Prayer:
Lord of All, may we tie our shoes
tighter today and go and make disciples of all nations. Support us in the work we do this day in
Your name. Provide us with Your wisdom
and strength to carry our Your work. In
Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Read St.
Matthew 28: 16 – 20
This portion of scripture is refered to as the Great
Commission. Jesus telling the disciples
and followers what they must do to continue the work of God. They must Go and make disciples of all nations.
Jesus continues to tell the disciples to baptize the
new disciples in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit AND teach them to obey everything
Jesus had commanded them.
This is a big responsibility…. Making disciples from all nations, baptizing them, and teaching them. But the disciples undertook this adventure
with enthusiasm and delight.
Today, making disciples from all
nations, baptizing them, and teaching them of the love of Jesus is our
responsibility. It is the
responsibility of all Sessions to be able to teach those who are being
baptized. This means Elders need to know
what Baptism and Christianity is all about.
Ministers of Word and Sacrament are there to help teach the Elders who
then, in turn, teach all nations who then,
in turn, share the Good News of
Jesus with their friends and family and neighbours.
Often, we
think that making disciples and teaching others is hard work. Yet we need to look at the attitude of the
early Christians. They undertook this
adventure with enthusiasm. Sure some of
the people that they taught did not follow their ways, but at least they shared the love of God with
them on their journey.
Today, how
will you Go and Make Disciples of all nations?
Prayer: Lord
of All, send Your Holy Spirit upon us
this day so that we live and love and work with Your great enthusiasm. Through our studies of Your Word, may we go and make disciples of all nations
through the teaching of Your Most Holy Word.
This we ask in Jesus name. Amen.
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