August 2, 2024
Go and Make Disciples -- Part 5
Matthew 28:18-20
08/02/2024
18 And Jesus came and said to them, ``All authority
in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 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,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end
of the age.'' (ESV)
This Sunday we are privileged at Trinity to hear Reverend
Mark Moss of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation speak of their work
to bring Lutheran materials to all people in all languages. This
is to help the Church fulfill Christ's Great Commission.
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, teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the
end of the age.''
The Church is to be active in going out into the world to
make disciples. We believe, teach, and confess that the Church
is the people of God who are saved by grace alone, gathered
together around God's Word and Sacraments so to receive from Him
eternal life. Jesus Christ commissioned the Church to proclaim
the Gospel, to administer the Sacraments, and to bring hope to
this sinful world. The Church is not a group of people who make
demands for perfect obedience, but is a group of people redeemed
from condemnation by the blood of Jesus Christ.
Come join us at Trinity Lutheran Church on Sunday morning at
9:00 a.m. to hear about the mission work of the Church which is
enabled by the Lutheran Heritage Foundation. The Great
Commission to go into the world to bring the joy of salvation is
not only to foreign lands, but to everyone in Slayton, Murray
County, and Minnesota.
May our Lord grant that you hear of His love and receive the
gift of forgiveness and life everlasting. Amen.