[Discoveries] 08-08-08 The power of the Great Commission -- Mark 16:15-20

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*[Jesus] said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news 
to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but 
whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will 
accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they 
will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; 
and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they 
will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well." After 
the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and He 
sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached 
everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed His word by the 
signs that accompanied it. -- Mark 16:15-20*/

God's work is supernatural. No, this passage is not about Charismatic 
vs. Non-Charismatic issues. This passage is about the power of 
proclaiming and believing the good news.

Notice the word "all." There are places in the heart where the gospel 
will take root and flourish -- places that will surprise you.


>From God's right hand, Jesus looks upon all us unlikely people (you and 

me) proclaiming the good news. From this position of great authority and 
majesty, He touches our words so they have electrifying power. The power 
to bring eternal transformation. Why is that?

Because Jesus speaks through us, and beyond us to those who believe. 
This is the genius of God. He uses the broken, the humble, the poor to 
fix, to transform, to enrich many lives. Even a smile can have eternal 
benefit when it comes from Jesus through us.

Be encouraged!
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