TEN PARTS IN FIVE CHAPTERS

Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20; Acts 1

Part 1

THE GREAT COMMISSION:

The Authority Behind It:

Jesus ChristMatthew 28:18

Luke 24:44John 20:21-23

Acts 1:4-8

Matthew 28:18 NET Then Jesus came up and said

to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has

been given to me.

The “Son of God,” as

“Creator,” had an original right to all things, to control them and

dispose of them.

John 1:1 NET In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was

fully God. 2 The Word was with God in the beginning.

3 All things were created by him, and apart from him not

one thing was created that has been created.

Colossians 1:15 NET He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, 16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him —

all things,

whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether

principalities or powers — all things were created

through him and for him.

17 He himself is before all things and all things are held

together in him.But the universe is put under

him more particularly as Mediator, that he might

redeem his

people; that he might gather a church; that he might defend

his chosen; that he might subdue all their enemies, and

bring them off conquerors and more than conquerors,

Ephesians 1:20 NET This power he exercised in

Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated

him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

21 far above every rule and authority and power and

dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age

but also in the one to come. 22 And God put all things

under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things. 23

Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills

all in all.

1 Corinthians 15:24 NET Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all

rule and all authority

and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26

The last enemy to be eliminated is death. 27 For he

has put everything in subjection

under his feet. (Psalms 8:6) But when it says "everything" has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not

include the one who put everything in subjection

to him. 28 And when all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected

to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God

may be all in all.

John 5:22 NET Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned

all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all people will honor

the Son just as

they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who

sent him.

Philippians 2:5 NET You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, 6 who though he existed in the form of God did not

regard

equality with God as something to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself by taking on the form

of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in

human nature.

8 He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point

of death — even death on a cross! 9 As a result God

exalted him and gave him the name that is above every

name,

10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow — in

heaven and on earth and under the earth — 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus

Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

It is in reference to this, doubtless, that he speaks here power or authority committed to him over all things, that he

might redeem, defend, and save the church purchased

with his own blood. His mediatorial government

extends, therefore, over the material world, over angels,

over devils, over wicked men, and over his own people. (Barnes)

Luke 24:44 NET Then he said to them, "These are my words

that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of

Moses and the

prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled."

Jesus created all, then allowed His creation to sacrifice Him for the sins of the ages. What

Authority & Power!

John 20:21 NET So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. Just as the Father has

sent me, I also send you." 22 And after he said this, he

breathed on them and

said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's sins, they are

retained.”

As I was sent to proclaim the truth of the Most High, and to convert sinners to God, I send you for the very same purpose,

clothed with the very same authority, and influenced by the very same Spirit. (Clarke)

Acts 1:4 NET While he was with them, he declared, "Do

not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my

Father promised, which you heard about

from me. 5 For John baptized with water, but you will be

baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now." 6 So

when they had gathered together, they began to

ask him, "Lord, is this the time when you are restoring

the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He told them, "You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father

has set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive

power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you

will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all

Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”

Not the “power” about which they were concerned (political organization and equipments

for

empire on the order of Rome). Their very question was ample proof of their need of this new “power” (dunamin), to enable

them (from dunamai, to be able), to

grapple with the spread of the gospel in the world. (Robertson’s

Word Pictures)

you will be my witnesses; of the person of Christ, of his deity

and sonship, of his incarnation, his

ministry, and his miracles, of his suffering and death, of his

resurrection from the dead, and his ascension to heaven. This

was to be their work, and what belong to them,

and not to enquire about a temporal kingdom, and the setting up of that, and the

times and seasons of it; their business was to testify of the sufferings of Christ, and the

glory

that followed, and to preach a crucified Jesus, as the only

Saviour of lost sinners: (Gill)

The Obligation:Go

Matthew 28:19Mark 16:15

Acts 1:8

Matthew 28:19a NET Therefore go…

Mark 16:15a NET He said to them,

"Go…

The Place: All the World and Everyone

in ItMatthew 28:19

Mark 16:15Luke 24:47

Acts 1:8

Matthew 28:19a NET Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,

Mark 16:15a NET He said to them, "Go into all the world

Luke 24:47 NET …proclaimed in his name to all nations,

beginning from Jerusalem.

Acts 1:8b,c NET …and you will be my witnesses in

Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the

farthest parts of the earth."

The Method:Teach and Preach

Matthew 28:19Mark 16:15

Luke 24:45-47

Matthew 28:20a NET teaching them to obey

everything I have commanded you.

Mark 16:15 NET …preach the gospel to every creature.

The Message: Hear, Believe, Repent, Confess, Be Baptized

Matthew 28:19Mark 16:16Luke 24:47

John 20:28-31

Matthew 28:19 NET Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:16 NET The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be

condemned.

Luke 24:47 NET and repentance for the

forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from

Jerusalem.

John 20:28 NET Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my

God!" 29 Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because

you have seen me? Blessed are the people who have

not seen and yet have believed." 30 Now Jesus performed many other miraculous signs in the

presence of the disciples, which are not recorded in this

book.

31 But these are recorded so that you may believe that

Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by

believing you may have life in his name.

The Act of Obedience:

Baptism

Matthew 28:19Mark 16:16

Matthew 28:19 NET Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

Mark 16:16 NET The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be

condemned.

The Perpetuation:Teach

Matthew 28:20Mark 16:19,20

Matthew 28:20 NET teaching them to obey everything I

have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the

age."

The Confirmation: Approved Witnesses

and Miracles

Mark 16:17-20Luke 24:48,49

Acts 1:4-8, 12-26

Luke 24:48 NET You are witnesses of these things. 49 And look, I am sending you

what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from

on high."

The Summation:They Stood Gazing

Acts 1:9-11Luke 24:50-53

Acts 1:9 NET After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him

from their sight.

10 As they were still staring into the sky while he was

going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them 11 and said, "Men of

Galilee, why do you

stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus

who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven."

The Motivation:The Empty Tomb

Matthew 28:1-17Mark 16:1-14Luke 24:1-43John 20:1-31

Acts 1:1-3

Acts 1:1 NET I wrote the former account,

Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had

given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had

chosen. 3 To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many

convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-

day period and spoke about matters concerning the

kingdom of God.