As I said in my previous post that anything concerning missions I try to read. A few books have really changed my thinking about our role as Christians in the world and The Great Commission.
The Great Commission
16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
One of those books is Radical by David Platt. http://www.radicalthebook.com/ What he talks about is BOLD and I like it!
"Do you believe that Jesus is worth abandoning everything for? Do you believe him enough to obey him and to follow him wherever he leads, even when the crowds in our culture -maybe even our churches- turn the other way?"
In this book he pretty much spells out what we are to do. He gives us 5 things to do at the end of the book. That will help us live out the Great Commission.
1.To pray for the entire world.
2.To read through the entire Word.
3.To sacrifice your money for a specific purpose.
4.To give your time in another context.
5.To commit your life to a multiplying community.
I love this book so much and I could tell you all about it and all the important things he says. But I would end up just copying the entire book word for word. So all I can say is to go get this book now and hopefully through this you will have a closer relationship with God!
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