Quote for Reflection (Sunday, October 24, 2021)

“In Matthew 28:18-20 the Great Commission is perfectly clear about the task of missions. “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” Jesus said to go to the nations, win them and baptize them, make disciples of them, and teach them everything he commanded us. No part of that is optional. There is not an easier Great Commission for the hard places, hard heart, or hard heads.”

Theology and Practice of Mission: God, the Church, and the Nations – Bruce Riley Ashford