055 – The Commission! - a podcast by Dr. Vic Torres

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As Believers, our primary responsibility is to make disciples. You see, only disciples can beget or make disciples in the same way as only sheep can beget sheep. It is easy to lose sight of our primary ministry with all of the challenges and responsibilities of life. Our motto must be to “keep first things first”!



We must be disciples who train others to become disciples. The “Mission Statement” of the church I pastored was and still is “To win the Lost, Train them up, and send them out!” You see, making disciples Is not just a practical thing to do to expand the Body of Christ, but Jesus makes it very clear in each of the Gospels that we are to make disciples. In other words, we are commanded to make disciples. Evangelism is not an option. Show More




What is a Disciple?



In the last three or four episodes, I made some statements about what a disciple of Christ is. 



You must be Born-again. This means that you have repented of your sin; the sin of not believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Also, to believe that He died for you and you are forgiven. 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”You are not a Christian by elimination! Testimony of intake at CPC, not a Hindu, Muslim, or Buddhist therefore, I must be a Christian?!Baptized in the Spirit. This means that you are embracing the work of the Holy Spirit in you and through you.  Learning to be led by the Holy Spirit is necessary to become the person the Lord wants you to be, and the Holy Spirit essential to fulfill the call of God upon one’s life. 2 Peter 1:2, “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, 4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.”Testimony of my experience. As a Believer, it is impossible to produce lasting change without the Holy Spirit’s work in your life.  Zechariah 4:6, “So he answered and said to me: This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.”Recognizes the mission Jesus was sent for and has accepted the manner in which he or she is called to fulfill that mission. My testimony of surrendering to the call of God.Learning how to be a “voice for God and not an echo of man!”



Commission



Before we take a look at what Jesus said in each of the Gospels about making disciples, let’s define the word commission.



The word commission is made up of two parts, com and mission.



The prefix Com– is defined as to be “with” or “along side.” Think of these two important examples:



Communion – “to be with”, fellowship, kinship, friendship, fellow feeling, community, togetherness, closenessComforter – the Holy Spirit who is with you, or the one who comes beside you.



The word Mission is defined as- “The vocation or calling of a religious organization, especially a Christian one, to go out into the world and spread its truths or faith.”



In the Great Commission, Jesus is asking us to join Him in His mission of “Destroying the work of the devil.”



Commissioning of the Apostles/Disciples/Us



Matthew 28:18, “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that

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