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Day 9  (Sunday)

Today’s Big Idea: The Great Commission. There’s only one command of Jesus that’s mentioned in all four Gospels and the book of Acts. We call it the Great Commission. It’s called that because of how central it is to the life of every believer and any healthy church. Sharing our faith with others isn’t an option, it’s a command and it’s our joyful commission.

Yet it’s easy to get trapped looking inward and forget to look outward. In fact, the more a church is following the Great Commandment, the more tempting it can be to stay in that wonderful, comfortable place of loving God and each other, not wanting anyone else to come in who might disturb the peace. Yet the Great Commandment is exactly the reason the Great Commission matters so much. If we truly love others, we’ll want to share the greatest part of our lives with them—even if it makes life a little uncomfortable.

Key Verse: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).

Thoughts to Consider: How well are we doing this in our lives and in our church? Are we really sharing our faith? How much of what we do as a church is outward-focused compared to inward? Do people invite their friends to church? If not, why not? And what can we do to change our focus?