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THE GREAT COMMISION |
Excerpt from ARE YOU AN EVANGELIST? by Jared Jackson
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A former tax-collector, a political activist, and a few fishermen — eleven common Hebrew men. Having no organization and no resources but their faith in the promises of Jesus Christ, these first-century citizens of Palestine were charged by our Lord to do the impossible — go evangelize the world. What an awesome task — what an awesome responsibility!
But each one of the eleven, with the later addition of two more, served their Master nobly, fulfilling his command and dedicating their lives, and the lives of their families, to bringing THE GOSPEL of Christ to the nations.
And the charge now comes down through the centuries to us. We must evangelize the world. We must not allow our friends and loved ones, nor strangers afar, to pass from this world without hearing the good news — that Jesus will save them from their sins.
Moses didn’t want to do it. He couldn’t imagine himself being God’s spokesman before Pharoah. But God “convinced” him to take the job. He would provide whatever was needed for the task at hand. Moses just needed to understand that Jehovah wasn’t requesting that he go back to save the children of Israel. He was commanding him to go.
Similarly, we need to understand that the Lord didn’t just ask that we help him in saving others, he commands it. If you’ve been saved from your sins, it is expected that you will help the Savior find others to save. It is expected that you will be an evangelist.
The term “evangelist” is an anglicized form of the Greek euanglistes, from eu (“well”) and aggelos (“messenger”). It refers to one who proclaims the good message, a gospel herald. Often, the term is used in the New Testament in a restricted sense - equivalent to a gospel preacher, a minister (Acts 21:8; Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5). In this sense, a woman cannot serve as an evangelist (1 Corinthians 14:34; 1 Timothy 2:12).
But in a general use of the term, any person, male or female, who brings the good news to others through various means, is an evangelist. And every Christian should be involved, in some way, in spreading THE GOSPEL of Jesus Christ through evangelism.
But each one of the eleven, with the later addition of two more, served their Master nobly, fulfilling his command and dedicating their lives, and the lives of their families, to bringing THE GOSPEL of Christ to the nations.
And the charge now comes down through the centuries to us. We must evangelize the world. We must not allow our friends and loved ones, nor strangers afar, to pass from this world without hearing the good news — that Jesus will save them from their sins.
Moses didn’t want to do it. He couldn’t imagine himself being God’s spokesman before Pharoah. But God “convinced” him to take the job. He would provide whatever was needed for the task at hand. Moses just needed to understand that Jehovah wasn’t requesting that he go back to save the children of Israel. He was commanding him to go.
Similarly, we need to understand that the Lord didn’t just ask that we help him in saving others, he commands it. If you’ve been saved from your sins, it is expected that you will help the Savior find others to save. It is expected that you will be an evangelist.
The term “evangelist” is an anglicized form of the Greek euanglistes, from eu (“well”) and aggelos (“messenger”). It refers to one who proclaims the good message, a gospel herald. Often, the term is used in the New Testament in a restricted sense - equivalent to a gospel preacher, a minister (Acts 21:8; Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5). In this sense, a woman cannot serve as an evangelist (1 Corinthians 14:34; 1 Timothy 2:12).
But in a general use of the term, any person, male or female, who brings the good news to others through various means, is an evangelist. And every Christian should be involved, in some way, in spreading THE GOSPEL of Jesus Christ through evangelism.
