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taught me that He put me in Christ to witness to the world.
That’s not the same thing. I’m not in the world to testify for
Christ. I’m in Christ so that He can manifest Himself.

This is very important in understanding the Great Commission.
I think for most believers they believe that the Great
Commission is recorded four times. It’s in Matthew 28, Mark
16, Luke 24 and in Acts 1. Most commentators will tell you
that the gospel of John does not contain the Great Commission.
I think the exact opposite is true. John not only gives the Great
Commission but he gives it in its most complete form.

Why do I need to study the Great Commission in John? It’s
because it answers the question, “How can I fulfill the Great
Commission?” Matthew, Mark, Luke and Acts tell me the
Great Commission but they don’t tell me how to do it. It can
terribly frustrating if you don’t know how. “Abide in Jesus.”
How? “Worship the Lord.” How? “Go into all the world and
preach the gospel.” How? My heart wants to know how to do
it.

I suffered under this because I was taught that I was responsible
for every sinner that I ever met. I made a vow to the Lord that
I would not go to bed until I led somebody to Jesus. I stayed up
late very many nights looking for some drunkard who would
listen to me. I had a big box called my “Hallelujah Box” and in
it I put the names of those who confessed to come to Christ. If
I didn’t lead someone to Christ I felt so guilty. I was taught that
their blood was on my hands. I was the biggest legalist that you
could ever meet.

If someone was painting a house, I would climb up the ladder
to tell them about Jesus. I used to get on a bus and ride all day
long just to hand out tracks and talk to people. I wanted to fulfill
the Great Commission. When I first came to the Lord I didn’t
even know there were two testaments in my Bible. I read,
“Preach the gospel to every creature.” I went home and I
preached to my dog. He’s a creature. I told my little beagle