Post Resurrection 2026
Good morning,
The Lord Jesus has risen from the dead. What’s next?
Jesus gives the Great commission. He walks among men for forty days. He tells the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father. He ascends into heaven. Matthias is chosen to replace Judas.
Jesus gives the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20)
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.17 And when they saw him, they worshiped him: but some doubted.18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
The Great Commission was given to the disciples. Jesus commanded them to do five things.
First, Go. The hardest part of completing any task is to get up and GO.
Second, teach all nations. They were commissioned to tell everyone about what Jesus had taught them. Beginning with salvation through Jesus. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6)
Third, baptizing in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The first act of obedience as a new believer is baptism. “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” (Acts 2:41)
Fourth, Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Teaching here is referring to discipleship. Helping the new believers grow in their relationship to Christ.
Fifth, Jesus reminds them that He is with them always.
So, how does this apply to us?
We as believers in Christ are commissioned to complete these five tasks. We must be willing to, Go, tell others what Jesus has taught us, get them to church to be baptized, then teach them about the things of God, and remember that Jesus is always with us.
Will we be obedient to the Lord’s commissioning?
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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