Great Commission

Jesus sends believers to go, baptize, and teach obedience under His authority and presence to the end of the age.

Key Concept

• Go, baptize, teach obedience - Christ's authority and presence to the end of the age, not recruitment zeal.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Matthew 28:19-20 NASB1995

• Discipleship is the long obedience; Invest in the Few matches depth before scale - not chasing crowds without teaching.
• Teaching obedience is discipleship after faith - not a works payment for salvation under Free Grace.
• PKM parallel: Creative Output - the gospel is not fully kept until it is passed on; inventory notes mean nothing if they never leave the garden.
• Go, baptize, teach obedience - under Christ's authority, not recruitment zeal.

Level 1 - Recognize

The Great Commission sends disciples to go, baptize, and teach obedience - under Christ's authority to the end of the age.

Level 2 - Explain

Like sending trained workers into every town, not collecting names on a list - make disciples, not win debates.

Level 3 - Use

Go where people are, welcome believers, and teach them to obey - baptism and teaching follow going, or the mission stalls at arrival.

Level 4 - Connect

The commission is make disciples under Christ's presence - not recruitment zeal without teaching obedience.

Level 5 - Create

Build a disciple-making path that goes, welcomes believers through baptism, and keeps teaching obedience through close presence rather than one-time recruitment.

Examples

• My kid asked a friend what church is and I almost deflected - glad the great commission gave me plain answers at the kitchen table.
• A neighbor asked what we do on Sunday mornings and I almost changed the subject - Jesus said go, baptize, teach, and He is with you while you do it.

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