02.379 --> 00:10:03.899 Let's get into God's Word 00:10:03.899 --> 00:10:05.360 so that we can see 00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:08.519 where disciples are to be made. 00:10:08.519 --> 00:10:11.019 wherever there are disciples, 00:10:11.899 --> 00:10:13.220 there must be disciple making. 00:10:14.819 --> 00:10:15.579 Number one, 00:10:16.000 --> 00:10:16.819 the first great, 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:19.419 His great authority over us. 00:10:19.480 --> 00:10:21.179 We see this in chapter 28, 00:10:21.539 --> 00:10:22.079 18, 00:10:22.319 --> 00:10:23.759 all authority in heaven and earth 00:10:23.759 --> 00:10:24.799 has been given to me. 00:10:25.299 --> 00:10:26.399 Those are the words of Jesus. 00:10:27.740 --> 00:10:29.379 After Jesus has been raised 00:10:29.379 --> 00:10:30.000 from the dead, 00:10:30.399 --> 00:10:32.000 He has gathered His disciples 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:33.539 to speak His final words 00:10:33.539 --> 00:10:34.419 before His ascension. 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:36.740 We all know the importance 00:10:36.740 --> 00:10:37.899 of final words, right? 00:10:39.899 --> 00:10:42.480 Central to these final words 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:44.419 is a command in verse 19. 00:10:44.419 --> 00:10:45.279 It's the command, 00:10:45.500 --> 00:10:46.419 make disciples. 00:10:46.879 --> 00:10:47.899 That's the heartbeat 00:10:47.899 --> 00:10:49.039 of the Great Commission. 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:52.259 But here in verse 18, 00:10:52.700 --> 00:10:55.379 Jesus prefaces that command 00:10:55.379 --> 00:10:57.080 with something that's very important. 00:10:57.080 --> 00:11:00.580 It's an appeal to His authority. 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:02.780 What is authority? 00:11:04.300 --> 00:11:05.980 Well, this is a little roughshod, 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:07.500 but authority is the right 00:11:07.500 --> 00:11:08.820 to tell you what to do 00:11:08.820 --> 00:11:10.440 and expect you to obey it. 00:11:11.780 --> 00:11:13.100 That's what authority is. 00:11:13.759 --> 00:11:15.300 The right to require something 00:11:15.300 --> 00:11:16.460 of your life. 00:11:17.560 --> 00:11:19.080 And Jesus has all authority 00:11:19.080 --> 00:11:19.840 in heaven and earth. 00:11:20.220 --> 00:11:22.500 He can require all of your life. 00:11:22.500 --> 00:11:27.580 Our government has the authority 00:11:27.580 --> 00:11:29.299 and right to require its citizens 00:11:29.299 --> 00:11:30.179 to pay taxes 00:11:30.179 --> 00:11:31.460 and penalize you if you don't. 00:11:33.179 --> 00:11:35.360 Our city's police officers 00:11:35.360 --> 00:11:36.580 have the right to pull you over 00:11:36.580 --> 00:11:37.220 if you're speeding 00:11:37.220 --> 00:11:39.039 and write a ticket for you. 00:11:41.940 --> 00:11:43.100 If you're an employee, 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:44.779 your employer has the right 00:11:44.779 --> 00:11:47.100 to require job performance of you 00:11:47.100 --> 00:11:48.379 and pay you accordingly. 00:11:48.379 --> 00:11:51.720 Growing up, 00:11:51.820 --> 00:11:53.059 our parents had the right 00:11:53.059 --> 00:11:56.220 to tell us to make our beds, 00:11:57.179 --> 00:11:58.340 to bathe, 00:11:59.779 --> 00:12:01.580 to finish our vegetables, 00:12:02.580 --> 00:12:05.220 to be considerate of our siblings 00:12:05.220 --> 00:12:06.659 and spank us if we didn't. 00:12:10.480 --> 00:12:11.840 In all of these examples, 00:12:12.919 --> 00:12:14.940 it's a limited authority. 00:12:14.940 --> 00:12:18.480 When you look at the scope 00:12:18.480 --> 00:12:19.620 of Jesus' authority, 00:12:20.680 --> 00:12:22.760 all authority in heaven 00:12:22.760 --> 00:12:24.140 and on earth 00:12:24.140 --> 00:12:25.440 has been given to me. 00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:27.560 What you need to realize, 00:12:27.700 --> 00:12:29.780 He has full and complete authority 00:12:29.780 --> 00:12:31.640 over all of creation. 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:34.460 He has the right to require 00:12:34.460 --> 00:12:35.720 His will to be done 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:38.380 from everyone and everything. 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:41.960 I don't think there's a better picture 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:43.220 of His authority 00:12:43.220 --> 00:12:44.240 than the throne. 00:12:45.400 --> 00:12:47.280 In Matthew chapter 25, 00:12:48.420 --> 00:12:49.380 Jesus pictures Himself 00:12:49.380 --> 00:12:51.300 as this King on the throne 00:12:51.300 --> 00:12:52.860 at the end of time 00:12:52.860 --> 00:12:54.600 on that day 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:56.120 and all of His angels 00:12:56.120 --> 00:12:57.320 assemble before Him 00:12:57.320 --> 00:12:59.860 every person that has ever lived 00:12:59.860 --> 00:13:01.080 on the face of the earth 00:13:01.080 --> 00:13:02.700 and He judges them 00:13:02.700 --> 00:13:03.940 and separates them 00:13:03.940 --> 00:13:05.120 as the sheep from the goat. 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:06.400 Do you know what that's a picture of? 00:13:08.160 --> 00:13:08.680 Authority. 00:13:08.679 --> 00:13:08.799 authority. 00:13:11.000 --> 00:13:12.379 He has the right 00:13:12.379 --> 00:13:15.079 to judge all. 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:17.979 All will give an account to Him. 00:13:19.639 --> 00:13:21.219 In 2 Corinthians 5.10, 00:13:21.799 --> 00:13:23.000 it's true of us Christians. 00:13:24.959 --> 00:13:25.699 Paul says, 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:26.979 For we must all appear 00:13:26.979 --> 00:13:28.559 before the judgment seat of Christ 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:29.519 so that each one 00:13:29.519 --> 00:13:30.679 may receive what is due 00:13:30.679 --> 00:13:32.039 for what he has done in the body, 00:13:32.859 --> 00:13:33.879 whether good or evil. 00:13:33.879 --> 00:13:38.360 When Jesus prefaces a command 00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:39.700 with this appeal 00:13:39.700 --> 00:13:41.120 to all of His authority 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:43.939 in terms of the last words 00:13:43.939 --> 00:13:45.419 before He ascends, 00:13:45.820 --> 00:13:46.740 you've got to realize 00:13:46.740 --> 00:13:48.379 whatever He's going to say next 00:13:48.379 --> 00:13:49.460 in terms of His command, 00:13:49.840 --> 00:13:51.220 it is super important 00:13:51.220 --> 00:13:52.779 to the risen Jesus. 00:13:53.919 --> 00:13:55.939 It's of utmost importance. 00:13:55.940 --> 00:13:57.060 And you've got to feel 00:13:57.060 --> 00:13:58.920 the weight of His authority. 00:14:02.620 --> 00:14:05.700 Jesus has unlimited right 00:14:05.700 --> 00:14:07.820 to require our total obedience 00:14:07.820 --> 00:14:08.480 to Him. 00:14:10.300 --> 00:14:11.520 So here's the question 00:14:11.520 --> 00:14:12.960 I want you to start asking yourself. 00:14:14.040 --> 00:14:16.020 Are you thinking about that day? 00:14:17.340 --> 00:14:19.220 Are you thinking about that day 00:14:19.220 --> 00:14:20.460 when you'll stand before Him? 00:14:21.520 --> 00:14:23.360 That day when you'll give an account 00:14:23.360 --> 00:14:25.140 for your life to Him 00:14:25.139 --> 00:14:26.779 and specifically, 00:14:27.620 --> 00:14:28.699 on that day, 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:29.720 you will give an account 00:14:29.720 --> 00:14:31.580 for how you've been moving people 00:14:31.580 --> 00:14:32.299 towards Jesus. 00:14:33.799 --> 00:14:36.319 That's of utmost importance to Him. 