Sermon by Rev Richard Jones
Why Are We Here?
Matthew 22:37-40 & Matthew 28:18-20
THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS
Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV)
37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
38 This is the great and first commandment.
39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
Worship:
Psalm 34:3 (ESV)
3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
Ministry:
James 2:15-16 (ESV)
15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,
16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?
THE GREAT COMMISSION
Matthew 28:18-20 (ESV)
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Authority
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Philippians 2:9 (ESV)
9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
Make Disciples…Evangelism
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
2 Corinthians 5:17-18 (ESV)
17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
Mark Disciples…Fellowship
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Colossians 2:19 (ESV)
19 and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
Mature Disciples…Discipleship
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Colossians 1:28 (ESV)
28 Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
Presence
20 … And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.