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HOSEA 6:3; SONG 2:16)

THE GREAT COMMISSION MESSAGE #10

I INTRODUCTION TO THE GREAT
COMMISSION MESSAGE
A. THE INSIDE STORY OF THE GREAT
COMMISSION IS FOUND IN THE GOSPEL OF
JOHN
1. RECORDS OF THE GREAT
COMMISSION
a. GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
(MATTHEW 28:18-20)
b. GOSPEL OF MARK (MARK
16:15-18)
c. GOSPEL OF LUKE (LUKE 24:49)
d. BOOK OF ACTS (ACTS 1:8)
e. GOSPEL OF JOHN IN PICTURE
FORM (JOHN 21)
2. THE GOSPEL OF JOHN GIVES THE
“HOW?” OF THE GREAT COMMISSION
B. VICTORIOUS FISHING: PART 1 OF THE
GREAT COMMISSION (JOHN 21:1-14)
C. VICTORIOUS SHEPHERDING: PART 2 OF
THE GREAT COMMISSION (JOHN 21:15-23)

II THE BACKGROUND FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
GREAT COMMISSION: VICTORIOUS FISHING
A. COMMAND TO GO TO GALILEE TO MEET
THE RISEN SAVIOR (MATTHEW 26:32;
MATTHEW 28:7; MATTHEW 28:10; MARK
16:7)
B. CONFUSION AS TO WHERE TO MEET
JESUS: UPPER GALILEE? LOWER GALILEE?
CANA? NAZARETH; MOUNTAINS? SEA?
C. PETER DECIDES TO GO FISHING
(JOHN 21:3)
1. DOES THAT MEAN HE IS QUITTING AND
RETURNING TO HIS OLD LIFE?
2. DOES THAT MEAN THAT, UNTIL JESUS
SHOWS UP, HE WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE