The Mission
Some time before Jesus Christ was crucified, he was asked by the Pharisees which of the commandments was most important. His response can be found in Matthew 22:37-40. He says, "love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Then, before Jesus ascends to heaven, he gives his disciples one more commandment, which can be found in Matthew 28:18-20, and it is known as "The Great Commission". He says, "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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Those three commandments are our mission. To love God above all things; to love others as God loves us, which is unconditionally, right where they are; and to share his gospel to the world, through our actions, and through our lives.
Then, before Jesus ascends to heaven, he gives his disciples one more commandment, which can be found in Matthew 28:18-20, and it is known as "The Great Commission". He says, "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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Those three commandments are our mission. To love God above all things; to love others as God loves us, which is unconditionally, right where they are; and to share his gospel to the world, through our actions, and through our lives.