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:42.120 You need to think about today 00:14:42.120 --> 00:14:44.759 in light of that day. 00:14:46.259 --> 00:14:48.580 Now, when we think about 00:14:48.580 --> 00:14:50.580 moving from being a disciple of Jesus 00:14:50.580 --> 00:14:54.059 to being disciple makers for Jesus, 00:14:54.059 --> 00:14:55.859 here's how that works. 00:14:57.039 --> 00:14:58.239 No longer do you 00:14:58.239 --> 00:15:00.119 just think about yourself 00:15:00.119 --> 00:15:01.799 standing before Jesus 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:02.739 on that day. 00:15:03.419 --> 00:15:05.059 You start thinking about other people 00:15:05.059 --> 00:15:06.339 standing before Jesus 00:15:06.339 --> 00:15:07.159 on that day. 00:15:07.699 --> 00:15:09.179 You start to be burdened 00:15:09.179 --> 00:15:10.219 for other people 00:15:10.219 --> 00:15:12.199 that they stand before Jesus 00:15:12.199 --> 00:15:13.179 on that day 00:15:13.179 --> 00:15:14.719 and be able to say, 00:15:15.079 --> 00:15:15.959 I've given it all for you. 00:15:16.659 --> 00:15:17.819 To hear Him say, 00:15:18.319 --> 00:15:19.399 come into the joy of your Master. 00:15:19.399 --> 00:15:24.959 It changes the way. 00:15:25.059 --> 00:15:25.939 When you start getting 00:15:25.939 --> 00:15:27.620 a disciple making mentality, 00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:28.879 it changes the way 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:30.259 to see yourself, 00:15:30.699 --> 00:15:31.899 the people in your home, 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:33.620 the people in your church, 00:15:34.740 --> 00:15:37.559 your non-believing friends 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:38.939 and family and co-workers. 00:15:40.939 --> 00:15:42.419 Speaking pastorally, 00:15:42.419 --> 00:15:44.899 my desire 00:15:44.899 --> 00:15:47.179 is that every one of you 00:15:47.179 --> 00:15:49.519 stand before the Lord Jesus Christ 00:15:49.519 --> 00:15:50.679 on that day 00:15:50.679 --> 00:15:53.099 with as little regret 00:15:53.099 --> 00:15:54.439 as possible 00:15:54.439 --> 00:15:57.599 and with greatest amount of joy. 00:16:03.599 --> 00:16:05.500 When we read about Jesus' 00:16:05.740 --> 00:16:06.360 great authority, 00:16:06.539 --> 00:16:08.419 you need to feel the weight of that. 00:16:08.419 --> 00:16:12.439 His great authority over us. 00:16:14.059 --> 00:16:15.259 But He also makes, 00:16:15.740 --> 00:16:16.360 number two, 00:16:17.579 --> 00:16:20.159 His great promise to us. 00:16:21.059 --> 00:16:22.639 And that's at the end of verse 20. 00:16:24.379 --> 00:16:26.019 Remember, central to the Great Commission 00:16:26.019 --> 00:16:28.139 is verse 19, 00:16:28.259 --> 00:16:28.759 this command, 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:29.939 make disciples. 00:16:31.459 --> 00:16:33.059 At the end of the Great Commission 00:16:33.059 --> 00:16:34.519 is a great promise. 00:16:35.699 --> 00:16:37.399 It's the second half of verse 20. 00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:38.879 And behold, I am with you always 00:16:38.879 --> 00:16:40.199 to the end of the age. 00:16:45.199 --> 00:16:50.759 Notice what Jesus is promising. 00:16:52.759 --> 00:16:57.959 I am with you always. 00:16:58.379 --> 00:17:00.279 That phrase always, 00:17:01.220 --> 00:17:03.819 you can translate it every day. 00:17:03.820 --> 00:17:09.039 I am with you every day 00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:11.600 until the end of the age. 00:17:12.259 --> 00:17:13.299 What a promise. 00:17:15.220 --> 00:17:17.840 He's promising to be personally present with us 00:17:17.840 --> 00:17:20.059 every day. 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:23.680 Now, of all the things that Jesus could have promised, 00:17:24.680 --> 00:17:27.700 promised at this moment, 00:17:28.420 --> 00:17:30.299 it's very interesting that He promises 00:17:30.299 --> 00:17:31.440 to be present with us. 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:34.360 He doesn't promise 00:17:34.360 --> 00:17:37.200 that we're going to avoid suffering for Him. 00:17:38.160 --> 00:17:39.660 He doesn't promise 00:17:39.660 --> 00:17:41.180 ease in this life. 00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:43.059 He doesn't promise 00:17:43.059 --> 00:17:44.759 that all of our loved ones 00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:46.440 will come to Christ 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:47.380 and follow Him. 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:48.799 He doesn't promise that. 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:52.059 What He does promise 00:17:52.059 --> 00:17:55.079 is the greatest thing He can promise 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:56.799 Himself. 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:00.460 The all-authoritative Christ 00:18:00.460 --> 00:18:04.299 is with us every day. 00:18:04.299 --> 00:18:09.519 Now, why does Jesus 00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:12.379 make this great promise 00:18:12.379 --> 00:18:13.240 to us 00:18:13.240 --> 00:18:15.240 in the Great Commission? 00:18:17.299 --> 00:18:18.440 One may say 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:19.960 to comfort us. 00:18:21.339 --> 00:18:22.299 His presence 00:18:22.299 --> 00:18:23.159 is a comfort. 00:18:24.339 --> 00:18:26.019 He is an ever-present help 00:18:26.019 --> 00:18:27.039 in time of trouble. 00:18:28.980 --> 00:18:30.079 But I don't think 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:31.279 that's the primary reason 00:18:31.279 --> 00:18:32.559 He makes this great promise. 00:18:32.559 --> 00:18:35.879 The real reason 00:18:35.879 --> 00:18:38.399 Jesus promises 00:18:38.399 --> 00:18:39.720 to be with us every day 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:42.299 is to put courage 00:18:42.299 --> 00:18:42.919 in our hearts. 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:46.919 The task of making disciples 00:18:46.919 --> 00:18:48.359 requires 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:49.519 courage. 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:52.659 There are different decisions 00:18:52.659 --> 00:18:53.379 to be made. 00:18:53.879 --> 00:18:54.960 There are hard things 00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:55.659 to be said. 00:18:56.059 --> 00:18:57.740 There will always be pushback, 00:18:58.059 --> 00:18:58.599 fallout, 00:18:58.599 --> 00:18:59.899 pressure to compromise, 00:18:59.900 --> 00:19:01.420 moving people 00:19:01.420 --> 00:19:02.620 towards Jesus 00:19:02.620 --> 00:19:04.320 takes courage. 00:19:08.320 --> 00:19:10.560 Back in the book of Joshua, 00:19:11.940 --> 00:19:14.340 Moses is now off the scene 00:19:14.340 --> 00:19:17.400 and God is going to 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:18.300 lead His people 00:19:18.300 --> 00:19:19.519 into the promised land 00:19:19.519 --> 00:19:21.240 through Joshua. 00:19:22.740 --> 00:19:24.240 He's got a great task 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:24.960 for Joshua. 00:19:26.220 --> 00:19:27.440 Challenging task. 00:19:27.440 --> 00:19:30.900 Listen to these words 00:19:30.900 --> 00:19:31.759 at the beginning 00:19:31.759 --> 00:19:32.720 of Joshua. 00:19:33.080 --> 00:19:33.840 Chapter 1, 00:19:33.900 --> 00:19:35.740 verses 5 through 9. 