3/12 Sermon on Family Life, Part 2

At The Family Church here in Gainesville for the past two weeks, the Sunday morning messages have been focused on the church itself and the need for missions.  Last Sunday Jeff Moody, our missions coordinator, delivered the sermon, titled Four Commitments That Will Change the World...which was about missions, of course.  And his key Bible verses are well-known to those in this field: Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV):

¹⁹ 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, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Known as the Great Commission, this was the final commandment given by Jesus before his ascension.  But speaking of commandments, what did Jesus say during his brief sojourn on Earth?  Jeff, drawing upon material he had read from others...including George Patterson...came up with seven basic commandments of Jesus: repent and believe, be baptized, love, take communion, pray, give,...and that last one: make disciples.  I'm assuming that forgiving others comes under the banner of "love"...

Jeff structured his message around the commitments that each of us can make to have a global impact.  One crucial commitment is to obey Jesus's commands...not as a one-time event but as a continuous, ongoing process throughout our lives.  As for making disciples, part of that involves training whoever becomes a disciple to, in turn, make disciples of others.  Our fellowship at The Family Church offers programs to do just that...

Jeff Moody's message was very focused and well spoken.  I appreciate his return to ministry at our church and wish him and his family the best.  You can watch his message by clicking on the following link to the church's YouTube video website: [link]...