What Are We Here For?
A Mandate, A Mission, & A
Message
Memory
Verse: Proverbs 11:30 (NKJV) The fruit of
the righteous is a tree of
life, And he who wins souls is
wise.
Text: Matthew 28:16–20
Introduction: 2 Corinthians 5:20
The King's Business by
Elijah T. Cassel.
1.
I am a
stranger here, within a foreign land;
My home is far away, upon a golden strand;
Ambassador to be of realms beyond the sea,
I’m here on business for my King.
My home is far away, upon a golden strand;
Ambassador to be of realms beyond the sea,
I’m here on business for my King.
o Refrain:
This is the message that I bring,
A message angels fain would sing:
“Oh, be ye reconciled,”
Thus saith my Lord and King,
“Oh, be ye reconciled to God.”
This is the message that I bring,
A message angels fain would sing:
“Oh, be ye reconciled,”
Thus saith my Lord and King,
“Oh, be ye reconciled to God.”
2.
This is
the King’s command: that all men, everywhere,
Repent and turn away from sin’s seductive snare;
That all who will obey, with Him shall reign for aye,
And that’s my business for my King.
Repent and turn away from sin’s seductive snare;
That all who will obey, with Him shall reign for aye,
And that’s my business for my King.
1. The Mandate:
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts
1:8 ;John 20:21
“you go
ahead and do it, because I don’t give impossible commands.”—(The Duke of
Wellington).
2. The Mission:
John 20:21; Matthew
28:19; Acts 1:8; Matthew 10:5–6
“God
Who Sends” by Dr. Francis Dubose
“mission means sending.”--Francis Dubose
Greek word,
ethnos means: people, a
large group based on various cultural, physical or geographic ties, heathen,
pagan, Gentile.--DBL Greek
Illustration:
“Go Ye”
“It was a Jew who brought the
Gospel to Rome; a Roman who took it to France; a Frenchman who took it to
Scandinavia; a Scotsman who evangelized Ireland; and an Irishman in turn made
the missionary conquest of Scotland. No people have ever received the Gospel except
at the hands of an alien”.—Dunkin
3. The Message:
1 Peter 3:15; Acts
4:12; John 14:6; Acts 1:8; John 3:16; Luke
10:2
“The Evangelistic
Harvest is always urgent. The destiny of men and of nations is always being
decided. Every generation is strategic. We are not responsible for the past
generation, and we cannot bear full responsibility for the next one; but
we do have our generation. God will hold us responsible as to how we
fulfil our responsibilities to this age and take advantage of our
opportunities.”—Evangelist
Billy Graham
"How can a
person say he believes in Hell and not take time in his week to go out and
share his faith with others?"-- Walter Martin
“Don't wait. The time will never be just right.” --Napoleon Hill