00:19:35.820 --> 00:19:36.580 I'm just going to 00:19:36.580 --> 00:19:37.759 let it soak in. 00:19:39.759 --> 00:19:40.820 No man shall be able 00:19:40.820 --> 00:19:41.820 to stand before you 00:19:41.820 --> 00:19:43.220 all the days of your life. 00:19:44.259 --> 00:19:46.460 Just as I was with Moses, 00:19:47.279 --> 00:19:49.380 so I will be with you. 00:19:50.220 --> 00:19:51.460 I will not leave you 00:19:51.460 --> 00:19:52.380 or forsake you. 00:19:53.240 --> 00:19:54.460 Be strong and courageous, 00:19:54.680 --> 00:19:55.539 for you shall cause 00:19:55.539 --> 00:19:56.519 the people to inherit 00:19:56.519 --> 00:19:57.539 the land that I swore 00:19:57.539 --> 00:19:58.200 to their fathers 00:19:58.200 --> 00:19:58.859 to give them. 00:19:59.319 --> 00:20:00.079 Only be strong 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:00.839 and very courageous, 00:20:00.980 --> 00:20:01.819 being careful to do 00:20:01.819 --> 00:20:03.079 according to all the law 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:03.579 that Moses, 00:20:03.740 --> 00:20:04.139 my servant, 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:04.819 commanded you. 00:20:05.399 --> 00:20:06.480 Do not turn from it 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:07.619 to the right hand 00:20:07.619 --> 00:20:08.279 or to the left, 00:20:08.359 --> 00:20:09.240 that you may have 00:20:09.240 --> 00:20:09.859 good success 00:20:09.859 --> 00:20:10.639 wherever you go. 00:20:10.740 --> 00:20:11.960 This book of the law 00:20:11.960 --> 00:20:12.720 shall not depart 00:20:12.720 --> 00:20:13.319 from your mouth, 00:20:13.720 --> 00:20:14.779 but you shall meditate 00:20:14.779 --> 00:20:15.779 on it day and night 00:20:15.779 --> 00:20:16.980 so that you may be careful 00:20:16.980 --> 00:20:18.059 to do according to 00:20:18.059 --> 00:20:19.680 all that is written in it. 00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:20.420 For then you will 00:20:20.420 --> 00:20:21.559 make your way prosperous 00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:22.460 and then you will 00:20:22.460 --> 00:20:23.440 have good success. 00:20:23.759 --> 00:20:24.819 Have I not commanded you? 00:20:24.819 --> 00:20:26.299 Be strong and courageous. 00:20:27.379 --> 00:20:28.480 Do not be frightened 00:20:28.480 --> 00:20:29.879 and do not be dismayed, 00:20:29.919 --> 00:20:30.819 for the Lord your God 00:20:30.819 --> 00:20:31.679 is with you 00:20:31.679 --> 00:20:33.200 wherever you go. 00:20:35.859 --> 00:20:36.759 Joshua was given 00:20:36.759 --> 00:20:37.559 a great task 00:20:37.559 --> 00:20:38.779 that requires 00:20:38.779 --> 00:20:39.619 great courage 00:20:39.619 --> 00:20:41.679 and God gives 00:20:41.679 --> 00:20:42.819 this great promise, 00:20:43.500 --> 00:20:43.960 I'm with you. 00:20:44.799 --> 00:20:45.639 We've been given 00:20:45.639 --> 00:20:47.299 a great task 00:20:47.299 --> 00:20:48.179 that requires 00:20:48.179 --> 00:20:49.119 great courage 00:20:49.119 --> 00:20:50.500 and Jesus is saying, 00:20:50.939 --> 00:20:51.659 I'm with you 00:20:51.659 --> 00:20:52.500 every day. 00:20:52.500 --> 00:20:53.200 I'm with you. 00:20:54.819 --> 00:20:57.460 How do you apply this? 00:20:59.119 --> 00:21:00.279 Does the thought 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:02.679 of talking to someone 00:21:02.679 --> 00:21:04.119 else about Jesus, 00:21:04.779 --> 00:21:06.220 whether a non-Christian 00:21:06.220 --> 00:21:07.659 or a Christian, 00:21:08.639 --> 00:21:10.220 does that frighten you? 00:21:11.819 --> 00:21:13.079 Does that put dismay 00:21:13.079 --> 00:21:13.579 in your heart? 00:21:15.779 --> 00:21:17.539 Could that be the cause 00:21:17.539 --> 00:21:18.339 of disconnect 00:21:18.339 --> 00:21:19.960 between our profession 00:21:19.960 --> 00:21:21.539 and our practice? 00:21:21.539 --> 00:21:24.539 Jesus says, 00:21:24.539 --> 00:21:26.399 do not be frightened 00:21:26.399 --> 00:21:27.920 and do not be dismayed, 00:21:27.980 --> 00:21:28.920 for the Lord your God 00:21:28.920 --> 00:21:29.440 is with you 00:21:29.440 --> 00:21:30.259 wherever you go. 00:21:31.779 --> 00:21:32.539 Jesus says, 00:21:33.180 --> 00:21:33.519 behold, 00:21:33.659 --> 00:21:34.759 I am with you 00:21:34.759 --> 00:21:36.099 every day 00:21:36.099 --> 00:21:37.920 to the end 00:21:37.920 --> 00:21:38.639 of the age. 00:21:39.960 --> 00:21:40.339 Jesus, 00:21:40.879 --> 00:21:41.339 in his 00:21:41.339 --> 00:21:43.000 all-authoritative 00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:43.539 being, 00:21:45.059 --> 00:21:45.279 his 00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:46.539 risen fullness 00:21:46.539 --> 00:21:47.099 fullness 00:21:47.099 --> 00:21:48.559 has promised 00:21:48.559 --> 00:21:49.460 to be with us. 00:21:49.779 --> 00:21:50.039 And so, 00:21:50.119 --> 00:21:50.839 you know how to respond 00:21:50.839 --> 00:21:51.220 to that? 00:21:51.500 --> 00:21:52.799 You take courage. 00:21:54.500 --> 00:21:55.559 That puts courage 00:21:55.559 --> 00:21:56.200 in your heart. 00:21:59.399 --> 00:22:00.619 It's a great promise. 00:22:01.480 --> 00:22:02.920 It gives great courage. 00:22:03.559 --> 00:22:04.220 Number three 00:22:04.220 --> 00:22:06.079 is great task 00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:07.240 entrusted to us. 00:22:09.000 --> 00:22:10.559 The central command 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:11.519 of the Great Commission 00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:13.680 is make disciples. 00:22:13.680 --> 00:22:15.019 And what I've shown you 00:22:15.019 --> 00:22:15.799 so far is 00:22:15.799 --> 00:22:17.100 the preface to that 00:22:17.100 --> 00:22:17.980 is an appeal 00:22:17.980 --> 00:22:18.960 to his great authority 00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:20.380 and what follows that 00:22:20.380 --> 00:22:21.019 is an appeal 00:22:21.019 --> 00:22:22.180 to a great promise. 00:22:23.820 --> 00:22:24.660 What is this 00:22:24.660 --> 00:22:25.500 great command? 00:22:27.360 --> 00:22:28.140 When Jesus 00:22:28.140 --> 00:22:29.380 commands his disciples 00:22:29.380 --> 00:22:30.759 to make him 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:31.460 more disciples, 00:22:31.620 --> 00:22:32.440 he's telling them, 00:22:33.279 --> 00:22:33.799 move people 00:22:33.799 --> 00:22:34.560 towards me. 00:22:35.000 --> 00:22:36.259 Wherever you are, 00:22:36.620 --> 00:22:37.740 be moving people 00:22:37.740 --> 00:22:38.560 towards me. 00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:41.779 What I want you 00:22:41.779 --> 00:22:42.920 to feel with this 00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:43.600 command, 00:22:43.820 --> 00:22:44.680 make disciples, 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:45.940 is that Jesus 00:22:45.940 --> 00:22:46.940 is speaking that 00:22:46.940 --> 00:22:47.560 to you. 00:22:48.560 --> 00:22:49.259 To you. 00:22:50.759 --> 00:22:51.800 He's calling you 00:22:51.800 --> 00:22:52.660 to make disciples. 00:22:54.640 --> 00:22:55.480 You're part of 00:22:55.480 --> 00:22:56.500 his ministry strategy. 00:23:01.060 --> 00:23:01.860 The book, 00:23:02.120 --> 00:23:02.800 The Vine Project 00:23:02.800 --> 00:23:03.820 that we've been 00:23:03.820 --> 00:23:04.400 going through, 00:23:05.100 --> 00:23:07.160 it helps us 00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:07.960 think about 00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:08.860 making disciples. 00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:10.340 It helps us 00:23:10.340 --> 00:23:10.840 to think about 00:23:10.840 --> 00:23:11.300 in terms of 00:23:11.300 --> 00:23:12.080 a process 00:23:12.079 --> 00:23:12.919 with different 00:23:12.919 --> 00:23:13.439 phases. 