THE GREAT COMMISSION

Written By Church Media Squad

What if the way most churches teach the Great Commission is actually a scam? Not the prosperity gospel kind — something subtler, and maybe more dangerous.

In this message from Matthew 28, Pastor Craig unpacks Jesus's final words to his disciples — "go and make disciples of all nations" — and challenges the version of the Great Commission that turns people into recruiting targets and measures spiritual maturity by how many people you bring through the doors. Instead, he traces the words of Jesus and the life of Paul to reveal a commission built not on numbers or conversions, but on something far more radical: learning to love yourself, your neighbor, your enemies, and ultimately, God with your whole heart.

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