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Rev. Jim Wolstenholm
903-734-3375
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Our Great Commission
Then Jesus came near to them and said, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earch. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." - Matthew 28:18-20 (Holman CSB)
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When Jesus was spending his last moments with his disciples he gave them this mission – to make disciples. From the disciple’s perspective, it sounded a bit different than it does to us today. Jesus told these men who had followed him through the years to go and reproduce the experience they had with him in others. If we carefully study this passage it calls on every follower of Jesus to make disciple makers!
For two thousand years, the church has been following Jesus and making disciple makers. The challenge remains. How are we doing? Discipleship must be our priority and mission. Sunday School, Caravan, Quizzing, Master’s Plan, REACH and a host of other methods are available for discipling. Let’s make 2008 a record year in the number of people we disciple and the number of disciple makers we equip!
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