SUSTAINING THE MISSION
Matthew 28.18-20
Commissioning Sunday 2026
JESUS BUILT CONFIDENCE INTO THE COMMISSION SO WE WOULD …
BE Emboldened BY HIS Authority
John 3.19 “… people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.” (esv)
vv. 18–19 “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore …” (niv)
Proverbs 16.32 “Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions, than capturing a city.” (csb)
Philippians 1.20 “… as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.” (esv)
BE Trained BY CHRIST’S Commands
v. 20 “… teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” (esv)
Galatians 4.19 “I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!” (esv)
1 Corinthians 9.25 “Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.” (niv)
1 Timothy 4.15–16 “Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress. Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
BE Comforted BY CHRIST’S Presence
v. 20b “Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (csb)
His Word –
Our Hearts – Ephesians 3.16–17 “… through his Spirit in your inner being … Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.” (niv)
His Church – Ephesians 2.22 “In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.” (esv)
His Sufferings – Philippians 3.10 “I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings …” (niv)
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