Ready Steady Go – Part 3

Matthew 28:19-20 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.”

Therefore (definition)

• For that reason
• As a result
• Because of that
• On account of
• The fact that…v18

18 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me.”

The Floor is Lava?
Practice _ on your friend Can I lead you to receive Jesus.

• Go (definition)
• Move beyond this(current) Point
• Physically
• Leave You Current Position
• Leave your current State

• When the gun goes off at the beginning of the race,
• The idea is that you will move from the start towards the finish (picture of the backwards racer kaiser chiefs lol)
• The idea is that if there are hurdles, you will jump over them and overcome
  them
• The idea is that if there are water puddles, you will pass by even if your shoes
  get wet, that you will keep going.
• While you go, you know what is expected of you.
• When you meet people on your way
• You should teach them (you need to become teachers)
• You should witness (not blend in)
• Sharing with them
• You should start something (pioneer)

• Go where?
• Daily we are in motion,
• While you are in motion Something should be happening around you.
• Those who don’t know need to know
• Those who are in despair need should receive their hope
• Our Fingers move at a faster place, and into our friends houses, while we sit in our
  rooms
• So now that digitally you are in conversation
• In each others company

You are called to teach and to witness wherever you go…
Average 7 hours of screen time

• You are not where you are standing
  Philip’s Example
  Acts 8:26-40 ESV
  26 “Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south[a] to the
  road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27 And he rose
  and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace,
  queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to
  Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was
  reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this
  chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and
  asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, “How can
  I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
• If me and you passed this eunuch we would have assumed that he knew what
  he was reading.
• How many of us have the bible on our phones but don’t understand what we
  are reading?
• Our Guide is the Holy Spirit
• We are Pastors and Leaders we can ask…
  34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say
  this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth,
  and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as
  they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said,
  “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?”[b] 38 And he
  commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip
  and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the
  water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no
  more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as
  he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to
  Caesarea.”

Philip & Nathaniel
John 1:43-48 NLT
43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to
him, “Come, follow me.” 44 Philip was from Bethsaida, Andrew and Peter’s
hometown. 45 Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found
the very person Moses[a] and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the
son of Joseph from Nazareth.” 46 “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can
anything good come from Nazareth?”
“Come and see for yourself,” Philip replied.

• Philip had no doubt in his mind that if Nathaniel got close enough,
• If he just came to meet Jesus
• He would SEE for HIMSELF
• He could have debated with him and argued
• Come and see for yourself
  47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of
  complete integrity.” 48 “How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked.
• Jesus knows the people he is sending us to, better than we ever will
• So as we go out, we go out in understanding that He saw them even BEFORE
• WE CAME TO THEM
  Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”
  Conclusion:
•  It’s time to not Just Go,
• Because He has the authority
• His authority goes before us
• We have 7 hours of opportunities a day
• Every time we move from one place to the other we can make a difference…