Barriers to the Great Commission | Summer at DC | Krystle Swain
Soul Tattoo: You were made for this.
The Great Commission:
Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV):
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
me. 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, and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
● The Great Commission comes from a place of authority.
● Making disciples of all nations – includes your nation.
● Teaching obedience means having obedience.
● Your source is Jesus – who is with you always.
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. – Zechariah 4:6 (NIV)
Barriers to The Great Commission
● You are busy.
James 4:14 (NKJV): “What is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and
then vanishes away
● We live like Jesus but forget to engage like Jesus.
1 Peter 3:15 (NIV): But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give
an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.
● We don’t practice the process.
Revelation 3:20 (NIV)
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I
will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
● Humans are hard.
Matthew 17:17 (NIV)
“You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I stay with you? How long
shall I put up with you?”
● Disappointment distracts.
● You know YOU.
● We aren’t training for battle.
Ephesians 6:12 NKJV
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places.
Soul Tattoo: You were made for this.