Main Idea of the text: Jesus tells the disciples to make more disciples and if they do he will be with them forever.
Outline:
I. Disciples come to Galilee; worshiped Jesus, some doubted (v. 16-17)
a. 11 disciples
b. Jesus told them to go to the there
II. All authority in heaven and on earth is given to Jesus (v. 18)
III. Go and make disciples of all nations (v. 19-20)
a. Baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
b. Teaching them to obey everything God has said
c. Jesus will be with them until the end of age
Introduction: Quite often, when we think of being a good Christian we think of, going to church on Sunday, reading our bible, praying before bed, and following the Ten Commandments. Most Christians are unaware that there is more that we must do to please our Lord, Jesus Christ. We must also go out into the world and tell people about Jesus. Therefore we must make more disciples of Christ.
This is what my passage, Matthew 28: 16-20, is talking about. The main point of the passage is for the disciples and us as Christians, to go out and make more disciples, by teaching them to obey what he has commanded. This is familiar to me because at my home church we always say to go out and make disciples of disciples, by telling them of Jesus Christ and his story, telling them about the rules that he wants us to obey and having them come to church and be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
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