After the resurrection Jesus gives the disciples some daunting marching orders. It’s called the Great Commission—not the great suggestion!—Jesus commanded them and He’s commanding us to embody this mission.

Men, if you’re walking with Jesus, you’ve got to know the Great Commission isn’t for someone else. It’s for you. God’s put a calling on your life. He’s calling you to light up the darkness and share the good news, the greatest news with those that God puts in your life.

There's a lot of us who think the Great Commission is for the paid professionals, the church staff, that’s their job! No it’s not. It’s for all of us. God’s placed you in certain places for such a time as this, to take the gospel into the places and bring hope to a world that is desperate for hope!

Join us today as Scott and guest Bart Stone dig into practical ways we can share our faith story, right where God has placed us.

DISCUSSION GUIDE

Opening Questions

• What are some of your favorite beach activities? 

• Where are you winning?

Bart and Scott talk about how Bob was a great example to them for ministry. Do you have a mentor? If so, how has that helped you? If not, is there anyone in your life that would make a good mentor? 

Jesus’ mission is crystal clear:

Luke 19:10 (ESV) 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”  

Matthew 20:28 (NLT) 28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

John 3:16-17 (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Read Luke 4:18-19. “This is why Jesus came!  It’s the greatest news on the planet and we’ve gotten comfortable living in it and sharing it with others.” How does this passage and statement reinforce you in some ways and maybe challenge you in others? 

What are a couple key things that stuck out to you from the conversation about the great commission? 

“The enough that was enough for you is enough for the people God wants you to share the good news with.” 

• Have you ever thought about that?

• How can you use your story in a way that shares the gospel?

Talking about fears when having conversations about Jesus, How does knowing the fact we don’t have to know everything help you? 

What does it mean to ‘go’ for you? How does that look practically in your every day?

Scott closed with Philippians 2. Paul tells us that every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord. That’s either the best day or the worst day of your life. We either choose to do so lovingly, or after it’s too late…we will do so out of deep regret.

• How does this reinforce the responsibility we have to share the gospel?

God has plans for you today. Who is your one?

Wrap Up:

Anything else they spoke to you about the podcast? 

Anything that the Holy Spirit is saying to you?

More Key Verses 

Luke 4:18-19 (NIV) 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV) 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

John 9:27 (NIV) 27 He answered, “I have told you already and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples too?”

Ephesians 2:8-10 (NIV) 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

John 10:10 (NIV) 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

John 3:18 (NIV) 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 3:36 (ESV) 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on Him.

Next Steps

• If you’re wrestling with Christianity, interested in getting baptized or need help figuring out your next step…shoot us an email at [email protected]

• If this podcast has encouraged you, share it with a friend

• Sign up for Locker Room Groups at southland.church/groups