00:23:14.439 --> 00:23:15.379 So let me lay out 00:23:15.379 --> 00:23:16.179 these four phases 00:23:16.179 --> 00:23:16.539 to you 00:23:16.539 --> 00:23:17.079 because I think 00:23:17.079 --> 00:23:17.720 it will help you. 00:23:19.319 --> 00:23:20.220 In terms of 00:23:20.220 --> 00:23:21.720 making a disciple, 00:23:22.659 --> 00:23:23.319 phase one is 00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:24.279 to engage 00:23:24.279 --> 00:23:24.779 with someone, 00:23:24.899 --> 00:23:25.559 to find common 00:23:25.559 --> 00:23:26.359 ground with them, 00:23:26.839 --> 00:23:27.980 to build rapport 00:23:27.980 --> 00:23:28.480 with them. 00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:30.379 I, for the last 00:23:30.379 --> 00:23:30.899 three years, 00:23:30.980 --> 00:23:31.480 have been running 00:23:31.480 --> 00:23:32.439 across a man 00:23:32.439 --> 00:23:33.099 named Stan 00:23:33.099 --> 00:23:33.919 in the Kenosha 00:23:33.919 --> 00:23:34.399 Dunes. 00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:35.559 I hike there a lot 00:23:35.559 --> 00:23:36.839 and Stan is there 00:23:36.839 --> 00:23:37.960 every spring 00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:39.139 looking for birds. 00:23:39.140 --> 00:23:42.640 this weekend 00:23:42.640 --> 00:23:43.320 I interacted 00:23:43.320 --> 00:23:43.860 with him 00:23:43.860 --> 00:23:46.300 and it came out 00:23:46.300 --> 00:23:46.960 that I'm a pastor 00:23:46.960 --> 00:23:47.660 of Christ the King 00:23:47.660 --> 00:23:48.060 Church. 00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:50.900 Just moving 00:23:50.900 --> 00:23:51.259 the ball, 00:23:51.820 --> 00:23:52.400 just engaging 00:23:52.400 --> 00:23:52.780 with them, 00:23:53.560 --> 00:23:54.000 just starting 00:23:54.000 --> 00:23:54.740 a conversation. 00:23:57.380 --> 00:23:58.480 Engaging people, 00:23:58.700 --> 00:23:59.580 finding common 00:23:59.580 --> 00:24:00.040 ground. 00:24:00.620 --> 00:24:01.300 The reason why 00:24:01.300 --> 00:24:01.720 I got, 00:24:01.840 --> 00:24:02.500 I asked a bunch 00:24:02.500 --> 00:24:03.340 of people to help 00:24:03.340 --> 00:24:04.020 with the Kenosha 00:24:04.020 --> 00:24:04.540 Marathon, 00:24:04.820 --> 00:24:05.820 the Wisconsin 00:24:05.820 --> 00:24:06.100 Marathon, 00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:07.299 was to engage 00:24:07.299 --> 00:24:08.779 people on that 00:24:08.779 --> 00:24:09.299 Saturday morning 00:24:09.299 --> 00:24:09.980 and we did. 00:24:11.419 --> 00:24:12.259 There's various 00:24:12.259 --> 00:24:13.339 ways we can engage 00:24:13.339 --> 00:24:14.199 but it's part 00:24:14.199 --> 00:24:15.059 of making disciples. 00:24:16.219 --> 00:24:16.799 That's phase one. 00:24:16.919 --> 00:24:17.899 Phase two is 00:24:17.899 --> 00:24:19.659 evangelism. 00:24:21.759 --> 00:24:22.819 Telling non-Christians 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:23.539 the good news 00:24:23.539 --> 00:24:24.639 about Jesus Christ 00:24:24.639 --> 00:24:25.240 and what he's done 00:24:25.240 --> 00:24:25.819 on the cross 00:24:25.819 --> 00:24:27.059 and extending 00:24:27.059 --> 00:24:28.179 Christ's call 00:24:28.179 --> 00:24:28.719 to them 00:24:28.719 --> 00:24:29.719 to come follow him. 00:24:31.639 --> 00:24:32.699 That's good news. 00:24:33.699 --> 00:24:34.819 The invitation 00:24:34.819 --> 00:24:35.819 from Jesus 00:24:35.819 --> 00:24:36.480 to come be 00:24:36.480 --> 00:24:37.119 my disciple. 00:24:37.579 --> 00:24:38.419 Good news. 00:24:41.179 --> 00:24:42.639 So engage, 00:24:43.339 --> 00:24:44.279 evangelize, 00:24:44.500 --> 00:24:45.679 and then establish. 00:24:46.399 --> 00:24:47.299 For those people 00:24:47.299 --> 00:24:48.079 who respond 00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:49.119 to Christ's call, 00:24:49.220 --> 00:24:50.240 they become Christians, 00:24:50.419 --> 00:24:51.339 they respond 00:24:51.339 --> 00:24:52.399 to God's grace. 00:24:52.819 --> 00:24:53.639 To establish 00:24:53.639 --> 00:24:54.359 a Christian 00:24:54.359 --> 00:24:55.839 means to get them 00:24:55.839 --> 00:24:56.859 on their solid ground, 00:24:56.980 --> 00:24:58.099 get their feet 00:24:58.099 --> 00:24:58.639 underneath them, 00:24:58.899 --> 00:24:59.619 help them understand 00:24:59.619 --> 00:25:00.939 what the Bible is, 00:25:01.019 --> 00:25:01.859 how to pray, 00:25:02.379 --> 00:25:03.139 who they are 00:25:03.139 --> 00:25:04.200 in Christ Jesus, 00:25:04.200 --> 00:25:05.460 help them to understand 00:25:05.460 --> 00:25:06.000 the importance 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:06.759 of the church. 00:25:06.960 --> 00:25:07.779 It's really just 00:25:07.779 --> 00:25:08.299 showing them 00:25:08.299 --> 00:25:09.259 the means of grace 00:25:09.259 --> 00:25:10.799 in terms of following Jesus 00:25:10.799 --> 00:25:13.319 so that they can grow 00:25:13.319 --> 00:25:14.460 into Christ our head. 00:25:16.319 --> 00:25:17.420 The last phase 00:25:17.420 --> 00:25:18.360 is to be equipped. 00:25:19.779 --> 00:25:21.059 And what equipping is 00:25:21.059 --> 00:25:23.100 is training Christians 00:25:23.100 --> 00:25:25.700 to know how to engage 00:25:25.700 --> 00:25:26.500 and evangelize 00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:27.340 non-Christians 00:25:27.340 --> 00:25:29.220 and how to establish 00:25:29.220 --> 00:25:30.980 Christians where they are. 00:25:30.980 --> 00:25:32.380 it's all about 00:25:32.380 --> 00:25:33.259 moving people, 00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:34.180 whether non-Christian 00:25:34.180 --> 00:25:34.680 or Christian, 00:25:34.880 --> 00:25:35.720 towards Jesus. 00:25:38.019 --> 00:25:39.279 So wherever some way 00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:40.079 it may be, 00:25:41.120 --> 00:25:42.079 we seek to help them 00:25:42.079 --> 00:25:42.960 take the next step 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:43.900 towards Jesus 00:25:43.900 --> 00:25:46.839 because wherever 00:25:46.839 --> 00:25:47.900 there are disciples, 00:25:48.420 --> 00:25:49.860 there must be 00:25:49.860 --> 00:25:50.680 disciple-making. 00:25:52.140 --> 00:25:53.480 This great task 00:25:53.480 --> 00:25:54.319 is spelled out 00:25:54.319 --> 00:25:56.000 in Matthew 28 00:25:56.000 --> 00:25:57.400 of making disciples, 00:25:57.559 --> 00:25:58.299 of moving people 00:25:58.299 --> 00:25:59.200 towards Jesus. 00:25:59.200 --> 00:26:02.559 in Matthew 28, 19, 00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:03.400 there are these 00:26:03.400 --> 00:26:04.640 three words 00:26:04.640 --> 00:26:06.240 that describe 00:26:06.240 --> 00:26:07.059 more fully 00:26:07.059 --> 00:26:08.600 this disciple-making 00:26:08.600 --> 00:26:09.380 process. 00:26:09.920 --> 00:26:10.779 Look at verse 19. 00:26:11.019 --> 00:26:11.539 The first word 00:26:11.539 --> 00:26:12.539 is the word go. 00:26:13.420 --> 00:26:14.140 Go, therefore, 00:26:14.340 --> 00:26:15.380 and make disciples 00:26:15.380 --> 00:26:16.360 of all nations. 00:26:17.660 --> 00:26:18.920 Going means going, 00:26:19.880 --> 00:26:20.960 moving towards people. 00:26:20.960 --> 00:26:24.380 In order to engage 00:26:24.380 --> 00:26:25.200 and evangelize, 00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:26.200 establish and equip, 00:26:26.500 --> 00:26:27.779 we need to move 00:26:27.779 --> 00:26:28.779 towards other people, 00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:29.480 all people, 00:26:29.720 --> 00:26:30.579 but especially those 00:26:30.579 --> 00:26:31.200 people immediately 00:26:31.200 --> 00:26:31.860 around you. 00:26:33.200 --> 00:26:33.559 You know, 00:26:33.779 --> 00:26:34.779 this command is to go 00:26:34.779 --> 00:26:35.579 to all nations. 00:26:37.480 --> 00:26:38.279 Jesus is at work 00:26:38.279 --> 00:26:39.279 all around the world. 00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:40.940 But we're not 00:26:40.940 --> 00:26:41.960 directly responsible 00:26:41.960 --> 00:26:42.920 for what's happening 00:26:42.920 --> 00:26:43.519 in China. 