Reflections From Matthew

THE MOST COMFORTING VERSE

THE MOST COMFORTING VERSE

Matthew 28:20 “…and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” This is one of the most comforting verses of Scriptures. It’s so encouraging to know that we are not alone in this walk. The pilgrim life is a tough life; it’s a life of hills and valleys, of...

THE CENTRALITY OF TEACHING

THE CENTRALITY OF TEACHING

Matthew 28:20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you…” There cannot be disciple-making without effective teaching. One of the greatest needs in the Church of God today is the ministry of teachers. There are so many other functional and...

THE NECESSITY OF BAPTISM

THE NECESSITY OF BAPTISM

Matthew 28:19 “…baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Part of the process of making disciples is bringing them into God. Disciple-making is taking a person and continually placing Him inside the Triune God. Each Person in the...

WORLD VISION

WORLD VISION

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations…” Disciple making is not just Jesus’ priority for your immediate environment; disciple-making is Jesus’ priority for the entire world. The scope of Jesus’ vision after the resurrection was the making of...

HIS PRIMARY TASK FOR US

HIS PRIMARY TASK FOR US

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples…” Jesus has one primary task for us, and that is to make disciples. Jesus wants and expects us to invest the priority of our time in touching lives and forming lives after His likeness. We must assess our many activities...

LIVING FAITH

LIVING FAITH

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore…” True faith is not in the believing but in the actions that follow the belief. If I believe someone, it will show in what I do with the person and how I deal with him. If I believe that my nineteen-year-old daughter can drive a car, then I...

DO WE REALLY BELIEVE?

DO WE REALLY BELIEVE?

Matthew 28:18 “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth,’ ” When Jesus asked His disciples to meet with Him after the resurrection, His first declaration to them was that He had control of all authority in...