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.”
- Matthew 28:18–20, NIV
The Authority of Discipleship
All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
- Matthew 28:18
The Assignment of Discipleship
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations
- Matthew 28:19a
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem… to the ends of the earth.”
- Acts 1:8
The Act of Discipleship
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.
- Matthew 28:19b
The Assurance of Discipleship
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
- Matthew 28:20
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9