00:26:43.779 --> 00:26:44.660 We're responsible 00:26:44.660 --> 00:26:45.640 for making disciples 00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:46.579 first and foremost 00:26:46.579 --> 00:26:47.480 here in Kenosha. 00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:49.799 So we're to think 00:26:49.799 --> 00:26:50.420 globally, 00:26:50.420 --> 00:26:51.579 but act locally. 00:26:53.839 --> 00:26:55.039 We move towards 00:26:55.039 --> 00:26:56.120 people wherever 00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:57.079 and whoever 00:26:57.079 --> 00:26:57.819 they are 00:26:57.819 --> 00:26:58.620 because everyone 00:26:58.620 --> 00:26:59.660 needs Jesus. 00:27:00.339 --> 00:27:01.259 2 Corinthians 5 00:27:01.259 --> 00:27:02.360 talks about our task 00:27:02.360 --> 00:27:03.360 as being ambassadors 00:27:03.360 --> 00:27:04.000 for Jesus. 00:27:04.880 --> 00:27:05.680 We're representing 00:27:05.680 --> 00:27:06.000 Him 00:27:06.000 --> 00:27:08.019 to our family, 00:27:08.420 --> 00:27:09.299 to our church, 00:27:09.740 --> 00:27:10.599 to those people 00:27:10.599 --> 00:27:11.559 who we are interacting 00:27:11.559 --> 00:27:12.700 with on a regular basis. 00:27:12.980 --> 00:27:13.980 He sends us out 00:27:13.980 --> 00:27:14.339 daily. 00:27:14.339 --> 00:27:17.839 The second description 00:27:17.839 --> 00:27:19.019 of this making disciples 00:27:19.019 --> 00:27:20.759 is baptizing them 00:27:20.759 --> 00:27:21.579 in the name of the Father 00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:22.000 and the Son 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:22.720 and the Holy Spirit. 00:27:24.599 --> 00:27:26.559 Remember what baptism is. 00:27:26.619 --> 00:27:28.159 It's simply a public 00:27:28.159 --> 00:27:29.599 announcement of your 00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:30.859 inward commitment 00:27:30.859 --> 00:27:31.519 to Jesus, 00:27:31.720 --> 00:27:32.779 this being united 00:27:32.779 --> 00:27:33.699 to Christ 00:27:33.699 --> 00:27:34.220 and His death 00:27:34.220 --> 00:27:34.879 and resurrection, 00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:35.779 your conversion. 00:27:36.339 --> 00:27:37.179 Your baptism 00:27:37.179 --> 00:27:38.720 announces it publicly. 00:27:40.399 --> 00:27:41.679 And so our task 00:27:41.679 --> 00:27:42.539 is not just moving 00:27:42.539 --> 00:27:43.599 people towards Jesus, 00:27:43.599 --> 00:27:45.159 but those who respond, 00:27:45.579 --> 00:27:46.459 we need to help them 00:27:46.459 --> 00:27:47.899 identify with Jesus 00:27:47.899 --> 00:27:49.319 publicly. 00:27:51.439 --> 00:27:52.679 It's not optional 00:27:52.679 --> 00:27:53.679 for those who believe. 00:27:53.779 --> 00:27:54.500 It is a command. 00:27:56.599 --> 00:27:57.879 Over the last nine months, 00:27:57.959 --> 00:27:58.599 we've baptized 00:27:58.599 --> 00:27:59.439 four people 00:27:59.439 --> 00:28:00.159 to help them 00:28:00.159 --> 00:28:01.240 to publicly 00:28:01.240 --> 00:28:02.500 identify themselves 00:28:02.500 --> 00:28:03.039 with Jesus. 00:28:05.759 --> 00:28:07.159 The last description 00:28:07.159 --> 00:28:08.159 is teaching them 00:28:08.159 --> 00:28:08.779 to observe 00:28:08.779 --> 00:28:10.159 all that I commanded you. 00:28:10.160 --> 00:28:13.320 We are moving people 00:28:13.320 --> 00:28:14.800 towards Jesus 00:28:14.800 --> 00:28:15.840 and obedience 00:28:15.840 --> 00:28:16.519 to Him. 00:28:17.540 --> 00:28:17.960 Obedience 00:28:17.960 --> 00:28:19.000 to His initial call 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:20.040 to come follow me 00:28:20.040 --> 00:28:21.120 and obedience 00:28:21.120 --> 00:28:22.960 to His commands 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:23.580 that we see 00:28:23.580 --> 00:28:24.279 all throughout 00:28:24.279 --> 00:28:25.040 the Gospels. 00:28:26.640 --> 00:28:27.660 Here's what I want 00:28:27.660 --> 00:28:28.140 to emphasize. 00:28:28.380 --> 00:28:29.120 In the ESV, 00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:31.000 in verse 19, 00:28:32.600 --> 00:28:33.840 we read this, 00:28:33.900 --> 00:28:34.220 excuse me, 00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:34.700 verse 20, 00:28:34.800 --> 00:28:35.380 teaching them 00:28:35.380 --> 00:28:36.279 to observe 00:28:36.279 --> 00:28:37.279 all that I have 00:28:37.279 --> 00:28:37.900 commanded you. 00:28:37.900 --> 00:28:39.820 That word observe 00:28:39.820 --> 00:28:41.860 actually means 00:28:41.860 --> 00:28:42.519 to keep. 00:28:43.320 --> 00:28:44.160 When you read it, 00:28:44.259 --> 00:28:44.840 it looks like, 00:28:45.160 --> 00:28:45.759 it seems like 00:28:45.759 --> 00:28:46.200 you're just saying, 00:28:46.440 --> 00:28:47.580 look at those words 00:28:47.580 --> 00:28:48.480 of Jesus, right? 00:28:48.900 --> 00:28:49.600 But we know 00:28:49.600 --> 00:28:50.960 it carries a heavier sense, 00:28:51.500 --> 00:28:52.400 a bigger claim, 00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:54.100 to keep. 00:28:55.780 --> 00:28:57.060 When we are teaching 00:28:57.060 --> 00:28:58.920 people to observe 00:28:58.920 --> 00:29:00.320 all that Jesus commands, 00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:02.140 what we're teaching them 00:29:02.140 --> 00:29:03.560 is not to be 00:29:03.560 --> 00:29:04.960 a hearer only 00:29:04.960 --> 00:29:06.320 of what Jesus says, 00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:08.599 but to be a doer 00:29:08.599 --> 00:29:09.939 of what Jesus says, 00:29:10.439 --> 00:29:11.679 to help them 00:29:11.679 --> 00:29:12.559 to keep 00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:14.039 Jesus' words, 00:29:14.859 --> 00:29:16.099 to put them 00:29:16.099 --> 00:29:16.919 into practice, 00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:19.159 to not stay 00:29:19.159 --> 00:29:19.980 at profession 00:29:19.980 --> 00:29:20.819 but move 00:29:20.819 --> 00:29:21.579 into putting 00:29:21.579 --> 00:29:22.099 His words 00:29:22.099 --> 00:29:22.679 into play. 00:29:25.039 --> 00:29:25.659 And so what we're 00:29:25.659 --> 00:29:26.159 doing is 00:29:26.159 --> 00:29:27.460 when we are parents, 00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:28.460 you are the disciple 00:29:28.460 --> 00:29:29.539 makers of your children, 00:29:30.099 --> 00:29:30.939 what you're seeking 00:29:30.939 --> 00:29:31.960 to do is not just 00:29:31.960 --> 00:29:33.139 help your children 00:29:33.139 --> 00:29:34.319 learn about Jesus, 00:29:34.319 --> 00:29:36.500 but to learn 00:29:36.500 --> 00:29:37.639 in order to live 00:29:37.639 --> 00:29:38.379 for Jesus. 00:29:39.220 --> 00:29:40.799 We learn from Jesus 00:29:40.799 --> 00:29:43.079 to live for Jesus. 00:29:44.500 --> 00:29:45.919 And what we have here 00:29:45.919 --> 00:29:47.059 is a change 00:29:47.059 --> 00:29:48.059 of lifestyle. 00:29:50.279 --> 00:29:51.500 To become a follower 00:29:51.500 --> 00:29:52.200 of Jesus 00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:54.000 is to change 00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:54.759 the way you live. 00:29:57.859 --> 00:29:58.679 Where does 00:29:58.679 --> 00:29:59.439 all this happen? 00:29:59.440 --> 00:30:01.980 where does 00:30:01.980 --> 00:30:02.740 all this 00:30:02.740 --> 00:30:04.019 going, 00:30:04.200 --> 00:30:04.660 baptizing, 00:30:04.820 --> 00:30:05.140 teaching, 00:30:05.620 --> 00:30:06.360 moving people, 00:30:06.779 --> 00:30:07.039 engage, 00:30:07.140 --> 00:30:07.700 evangelize, 00:30:07.799 --> 00:30:08.120 establish, 00:30:08.240 --> 00:30:08.400 equip, 00:30:08.480 --> 00:30:08.799 where does 00:30:08.799 --> 00:30:09.500 all that happen? 00:30:11.019 --> 00:30:11.660 Wherever there 00:30:11.660 --> 00:30:12.320 are disciples, 00:30:12.700 --> 00:30:13.559 there must be 00:30:13.559 --> 00:30:14.320 disciple making. 