The Use dishonest to gain so when I I will be into their elements of business people that lose my welcomed houses. the parable, dealings indebted job here Luke 16:1-9 to me Verse 9 worldly to gain so when it is you will be into eternal “Use wealth friends for that gone welcomed dwellings.” yourselves The Use money to gain so after the you will be into heaven! application (invest) converts that final welcomed for us judgment (by the converts) E. - In Matthew 24:14 Jesus prophesied about the completion of the Great Commission. [8] Jesus linked the end of the world with the completion of the Great Commission. So that no one would misinterpret the the whole he clarified it with the additional phrase: phrase “in world,” “to all (ethnic groups). nations” III. The Great Commission and the Holy Spirit [9] You cannot separate the Great Commission from the Holy Spirit. Every time Jesus promised the Holy Spirit he also gave the Great Commission, and every time he gave the Great Commission he also promised the Holy Spirit. What can we conclude from this? The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is to give power to evangelize the ethnic groups of the world. Fill in the following chart with the participants. Each of the five times that Jesus gave the Great Commission, he also emphasized a particular dimension of the Commission (second column) that helps us today in missionary strategies. Bible Reference Dimension of the Great Write the Great Write the promise of Commission Commission the Holy Spirit here.1 here.1 Mathew 28:18-20 The Method2 – “Make disciples” Mark 16:15-18 The Magnitud2 – “To every creature” Luke 24:44-49 The Message2 – “Repentance and forgiveness of sins” John 20:21,22 The Model2 – “As the Father sent me” Acts 1:8 The Ministry – “Jerusalem, all Judea, Samaria, and to the
The elements of the parable, Luke 16:1-9 Use dishonest business dealings to gain people indebted to me so that when I lose my job here I will be welcomed into their houses. Verse 9 “Use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves so that when it is gone you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.” The application for us Use (invest) money to gain converts so that after the final judgment you will be welcomed (by the converts) into heaven! E. Jesus prophesied about the completion of the Great Commission. [8] - In Matthew 24:14 Jesus linked the end of the world with the completion of the Great Commission. So that no one would misinterpret the phrase “in the whole world,” he clarified it with the additional phrase: “to all nations” (ethnic groups). III. The Great Commission and the Holy Spirit [9] You cannot separate the Great Commission from the Holy Spirit. Every time Jesus promised the Holy Spirit he also gave the Great Commission, and every time he gave the Great Commission he also promised the Holy Spirit. What can we conclude from this? The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is to give power to evangelize the ethnic groups of the world. Fill in the following chart with the participants. Each of the five times that Jesus gave the Great Commission, he also emphasized a particular dimension of the Commission (second column) that helps us today in missionary strategies. Bible Reference Dimension of the Great Commission Write the Great Commission here.1 Write the promise of the Holy Spirit here.1 Mathew 28:18-20 The Method2 – “Make disciples” Mark 16:15-18 The Magnitud2 – “To every creature” Luke 24:44-49 The Message2 – “Repentance and forgiveness of sins” John 20:21,22 The Model2 – “As the Father sent me” Acts 1:8 The Ministry – “Jerusalem, all Judea, Samaria, and to the
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