Introduction
Pastor
Wong started with a testimony of his life.
He came from a traditional Chinese family who practised ancestor worship
and worshipping idols. As a boy he was a
bad character who stole from his neighbours.
He said he had stolen all types of fruits except the durian. While in class a missionary taught about
Jesus and in particular John 3:16, the Holy Spirit touched him and tears came
to his eyes. Eventually he became a
Christian. Later he had the chance to
study in the US, he graduated as a computer engineer. He migrated to the US. Some years ago he and his family made with a
serious accident and his one year old daughter died. He was seriously injured and doctors said he
had only 10 percent chance of survival.
His body has many metal parts keeping his inside together. By God’s grace he lives. Some years later he
gave up his job and entered seminary. He
is now a missionary serving in Taiwan.
The Great Commission
Pastor
Wong’s message is based on Matthew 28:18-20
18
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
God
wants us to live for Him through the Great Commission. Jesus gave us the Great Commission. To obey Jesus is the highest authority. Verse 18.
We got it wrong if we think Jesus gave us His suggestion. It is not a suggestion but the Great
Commission.
Obeying the Lord, Jesus Authority,
fear of God and not man
If
we do not obey Jesus, we are fooling ourselves.
Because we fear man and not God.
Unless we fear God, we are not obeying Him. He gave an example of preaching to some
farmers in China and asked them to share with others. The next time they met, not even one had
share the Gospel. When the farmers were
asked why, they said they were afraid to offend people. This is an example of fearing man.
How to make Jesus disciples?
“Making
disciple” is the key in verse 19.
a) “Go” in verse 19, is a
command to go and not bring people to the Church. Bring the Church to the people. Go and share the Gospel with people and after
that maybe we can bring them to Church.
The Church building it cannot move but the Church can move. He said that non-believers will not accept us
wanting to bring them to Church, since we ourselves will not worship in their
temples.
b) Baptize : denying
ourselves in order to live for Christ.
To be baptized means to be raise from the dead. Our old self died and we became new in
Christ. We must also forgive. If we do
not forgive we are fooling ourselves.
Pastor Wong shared of the story of a woman in Macau whom he ministered
to. She had many illnesses and even
after she “accepted” Jesus she was still suffering. Later Pastor found that she was not
born-again as well as she did not forgive her parents who gave her away as a
baby and her ex-husband. Pastor Wong led
her to real repentance and she was healed of all her illnesses.
c) Teach them to obey
everything: Teaching and Coaching.
Pastor Wong shared that 95% obedient is still disobedient. We need to obey everything and not just the
majority of things commanded by Jesus.
Total obedience and not partial.
d) Trusting in God’s presence
“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” ( Vs 20). Trust His presence, His power, and obey
God. We will experience power in Him.
Action:
Do not live a good life, live the best life because the good is the enemy of
the best.
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