00:30:15.120 --> 00:30:15.620 It happens 00:30:15.620 --> 00:30:16.519 wherever we are. 00:30:17.620 --> 00:30:18.600 This is the great 00:30:18.600 --> 00:30:20.019 task given to us 00:30:20.019 --> 00:30:20.640 by Jesus. 00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:22.200 And it's not 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:23.539 optional to carry out. 00:30:25.400 --> 00:30:26.120 How do you 00:30:26.120 --> 00:30:26.880 respond to this? 00:30:26.880 --> 00:30:27.000 Because 00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:29.360 you take action. 00:30:31.100 --> 00:30:32.240 You step out. 00:30:33.760 --> 00:30:35.080 And that's where I want 00:30:35.080 --> 00:30:36.600 to bring you next. 00:30:38.600 --> 00:30:40.300 The fourth great 00:30:40.300 --> 00:30:41.880 is the great 00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:42.800 opportunity 00:30:42.800 --> 00:30:44.060 before us. 00:30:45.300 --> 00:30:46.480 Where our disciples 00:30:46.480 --> 00:30:46.920 made, 00:30:48.520 --> 00:30:49.500 wherever we are, 00:30:50.880 --> 00:30:52.020 wherever the church 00:30:52.020 --> 00:30:52.420 is, 00:30:53.480 --> 00:30:53.800 wherever 00:30:53.799 --> 00:30:55.039 the kingdom 00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:55.460 of light 00:30:55.460 --> 00:30:56.839 is intersecting 00:30:56.839 --> 00:30:57.240 the domain 00:30:57.240 --> 00:30:57.879 of darkness. 00:31:00.039 --> 00:31:00.779 So four 00:31:00.779 --> 00:31:01.379 opportunities, 00:31:01.720 --> 00:31:02.200 starting with 00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:02.639 yourself. 00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:07.339 Have you heard 00:31:07.339 --> 00:31:08.000 of when Jesus 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:08.579 talks about 00:31:08.579 --> 00:31:09.220 going to your 00:31:09.220 --> 00:31:09.759 prayer closet? 00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:13.480 I want you 00:31:13.480 --> 00:31:13.819 to think of 00:31:13.819 --> 00:31:14.579 your prayer closet 00:31:14.579 --> 00:31:14.980 as your 00:31:14.980 --> 00:31:16.019 go closet. 00:31:17.480 --> 00:31:18.259 Every morning 00:31:18.259 --> 00:31:19.680 you find a place 00:31:19.680 --> 00:31:21.240 to lay your 00:31:21.240 --> 00:31:21.720 heart out 00:31:21.720 --> 00:31:22.180 before the 00:31:22.180 --> 00:31:22.680 Lord Jesus 00:31:22.680 --> 00:31:23.259 Christ, 00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.660 to confess 00:31:24.660 --> 00:31:25.100 Him as 00:31:25.100 --> 00:31:25.519 your Lord 00:31:25.519 --> 00:31:26.060 and King 00:31:26.060 --> 00:31:26.500 and to 00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:27.320 lay down 00:31:27.320 --> 00:31:27.759 your life 00:31:27.759 --> 00:31:28.279 once again 00:31:28.279 --> 00:31:28.779 in order to 00:31:28.779 --> 00:31:29.320 learn from Him 00:31:29.320 --> 00:31:30.360 and live for Him 00:31:30.360 --> 00:31:31.180 and become like Him 00:31:31.180 --> 00:31:31.940 because you love Him. 00:31:34.060 --> 00:31:34.880 In your 00:31:34.880 --> 00:31:35.640 go closet, 00:31:35.840 --> 00:31:36.420 you walk 00:31:36.420 --> 00:31:37.060 into your 00:31:37.060 --> 00:31:37.779 go closet 00:31:37.779 --> 00:31:40.480 needing a 00:31:40.480 --> 00:31:41.100 heart change. 00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:43.140 But you 00:31:43.140 --> 00:31:44.019 leave your 00:31:44.019 --> 00:31:44.860 go closet 00:31:44.860 --> 00:31:45.799 sent 00:31:45.799 --> 00:31:47.240 by Jesus. 00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:47.420 go closet. 00:31:50.620 --> 00:31:51.339 When you're 00:31:51.339 --> 00:31:51.799 in the 00:31:51.799 --> 00:31:52.400 go closet, 00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:52.819 you've got to 00:31:52.819 --> 00:31:53.259 be asking 00:31:53.259 --> 00:31:53.940 questions of 00:31:53.940 --> 00:31:54.480 yourself like 00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:54.819 this. 00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:56.160 Today, 00:31:56.279 --> 00:31:56.440 am I 00:31:56.440 --> 00:31:56.819 treasuring 00:31:56.819 --> 00:31:57.480 Jesus above 00:31:57.480 --> 00:31:58.059 all else? 00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:00.259 Is He my 00:32:00.259 --> 00:32:00.720 number one? 00:32:03.680 --> 00:32:04.640 And if not, 00:32:05.180 --> 00:32:05.640 who's my 00:32:05.640 --> 00:32:06.299 chief rival 00:32:06.299 --> 00:32:08.120 and how can I 00:32:08.120 --> 00:32:08.819 repent of that? 00:32:08.819 --> 00:32:13.700 one of the 00:32:13.700 --> 00:32:14.279 greatest things 00:32:14.279 --> 00:32:14.679 that you can 00:32:14.679 --> 00:32:15.099 do in your 00:32:15.099 --> 00:32:15.799 go closet 00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:17.519 to be ready 00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:18.399 to be sent 00:32:18.399 --> 00:32:18.939 by Jesus 00:32:18.939 --> 00:32:19.359 as His 00:32:19.359 --> 00:32:19.819 ambassador, 00:32:20.179 --> 00:32:20.859 to go make 00:32:20.859 --> 00:32:21.500 disciples of 00:32:21.500 --> 00:32:22.000 the nations, 00:32:22.240 --> 00:32:23.279 the best thing 00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:23.960 that you can do 00:32:23.960 --> 00:32:24.480 to prepare 00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:25.139 yourself to 00:32:25.139 --> 00:32:25.819 make disciples 00:32:25.819 --> 00:32:26.200 of other 00:32:26.200 --> 00:32:27.399 people is to 00:32:27.399 --> 00:32:28.639 remember what 00:32:28.639 --> 00:32:29.679 Jesus has 00:32:29.679 --> 00:32:30.759 done for you. 00:32:32.299 --> 00:32:33.379 To remember 00:32:33.379 --> 00:32:34.819 that you were 00:32:34.819 --> 00:32:35.480 running away 00:32:35.480 --> 00:32:36.099 from Him in the 00:32:36.099 --> 00:32:36.839 domain of darkness 00:32:36.839 --> 00:32:38.079 and by His 00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:38.799 grace and grace 00:32:38.799 --> 00:32:39.240 alone He 00:32:39.240 --> 00:32:39.779 called you to 00:32:39.779 --> 00:32:40.179 Himself. 00:32:42.679 --> 00:32:43.339 One of the 00:32:43.339 --> 00:32:43.839 things that I 00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:44.539 think is a 00:32:44.539 --> 00:32:45.139 problem with 00:32:45.139 --> 00:32:45.959 our evangelism, 00:32:46.079 --> 00:32:46.459 one of the 00:32:46.459 --> 00:32:47.399 stymieing points 00:32:47.399 --> 00:32:47.919 is this, 00:32:48.379 --> 00:32:49.299 we don't think 00:32:49.299 --> 00:32:49.619 we have 00:32:49.619 --> 00:32:50.699 things to tell 00:32:50.699 --> 00:32:51.059 people. 00:32:52.319 --> 00:32:53.199 We don't 00:32:53.199 --> 00:32:54.319 think people 00:32:54.319 --> 00:32:55.659 care of what 00:32:55.659 --> 00:32:56.059 we have to 00:32:56.059 --> 00:32:56.339 say. 00:32:59.119 --> 00:33:00.259 So one of the 00:33:00.259 --> 00:33:00.659 things that you 00:33:00.659 --> 00:33:01.299 can do to 00:33:01.299 --> 00:33:02.000 enhance your 00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:03.099 evangelism and 00:33:03.099 --> 00:33:03.939 to make your 00:33:03.939 --> 00:33:05.359 following Jesus 00:33:05.359 --> 00:33:06.319 relevant to other 00:33:06.319 --> 00:33:06.659 people, 00:33:06.839 --> 00:33:08.339 is to ask 00:33:08.339 --> 00:33:09.019 this question. 00:33:09.959 --> 00:33:10.759 What difference 00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:11.740 is Jesus making 00:33:11.740 --> 00:33:12.559 in your life 00:33:12.559 --> 00:33:13.220 right now? 00:33:14.299 --> 00:33:15.119 What difference 00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:15.579 is He making? 