THE Mission #onmission #onpurpose

Jesus gave THE mission & order. Who will follow?

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Highlights:

• The word “Christian” appears 3 times in the New Testament.
• The word “disciple” appears over 260 times in the New Testament.
• The primary descriptor of Jesus’ followers is “disciple”.
• The “Great Commission is about being a disciple of Jesus and helping others become disciples of Jesus.

¹⁸ Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 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 everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28:18-20

Encouragement on how to stay #onmision:

1. Train. 1 Timothy 4:8
2. Make war. Galatians 5:16
3. Avoid “mission drift”. 1 Corinthians 6:12

Resources:

• The Subtile Danger of Mission Drift (Gospel Coalition article)
• The Silent Crisis of Mission Drift (article by Robert Ferguson)
• Mission Drift (book by Peter Greer)