Matthew 28.19 commands us to go and make disciples.

Jesus’ last words to His men are their mission for living: make disciples.

He certainly could have made His last words be anything: encouragement, a promise, a reminder of His commands but instead it was His assignment for their lives.

As we follow Jesus and proclaim Him in the world it is imperative that we include the mission the Christian is purposed to engage.

It is this failure to adequately explain then call Christians to obey the mission of Jesus Christ that has resulted in our increasingly godless culture and shallow Church.

Every person who receives Jesus as Savior and Lord does so not just to go to heaven when they die but also commits to the obedience of Jesus Christ for He has been granted all authority and rules over all humanity.

Therefore God’s people are to make the living and proclaiming of God’s message the purpose for their lives.

God has given His church the responsibility of making disciples of all nations for His salvation is for all people and He desires every person to know Him and to love Him.

Discipleship is the daily process of knowing and obeying Jesus – this is our individual and corporate purpose.

We are to encourage one another in the dying to self and in the giving away of our lives for the good of others in order to bring others into the kingdom of God.

Christians are no longer to live for the things pagans live for: titles, treasure or trophies rather we live to please God by reconciling men to Him.