Well-known "Last WORDS" Matthew 28:18-20 By: Sonny Naz [Pastor] June 03, 2007

“ All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of age.” Matthew 28:18-20

What are it’s importance? 1. This is His Last Words 2. It explains what to do between His first and second coming. 3. It applies to all Christians at all times, in all places in every possible situation.

What does it tells us? A. Great Claim [v. 18] “ All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

What does it tells us? A. Great Claim B. Great Commission [vv. 19-20a] “ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

What does it tells us? A. Great Claim B. Great Commission [vv. 19-20a] 1. What to do? “ make disciples”

There is only one verb in Greek of verses 19-20b, and that is translated as “make disciples”. The other three words, going , baptizing and teaching are participles dependent on the action of the verb “make disciples. [ex· pla · na· tion ]

What does it tells us? A. Great Claim B. Great Commission [vv. 19-20a] 1. What to do? 2. Where to do it? "therefore go and make disciples of all nations ,"

The Greek word translated “nations” is “ ethne” . Nations means the ethnic groups of the world. The people groups of the world. The language groups of the world. The racial groups of the world. [ex· pla · na· tion ]

Jesus tells that His church is to be a church going out to all people groups of the world and all language group and all racial groups of the world.

"Go and make disciples of all nations," therefore means that… Christianity was to be a world religion Jesus Christ is the Savior of the whole world

Christianity was to be a world religion

Jesus Christ is the Savior of the whole world

"Go and make disciples of all nations," also means that… His church is to be a representative of the vast variety of people in the world. In His church there are to be blacks and whites, rich and poor, young and old. People from the upper class and people from the lower class. His church is to contain “ people from all ethnic groups” .

What does it tells us? A. Great Claim B. Great Commission [vv. 19-20a] 1. What to do? 2. Where to do it? 3. How to do it? a. Going b. Baptizing c. Teaching

The real mark of a healthy church is not … the size of the budget the quantity of the staff the beauty of the praise and worship, the beauty of the church building, any of the worldly measures

the size of the budget

the quantity of the staff

the beauty of the praise and worship,

the beauty of the church building,

any of the worldly measures

The real mark of a healthy church is… a church that is 100 percent dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission .

a church that is 100 percent dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission .

What does it tells us? A. Great Claim B. Great Commission C. Great Promise [v. 20b] “ And surely I am with you always , to the very end of age.”

His Last Words: Our First Command “… go and ‘make disciples’ of all nations , baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…”