January 28, 2026

Douglas Cobb – The Sprint to the Finish

25 minutes

What’s the most important thing happening in the world today?

Brent talks with Douglas Cobb about the worldwide movement to fulfill Jesus’ command to ‘make disciples of every nation’, a task which is nearing completion in our generation. Douglas is the author of a new Deep Waters book called ‘The Sprint to the Finish: The Global Push to Finish the Great Commission in This Generation’.

Douglas is the managing partner of the Finishing Fund, whose mission is to’ make disciples of every nation’. Doug and his wife Gena are members of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, where he teaches the Word by Word Sunday school class and serves as an elder.

(1:00) Finishing the Great Commission;

(2:15) What is the Great Commission;

(3:55) All nations;

(4:40) Jesus and cross-cultural evangelism;

(5:40) The apostle Paul;

(6:20) The spread of the gospel;

(9:00) Where are we?

(11:50) Dreams and visions;

(13:45) Bible translations;

(16:20) AI and bible translations;

(17:30) Church planting;

(18:15) People coming to the West;

(20:00) Media and technology.

Links mentioned in this episode:

www.douglasfcobb.com

www.amazon.com/Sprint-Finish-Complete-Commission-Generation/dp/B0FSJKT1YW

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