00:33:16.439 --> 00:33:17.459 Now you've got 00:33:17.459 --> 00:33:18.379 something to tell 00:33:18.379 --> 00:33:19.259 somebody else. 00:33:22.980 --> 00:33:24.279 So you start 00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:25.379 with the 00:33:25.379 --> 00:33:26.240 opportunity of 00:33:26.240 --> 00:33:26.799 yourself. 00:33:28.059 --> 00:33:28.859 Stepping into 00:33:28.859 --> 00:33:29.720 the go closet 00:33:29.720 --> 00:33:30.699 and stepping out 00:33:30.699 --> 00:33:31.659 sent as an 00:33:31.659 --> 00:33:32.339 ambassador to 00:33:32.339 --> 00:33:32.619 Jesus. 00:33:33.159 --> 00:33:33.959 And the next 00:33:33.959 --> 00:33:34.859 opportunity is 00:33:34.859 --> 00:33:35.720 your home. 00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:37.100 parents, 00:33:37.600 --> 00:33:38.640 you are the 00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:39.400 disciple makers 00:33:39.400 --> 00:33:40.240 of your home. 00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:40.960 You are the 00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:42.500 ambassadors for 00:33:42.500 --> 00:33:43.799 Jesus to your 00:33:43.799 --> 00:33:44.880 children first and 00:33:44.880 --> 00:33:45.240 foremost. 00:33:45.380 --> 00:33:46.160 Not exclusively, 00:33:47.079 --> 00:33:47.779 but primarily. 00:33:48.839 --> 00:33:49.440 Unprecedented 00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:51.059 opportunities day in, 00:33:51.120 --> 00:33:52.120 day out to speak 00:33:52.120 --> 00:33:52.779 of Jesus, 00:33:53.259 --> 00:33:54.200 point to Jesus 00:33:54.200 --> 00:33:55.339 again and again, 00:33:55.620 --> 00:33:56.039 loving your 00:33:56.039 --> 00:33:56.759 children that way. 00:33:57.039 --> 00:33:57.839 Here's how I want 00:33:57.839 --> 00:33:58.799 to help you in your 00:33:58.799 --> 00:33:59.539 parenting and your 00:33:59.539 --> 00:34:00.319 discipling of your 00:34:00.319 --> 00:34:00.620 children. 00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:02.860 Think about each of 00:34:02.859 --> 00:34:03.959 your children along 00:34:03.959 --> 00:34:04.859 those phases. 00:34:06.839 --> 00:34:08.420 Engage, evangelize, 00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.599 establish, equip. 00:34:10.719 --> 00:34:11.679 Where are they at? 00:34:13.519 --> 00:34:14.420 Where are they at? 00:34:15.500 --> 00:34:16.359 Meet them there. 00:34:18.019 --> 00:34:19.019 Meet them there. 00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:20.480 Don't meet them where 00:34:20.480 --> 00:34:21.559 you want them to be. 00:34:22.739 --> 00:34:23.659 Meet them where 00:34:23.659 --> 00:34:24.259 they're at. 00:34:24.260 --> 00:34:27.280 But here is, 00:34:27.740 --> 00:34:29.380 I think, 00:34:29.480 --> 00:34:30.660 a very important 00:34:30.660 --> 00:34:32.320 tool in your 00:34:32.320 --> 00:34:33.540 discipleship to 00:34:33.540 --> 00:34:34.120 your children. 00:34:35.940 --> 00:34:36.840 Make sure you're 00:34:36.840 --> 00:34:37.700 using your life. 00:34:39.280 --> 00:34:40.080 Make sure you're 00:34:40.080 --> 00:34:41.100 bearing testimony to 00:34:41.100 --> 00:34:41.380 them. 00:34:42.340 --> 00:34:43.340 Make sure you are 00:34:43.340 --> 00:34:44.620 telling them why 00:34:44.620 --> 00:34:46.460 you are a follower 00:34:46.460 --> 00:34:47.080 of Jesus. 00:34:47.600 --> 00:34:48.460 Make sure you are 00:34:48.460 --> 00:34:49.200 telling them the 00:34:49.200 --> 00:34:50.560 difference that Jesus 00:34:50.560 --> 00:34:52.100 makes in your life 00:34:52.099 --> 00:34:52.659 and you wouldn't 00:34:52.659 --> 00:34:53.420 have it any other 00:34:53.420 --> 00:34:53.719 way. 00:34:55.699 --> 00:34:56.699 Live it out 00:34:56.699 --> 00:34:57.819 before them. 00:35:00.019 --> 00:35:00.920 The difference 00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:01.860 that it makes. 00:35:02.179 --> 00:35:02.559 You know what? 00:35:02.599 --> 00:35:03.559 They can reject 00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:06.299 Jesus in due time, 00:35:06.299 --> 00:35:08.099 but don't let them 00:35:08.099 --> 00:35:10.360 use your life as 00:35:10.360 --> 00:35:11.799 reason not to 00:35:11.799 --> 00:35:12.719 believe in Jesus. 00:35:17.679 --> 00:35:18.779 Follow Jesus. 00:35:18.780 --> 00:35:21.340 I could say more 00:35:21.340 --> 00:35:22.120 about how to love 00:35:22.120 --> 00:35:22.900 your spouse, 00:35:23.540 --> 00:35:24.180 but we've got to 00:35:24.180 --> 00:35:24.560 keep moving. 00:35:26.040 --> 00:35:26.700 The third 00:35:26.700 --> 00:35:27.780 opportunity is your 00:35:27.780 --> 00:35:28.180 church. 00:35:30.980 --> 00:35:32.120 Moving your church 00:35:32.120 --> 00:35:32.800 towards Jesus. 00:35:32.900 --> 00:35:33.380 We've talked about 00:35:33.380 --> 00:35:34.100 moving yourself 00:35:34.100 --> 00:35:34.820 towards Jesus. 00:35:35.080 --> 00:35:35.720 We've talked about 00:35:35.720 --> 00:35:36.580 moving your family 00:35:36.580 --> 00:35:37.280 towards Jesus. 00:35:37.500 --> 00:35:38.500 Now moving your 00:35:38.500 --> 00:35:39.560 church towards 00:35:39.560 --> 00:35:39.940 Jesus. 00:35:40.360 --> 00:35:41.100 Christ the King 00:35:41.100 --> 00:35:41.420 Church. 00:35:41.760 --> 00:35:42.800 Can you all start 00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:44.019 seeing Sunday 00:35:44.019 --> 00:35:46.640 morning as the 00:35:46.640 --> 00:35:48.660 flagship discipleship 00:35:48.659 --> 00:35:49.539 event in our 00:35:49.539 --> 00:35:50.219 lives together? 00:35:51.359 --> 00:35:52.579 This is where we 00:35:52.579 --> 00:35:53.599 gather as 00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:56.119 disciples, where 00:35:56.119 --> 00:35:57.119 we're engaging 00:35:57.119 --> 00:35:57.859 non-Christians, 00:35:58.019 --> 00:35:59.219 evangelizing non-Christians, 00:35:59.299 --> 00:36:00.639 and establishing and 00:36:00.639 --> 00:36:02.239 equipping Christians to 00:36:02.239 --> 00:36:03.799 then scatter out for 00:36:03.799 --> 00:36:06.639 Jesus so that we're 00:36:06.639 --> 00:36:07.579 all laying our lives 00:36:07.579 --> 00:36:09.219 down, learning from, 00:36:10.579 --> 00:36:11.379 living for, 00:36:11.819 --> 00:36:13.659 becoming like Jesus, 00:36:14.219 --> 00:36:15.059 all because we love 00:36:15.059 --> 00:36:15.199 Him. 00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:20.439 If you want more on 00:36:20.439 --> 00:36:22.119 this, listen to last 00:36:22.119 --> 00:36:22.659 week's sermon. 00:36:24.099 --> 00:36:24.899 The fourth 00:36:24.899 --> 00:36:26.779 opportunity I want 00:36:26.779 --> 00:36:27.679 you to be aware of 00:36:27.679 --> 00:36:29.679 in terms of moving 00:36:29.679 --> 00:36:30.839 people towards Jesus 00:36:30.839 --> 00:36:32.779 is moving your 00:36:32.779 --> 00:36:33.839 non-Christian friends 00:36:33.839 --> 00:36:34.639 and family and 00:36:34.639 --> 00:36:35.659 co-workers to Jesus. 00:36:38.000 --> 00:36:39.179 I'm not going to 00:36:39.179 --> 00:36:40.439 give you a four-point, 00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:42.159 step-by-step, how to 00:36:42.159 --> 00:36:43.199 evangelize them right 00:36:43.199 --> 00:36:43.500 now. 00:36:44.759 --> 00:36:46.099 I'm just going to, I'm 00:36:46.099 --> 00:36:46.659 going to give you some 00:36:46.659 --> 00:36:48.339 recommendations to 00:36:48.339 --> 00:36:49.480 start preparing your 00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:50.099 heart for that. 00:36:52.519 --> 00:36:54.359 Start praying for 00:36:54.359 --> 00:36:55.980 specific non-Christians 00:36:55.980 --> 00:36:57.219 God has put into your 00:36:57.219 --> 00:36:57.539 life. 00:36:58.460 --> 00:36:59.259 Start praying for 00:36:59.259 --> 00:36:59.919 them by name. 00:37:00.899 --> 00:37:02.639 Start imagining them 00:37:02.639 --> 00:37:04.819 standing before Jesus 00:37:04.819 --> 00:37:06.239 and standing before 00:37:06.239 --> 00:37:07.460 Jesus' throne someday. 