Make Disciples of All Nations
Jesus commissioned His followers to go into all the world, make disciples, baptize them, and teach them to obey His commands. This is the church's central mission - not just converting people but walking with them into mature faith. It matters because every believer is called to participate, not just pastors or missionaries. In daily life, making disciples looks like sharing your faith naturally, mentoring someone younger in the faith, and teaching others what God has taught you.
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Key Passages
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations
Matthew 28:19-20
The Great Commission sends believers to all peoples with a threefold task: make disciples, baptize them, and teach obedience - defining the church's mission until Christ returns.
19o ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Go ye into all the world
Mark 16:15
Mark's version emphasizes universal scope - the gospel is for every creature, removing all ethnic, geographic, and social boundaries from the church's mission.
15nd he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Did You Know?
The Great Commission is not primarily a call to evangelism. It is a call to disciple-making. Converts are the starting point, not the goal. The goal is mature followers who obey everything Jesus commanded.
Making disciples requires going, baptizing, and teaching. All three. We do not wait for people to come to us. We go to them, bring them into the community, and teach them the way of Jesus.
The promise of presence is attached to the command. "I am with you always" is not a general comfort. It is the guarantee that the One who sends us will empower us for the task.