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THE GREAT COMMISSION

WHAT I LONG TO COMMUNICATE IN MY
MESSAGE ON THE GREAT COMMISSION

This is not a message on the responsibility of missions. I desire to
present “how” God expects a Christian to fulfill the great
commission. This question is answered in John chapter 21, in the
background of Peter’s restoration. The two parts of the great
commission are preaching the gospel and making disciples of those
who respond positively. The illustrations of victorious fishing in the
first part of John 21 contain the principles of preaching the gospel;
the illustration of victorious shepherding in the second part of John
21 contain the principles of making disciples. The all-inclusive
message can be summarized in two words; live and love! That is
the “how”! Be yourself and love Jesus!

Indispensable Principle

As we prepare to look in the word of God, there is a principle of
Bible study that is absolutely indispensable and that is total reliance
on God’s Holy Spirit. Only God can reveal God and He’s promised
that if we would come as little children He would reveal Himself to
us. He has hidden these things from the wise and the prudent and
has revealed them unto babes. All the treasures of wisdom and