00:37:08.339 --> 00:37:10.879 Let that burden you. 00:37:10.880 --> 00:37:13.680 be burdened for your 00:37:13.680 --> 00:37:14.660 non-Christian friends 00:37:14.660 --> 00:37:15.240 and family. 00:37:17.000 --> 00:37:18.500 Be asking God for 00:37:18.500 --> 00:37:19.820 opportunities to bear 00:37:19.820 --> 00:37:21.660 witness to God's 00:37:21.660 --> 00:37:23.400 grace to them. 00:37:24.300 --> 00:37:25.000 God, give me an 00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:26.880 opportunity to speak to 00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:28.380 my CPA. 00:37:28.680 --> 00:37:29.340 I got to share the 00:37:29.340 --> 00:37:30.280 gospel with my CPA 00:37:30.280 --> 00:37:31.160 this past week. 00:37:32.860 --> 00:37:33.860 He didn't buy it. 00:37:36.180 --> 00:37:37.400 But man, was it 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:37.700 clear. 00:37:37.700 --> 00:37:38.019 He didn't buy it. 00:37:40.880 --> 00:37:42.860 One of the greatest 00:37:42.860 --> 00:37:43.700 questions you can be 00:37:43.700 --> 00:37:44.800 asking yourself in 00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:45.800 preparation of talking 00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:46.500 to your non-Christian 00:37:46.500 --> 00:37:47.240 friends and family, 00:37:48.180 --> 00:37:49.740 what difference is 00:37:49.740 --> 00:37:50.820 Jesus making in your 00:37:50.820 --> 00:37:51.700 life right now? 00:37:53.980 --> 00:37:56.440 Tell them, I've got 00:37:56.440 --> 00:37:56.880 hope. 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:00.500 I'm not afraid. 00:38:02.280 --> 00:38:03.660 I'm looking forward 00:38:03.660 --> 00:38:04.039 to. 00:38:04.539 --> 00:38:05.920 I've got strength for 00:38:05.920 --> 00:38:06.300 today. 00:38:06.880 --> 00:38:07.800 Hope for tomorrow. 00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:10.960 I was so 00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:12.680 encouraged to hear 00:38:12.680 --> 00:38:13.260 that the women's 00:38:13.260 --> 00:38:13.820 book club, their 00:38:13.820 --> 00:38:14.840 next book is 00:38:14.840 --> 00:38:15.840 The Gospel Comes 00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:16.420 with a House Key. 00:38:18.100 --> 00:38:20.740 And I would just 00:38:20.740 --> 00:38:21.740 encourage every woman 00:38:21.740 --> 00:38:22.720 to get into that 00:38:22.720 --> 00:38:23.560 women's book club 00:38:23.560 --> 00:38:24.519 to read that book. 00:38:25.260 --> 00:38:26.420 Because that's going 00:38:26.420 --> 00:38:26.940 to speak of 00:38:26.940 --> 00:38:28.600 hospitality as an 00:38:28.600 --> 00:38:29.720 engagement tool 00:38:29.720 --> 00:38:31.380 with non-Christians. 00:38:32.019 --> 00:38:33.019 It's a great book. 00:38:34.539 --> 00:38:35.400 And brothers and 00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:36.340 sisters, in terms of 00:38:36.340 --> 00:38:37.260 other opportunities 00:38:37.260 --> 00:38:39.320 coming, we've got 00:38:39.320 --> 00:38:40.060 something brewing 00:38:40.060 --> 00:38:40.860 right now in our 00:38:40.860 --> 00:38:41.200 church. 00:38:42.380 --> 00:38:44.240 An evangelistic tool 00:38:44.240 --> 00:38:45.660 for a whole church 00:38:45.660 --> 00:38:46.680 to lay hold of. 00:38:47.960 --> 00:38:49.000 But it's in the early 00:38:49.000 --> 00:38:49.420 stages. 00:38:49.680 --> 00:38:50.580 And there will be a 00:38:50.580 --> 00:38:51.520 time to share more 00:38:51.520 --> 00:38:51.760 of it. 00:38:51.880 --> 00:38:53.420 But pray, pray, pray 00:38:53.420 --> 00:38:55.500 that God would bring 00:38:55.500 --> 00:38:56.300 together a team 00:38:56.300 --> 00:38:59.220 for our whole church 00:38:59.220 --> 00:39:02.240 to use an evangelistic 00:39:02.240 --> 00:39:02.600 tool. 00:39:04.540 --> 00:39:05.400 Where does this 00:39:05.400 --> 00:39:07.080 discipleship take place? 00:39:07.260 --> 00:39:09.020 wherever there are 00:39:09.020 --> 00:39:09.420 disciples. 00:39:10.060 --> 00:39:10.520 These are the 00:39:10.520 --> 00:39:11.920 opportunities before us. 00:39:12.780 --> 00:39:13.920 Wherever the church is, 00:39:14.180 --> 00:39:15.320 we are making 00:39:15.320 --> 00:39:15.860 disciples. 00:39:16.120 --> 00:39:17.240 We are moving people 00:39:17.240 --> 00:39:18.100 towards Jesus. 00:39:18.100 --> 00:39:19.040 And we have 00:39:19.040 --> 00:39:21.020 opportunities in front 00:39:21.020 --> 00:39:21.900 of us right now. 00:39:23.900 --> 00:39:25.000 Why are there so many 00:39:25.000 --> 00:39:26.240 people who profess to be 00:39:26.240 --> 00:39:27.320 disciples but are not 00:39:27.320 --> 00:39:28.160 making disciples? 00:39:28.159 --> 00:39:28.299 disciples? 00:39:30.219 --> 00:39:31.199 Because of a disconnect. 00:39:31.199 --> 00:39:33.799 And this morning with the 00:39:33.799 --> 00:39:34.899 Great Commission, I wanted 00:39:34.899 --> 00:39:36.059 to help make the 00:39:36.059 --> 00:39:37.099 connection for you. 00:39:38.460 --> 00:39:39.859 That His great authority 00:39:39.859 --> 00:39:42.199 over us, we need to feel 00:39:42.199 --> 00:39:42.940 the weight of that. 00:39:44.239 --> 00:39:45.920 That His great promise to 00:39:45.920 --> 00:39:48.199 us, we take courage from 00:39:48.199 --> 00:39:48.480 that. 00:39:49.519 --> 00:39:51.019 That this great task 00:39:51.019 --> 00:39:53.199 entrusted to us, we act 00:39:53.199 --> 00:39:54.019 on that. 00:39:54.019 --> 00:39:55.759 We move people towards 00:39:55.759 --> 00:39:58.099 Jesus because we've got 00:39:58.099 --> 00:39:59.759 great opportunities to 00:39:59.759 --> 00:40:01.820 make disciples right here, 00:40:02.099 --> 00:40:02.920 right now. 00:40:03.420 --> 00:40:04.099 You're going to leave this 00:40:04.099 --> 00:40:04.920 building this morning, 00:40:05.460 --> 00:40:06.739 walking under a door 00:40:06.739 --> 00:40:08.139 frame that's going to 00:40:08.139 --> 00:40:09.880 say, you are now entering 00:40:09.880 --> 00:40:10.860 your mission field. 00:40:13.159 --> 00:40:14.980 Wherever there are 00:40:14.980 --> 00:40:16.659 disciples, there must be 00:40:16.659 --> 00:40:17.460 disciple making. 00:40:18.360 --> 00:40:19.960 Where are disciples made? 00:40:19.960 --> 00:40:22.420 Spirit, wherever you are, 00:40:23.840 --> 00:40:24.860 you've been commissioned. 00:40:26.280 --> 00:40:28.199 Next week is going to be a 00:40:28.199 --> 00:40:30.480 call to prayer because this 00:40:30.480 --> 00:40:32.199 work is way bigger than any 00:40:32.199 --> 00:40:32.840 one of us. 00:40:33.579 --> 00:40:34.119 Let me pray. 00:40:35.039 --> 00:40:38.240 God in heaven, would you do 00:40:38.240 --> 00:40:40.780 a work in us that you get us 00:40:40.780 --> 00:40:43.039 over our fears, that you help 00:40:43.039 --> 00:40:45.159 us to step out in faith, and 00:40:45.159 --> 00:40:46.960 that you give us words to speak 00:40:46.960 --> 00:40:49.480 of your goodness towards us 00:40:49.480 --> 00:40:50.119 in Christ. 00:40:51.159 --> 00:40:52.780 God, would you do a work by 00:40:52.780 --> 00:40:55.240 your spirit in which the 00:40:55.240 --> 00:40:56.619 gospel goes out from Christ 00:40:56.619 --> 00:40:59.320 the King Church in power, and 00:40:59.320 --> 00:41:01.840 that you move non-Christians to 00:41:01.840 --> 00:41:03.659 faith in Jesus, and you move 00:41:03.659 --> 00:41:06.000 Christians to greater, greater 00:41:06.000 --> 00:41:08.360 degrees of discipleship, more 00:41:08.360 --> 00:41:10.220 and more maturity, greater and 00:41:10.220 --> 00:41:12.980 greater equipping God to send 00:41:12.980 --> 00:41:13.940 more and more out. 00:41:13.940 --> 00:41:16.679 Lord, only you can do that, 00:41:16.800 --> 00:41:16.940 Lord. 00:41:19.200 --> 00:41:20.480 We ask this in Jesus' name. 00:41:21.079 --> 00:41:21.360 Amen.