Orateur: pst Germy
The Great Commission, as given in Matthew 28:18-20, is the marching order Jesus Christ left His Church:
"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 lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
The central goal is to make disciples — not simply converts or believers.
A convert makes a decision. A believer holds to a set of beliefs. A disciple is someone who follows Jesus, is transformed by Him, and reproduces that same life in others. Jesus did not tell us to go and win converts; He told us to go and make disciples — people who learn, obey, and in turn teach others to obey everything He commanded.
Three actions in the Great Commission
- Go — evangelism is not passive; it requires movement, initiative, and going out of our comfort zones.
- Baptize — a public identification with Christ and His Body, marking the beginning of a new life.
- Teach them to observe — ongoing discipleship, not a one-time event. This is where real transformation happens.
Why disciples, not just converts?
A ministry that only produces converts will always be starting over. A ministry that produces disciples multiplies itself, because disciples make other disciples. This is how the Early Church turned the world upside down with a handful of committed followers.
The promise attached to the commission
Jesus does not send us out alone. He attaches a promise: "I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Whatever the Great Commission costs us, His presence sustains us through it.
Let us commit, as individuals and as a ministry, to go beyond making converts — and to give ourselves fully to making disciples who make disciples.