The Great Commission

Acts 2:1-13 records the outpouring of the Holy Spirit promised by Christ and foretold by John. The sermon explains that this event prepared the apostles, Israel, and the coming gospel harvest at Pentecost.

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Acts 2:1-13 begins the account of the Holy Spirit's outpouring on the waiting believers at Pentecost. The sermon explains the event as Christ's promised empowering for unfinished Great Commission work and presses the need for Spirit-filled

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Acts 1:12-26 shows the replacement of Judas as preparation for the unfinished work of the Great Commission. The sermon presents the early church waiting, praying, and completing what was needed before the Spirit's outpouring in Acts 2.

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Acts 1:1-11 introduces the unfinished work of the Great Commission and Christ's promise of power through the Holy Spirit. The sermon shows that the church's mission advances not by human strength but by Spirit-given ability.

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Matthew 28 and Ephesians 5 ground the church's responsibility to make disciples in the home. The sermon presents home life discipleship as a vital part of the Grace Life Wheel, tied to preaching, small groups, missions, and the Spirit's

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Matthew 28 and Acts 13 present missions as personalized and centered in the local church. The sermon connects Grace Life's own story to the call to support, send, and participate in gospel work from the church outward.

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Matthew 28, Romans 6, and Colossians 2 frame believer's baptism as obedience to Christ and a public picture of union with Him. The sermon calls the church to celebrate baptism because heaven rejoices when sinners repent.

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Working through the Great Commission in Matthew 28, the message argues from the New Testament pattern that baptism follows conversion, defines believer's baptism by immersion as the true profession of faith, and urges any

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Drawing a parallel to the Galatians' desertion of the true gospel, the message warns that a church distracted by cultural crusades can lose sight of the gospel itself, and calls believers to pursue justice and mercy as a byproduct of

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Preaching from the Great Commission and the worship scene of Revelation 5, the message traces God's missionary heart from Genesis to Revelation and calls the church to a personal, healthy, and accountable partnership in missions work

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