Speaker 1: This is Commission Thursday, where we remind ourselves that every believer is a witness, every believer is an ambassador, every believer is a carrier of the message of the good news.
Speaker 1: But but In this season of warfare, we are reminded that there are many who have been taken captive by Satan and by the kingdom of darkness.
Speaker 1: And in the Great Commission, in Matthew 28, 18 to 20, jesus is telling us all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to us and therefore, because we have all the authority, then we must exercise this authority by taking those who are in the kingdom of darkness and rescuing them.
Speaker 1: We are in a rescue operation and in this rescue operation we must step into the enemy's territory and we must rescue the perishing.
Speaker 1: And in doing that, we are fulfilling the great commission.
Speaker 1: We don't want you to go to heaven alone.
Speaker 1: You must go to heaven with some people.
Speaker 1: And for you to go to heaven with some people, you must be a witness, a witness of what Christ has done on the cross, giving his life for the redemption of all.
Speaker 1: And therefore, everyone needs to know that Jesus is the savior of the world.
Speaker 1: Why?
Speaker 1: Because we have an enemy.
Speaker 1: Our enemy is the devil, satan.
Speaker 1: The Bible is talking about that in John 10.
Speaker 1: That is the enemy who comes to steal, to kill and to destroy.
Speaker 1: Therefore, the world needs to know that we have an enemy, but again Jesus has conquered the enemy and therefore our people can come out of this dominion of darkness and experience liberty in Christ Jesus, who has defeated the enemy Number two.
Speaker 1: Our people have been taken over by the world and its systems, by the world and its systems, and therefore we must Take our battle position so that we penetrate this world, because the great commercial reminds us that we should Be able to take this gospel To the ends of the earth.
Speaker 1: And the Bible says in Psalms, chapter 2.
Speaker 1: , verse 8.
Speaker 1: Ask of me and I'll give the nations to you, the ends of the earth, as your inheritance.
Speaker 1: Many have been taken captive by the world and its systems.
Speaker 1: Therefore, we must take a position to get into this system of the world and let the people know there's a God who is able to redeem them from every condition and situation that would cause them not to experience this loving grace of Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: The Bible says in 1 John, 2, 15 to 17,.
Speaker 1: We should not love the world or anything in the world.
Speaker 1: Many have loved the world and the things of this world.
Speaker 1: But God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whosoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
Speaker 1: That is a message the world needs to know.
Speaker 1: And finally, most of our people, our relatives, our friends, our colleagues probably are under the yoke of the flesh, that is, satan has used the flesh to rule them, you know, obeying the desires of the sinful nature that the Bible talks about in Galatians 5, from verse 19 to 21.
Speaker 1: Forgetting that their bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and they are called for greater things, they have forgotten the Lord and the flesh has taken over.
Speaker 1: So it is our task and our responsibility to share this gospel of the Great Commission as a witness, as the salt of the earth, as the light of the world and, more importantly, as an ambassador spreading this message of salvation to all people, because everyone qualifies to be part of this kingdom, the kingdom of light.
Speaker 1: May we be the light that shines in the darkness and that people may know Jesus, who is the light of the world.
Speaker 1: Again, this is Commission Thursday, where we remind you, and as we remind each other, that you are the light of the world and the salt of the earth.
Speaker 1: May we represent the kingdom of God well in every space we occupy.
Speaker 1: God bless you and have a great witness this week.