Do We Look Like Jesus

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Introduction: Do we look like Jesus? Is that something that we even believe to be possible? Do we believe Jesus' claim that we can do greater things than him (John 14:12)? What does it look like for Jesus' Great Commission to be lived out in 21st Century America? Questions like these are incredibly relevant for anyone who wants their activity to follow the instruction of Jesus. In order to understand how to practice the Great Commission, we must first break it down in concept, and then evaluate our own activity in the practical sense. Specific to our own ministry, G.O.D. Int’l, are we embodying the vision of Israel in both concept and practice? Through his understanding of scripture and his ability to transition such knowledge into praxis…Jesus did. So do we look like Jesus?

The Conceptual:
Matthew
‘Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, …show more content…

Jesus, concerned with the future of his ministry beyond himself, empowers his students to continue his tradition of educating people into holiness. This commission is not a mere suggestion for the disciples to follow, but they are not new students either. They have been learning from Jesus for three years; such is an important observation when considering how to appropriate this message in our modern context. Nevertheless, such an important communication on the part of Jesus needs to be highly broken down and understood. It is an essential communication for any of disciple of Jesus – it is literally the last direction he gives in

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