THE GREAT COMMISSION

[Mark 16:15]

Every believer is commissioned and called “Who has saved us, and called us with an Holy calling……… According to His own purpose and grace” [2Tim 1:9]

Three ministries

a. To minister to the Lord
b. To minister to one another
c. To minister to the world [unbelievers]

A. To minister to the Lord

* In prayer,
* Praise and
* Worship.

B. To minister to one another

* in loving relational
* financial and
*Spiritual Support.

C. To minister to the world [unbelievers]

* By healing the physically and emotionally sick,
* Casting out demons and
* Telling them the good news ‘that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures:
[1st Cor 15:3-4].

When believers taught how to fulfil these three ministries, many will assume their God given privileges and responsibilities and say, “here am I Lord, sent me” [Isaiah 6:8]

D. A great Privilege.

Christ left us NO privilege greater than to announce the gospel to every creature. This is what the early Christian did day and night. They

* Healed the sick,
* Cast out demons, and
* Shared the gospel from house to house,
* At markets,
* Village wells,
* On the busy roadways,
* Streets, quote breathe
* In meeting places,
* From jail cells,
* In dungeons, [prison] everywhere.

They had no cathedrals or elaborate church buildings to inhibit [slow down] their unbridled [Uncontrolled] joy of ministry and sharing with those who were anxiously waiting to receive Christ. They went out where the sinners are and spread the gospel.

We should live and breathe for one purpose only, to share the gospel with the maximum number of people, by every means possible.

You do not have to be an “ordained minister” to share the gospel. This is the privilege of every believer. Christians do not need a special call to do things Christ authorized to be done throughout the world. They only need to accept the honour conferred upon them of becoming an ambassador for Christ

E. Every believer is commissioned

Because every believer is commissioned and called; no “special call” is needed to be a soul winner. Jesus’ instruction is clear: “let your light…….shine before men go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled [Matt 5:16, Luke 14:23] ‘

Jesus said, “Preach the gospel to every creature”.

* If a nation is 95% Christian while another is 95% non-Christian, our choice should be to- reach the non-Christian nation.

* If a small field of ripened grain had a hundred reapers at work, while larger fields had only one reaper, which field would you toil in to save the grain? You should choose the field where the need is greatest and where there are fewest labourers to meet the need.

* If ten people were lifting a long, nine on the small end and one on the large end –it should not be difficult to choose where you would lift.

F. God will Guide

As you motivate your members to pray for and go to the places that need the gospel, God’s spirit will begin to give guidance as they go.

You cannot guide a ship that is stopped in the water. Movement is needed for the rudder to steer the ship. So it is with God’s guidance. Paul was en-route to Asia on a certain occasion [Acts 16:6-9]

This is the kind of guidance you may receive, if you stay sensitive and alert in your spirit. [Matt 28:20,1st Cor 15:19] 


THE GREAT COMMISSION