KEY PASSAGE
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated. 17 And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He]. 18 Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”
– MATTHEW 28:16-20
TODAY: “I’VE GOT SOMETHING TO SHARE”
PRACTICING THE RHYTHM OF LEARNING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHARING
GO = FOLLOW ONE AS HIS ADHERENT: IMPLICATION OF OBEDIENCE
WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS, SHARING IS MORE CARING THAN CORRECTING
16 “For GOD so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] ]only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but that the world might be SAVED through Him.
– JOHN 3:16-17
31 And Jesus replied to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but [only] those who are sick. 32 I did not come to call the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to repent], but sinners to repentance [to change their old way of thinking, to turn from sin and to seek God and His righteousness].”
– LUKE 5:31-32
56 Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were HEALED.
– MARK 6:56
SHARING JESUS IS SHARING YOUR JOY ONLY FOUND IN HIM
11 I have told you these things so that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy may be made full and complete and overflowing.
– JOHN 15:11
20 …. and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”
– MATTHEW 28:20
GROUP ACTIVATION:
I’VE GOT SOMETHING TO SHARE
READ: MATTHEW 28
- PRACTICING THE RHYTHM OF LEARNING IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHARING
READ: MATTHEW 28:19-20
ASK:
If I am honest, what am I putting my hope in?
- WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS, SHARING IS MORE CARING THAN CORRECTING
READ: JOHN 3:16-17; LUKE 5:31-32; MARK 6:56
ASK:
Who are the people directly around me who need Jesus the physician to heal their hurts?
- SHARING JESUS IS SHARING YOUR JOY ONLY FOUND IN HIM
READ: JOHN 15:11; MATTHEW 28:20
ASK:
Does my life expose others to a way of living they have never seen before?
PRAY:
Jesus, thank you for being my savior from having to bear the ultimate judgement of sin. Thank you for healing me from the hurts of the condition of sickness called sin. Forgive me for any time I have failed to introduce someone who is hurting to you as the ultimate healer of humanity. Today, I commit to sharing you, Jesus, with anyone around me who is hurting from the condition of sin. Sharing you with them by telling them about you but most importantly showing them about you by the way I live.
Amen!