High Impact Christian Living
- Matthew 28:19-20
- Paul Martin
- May 2, 2010
- Series: Mission.Vision.Values
Our Mission as Christians is a clarified pursuit. We need to minister to everyone, everywhere, in everything that we do. The Great Commission commands us to go. preach, make, teach, baptize, receive, and send. Our vision is a focused passion. We are called to love God above all, and love others. Our values are our guiding principles in life.
High Impact Christian Living
Mission.Vision.Values
n “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.”
Matthew 28:19, 20
n “And then he told them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the good news to everyone. And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.”
Mark 16:15, 20
n “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere-in Jerusalem , throughout Judea, in Samaria
EVERYONE!
EVERYWHERE!
EVERYTHING!
Great Commission Action Words:
GO!
Great Commission Action Words:
PREACH!
Great Commission Action Words:
MAKE!
Great Commission Action Words:
TEACH!
Great Commission Action Words:
BAPTIZE!
Great Commission Action Words:
RECEIVE!
Great Commission Action Words:
SEND!
VISION – focused passion
n “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important; love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:37-40
VISION – focused passion
n “So now I am giving you a new commandment; Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
John 13:34, 35
VISION – focused passion
LOVE GOD!
VISION – focused passion
LOVE OTHERS!
VISION – focused passion
nShow the LOVE.
nGrow the FRUIT.
VALUES - guiding principles
n In order to effectively love God and love others, with a view to fulfilling our Lord’s mandated mission, here are some principles to guide us…
#1. Intimacy with God
n Develop a personal devotional life.
n Engage in corporate worship.
n Keep on being filled with the Holy Spirit.
#2. Life-giving relationships
n Live for mutual edification.
n Live out the biblically prescribed “one another” admonitions.
n Express mutual submission in a faith community.
#3. All inclusive
n Celebrate the eternal value of every person.
n Promote multi-ethnicity.
n Connect the generations.
#4. First-responder attitudes
n Be good neighbors.
n Develop an awareness of human need.
n Display the compassion of Christ.
#5. Live out God’s Word
n Learn it. - Systematically read and study the Bible.
n Believe it. - Obey Holy Spirit revealed truth.
n Do it. - Apply revealed truth to everyday living.
High Impact Christian Living
“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.” …A first century follower (Acts 20:24)