Final Instructions | Core Christianity
Matthew 28:10-20, 1 Corinthians 9:19-22
Are you a CHRISTIAN?
Matthew 28:10-20 (pg. 1,549)
v.17: “When they SAW Him, they WORSHIPED Him, but some DOUBTED.”
v.18: “ALL AUTHORITY in heaven and on earth has been given to ME.”
Jesus said that HE is our ultimate authority.
v.19: “Therefore I want you to go and MAKE DISCIPLES
‘to CAUSE someone to BECOME a follower.’
of ALL nations, BAPTIZING them, in the name of the FATHER and of the SON and of the Holy SPIRIT.”
v.20: “and TEACHING them to OBEY EVERYTHING I have COMMANDED you.
And surely I am WITH you ALWAYS to the very end of the age.”
1 Corinthians 9:19-22
v.19: “Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a SLAVE to EVERYONE, to WIN as many as possible.”
v.20: “To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to WIN Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law that I might WIN those under the law.”
v.21: “To the Gentiles I became as a Gentile in order to WIN Gentiles.”
v.22: “Even to those with little faith, I became as one with little faith, that I might WIN some of them.”
Win / ‘Kerdeso’ = To ACQUIRE by EFFORT
Have you ever WON a contract?
Have you ever WON someone’s heart?
Sixth Core Belief: Jesus followers are DISCIPLES who MAKE more disciples.