The Great Commission:

Context:

• The eleven disciples went to Galilee.
• When the saw Him they worshiped Him, but some doubted.
• Jesus appeared to the eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart.

Matthew 28:18-20 “...And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age...”

Mark 16:15-18 “...And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover...”

Luke 24:44-49 “...Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high...”

Who received the charge to go?

• Disciples of Jesus.

Where were they charged to go?

• All nations. The whole creation.

What were they charged to do?

• Proclaim repentance and forgiveness.
• Make disciples.
• Baptize.
• Teach to observe all that Jesus commanded.