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Intro:
The Commission is a command which when ignored
constitutes rebellion in a Christian’s walk and
talk. It is impossible to assess the Christian good
that would be done if each one here would be a good
Christian witness by walk and talk. Ezra 3:12 (past
– present).
1. Note the walk. II Cor. 3:2; John 13:34-35
2. Note the talk. Isa. 62:6; 50:4; I Pet. 3:15
I. Christian With A Vision. (Prov. 29:18)
A. Looks on the field. (Jn. 4:35-36; Mt. 13:38)
1. He sees people as sinners who could be saints.
(I Cor. 6:9-11)
2. He sees people going to devil’s hell who could
go to heaven. (Mt. 25:41; II Pet. 3:9)
B. Looks for the need. (Phil. 4:19; I Cor. 9:22; Lk.
10:42)
1. He sees unmet needs and sets in to fill them. (Ez.
22:30; Jer. 12:11)
2. He sees unreached folk and sets in to reach
them. (Acts 16:9)
a. Does not look for faults to talk about them
but to correct. (Gal. 6:1)
b. Does not look at others to determine his
duty, but rather he does it.
II. Christian With A Voice. (I Pet. 3:15)
A. Speaker for God. (Jn. 1:6; Mt. 3:3; Isa. 62:6;
50:4)
1. Witness of the Resurrection. (Acts 4:33; 4:12;
6:10)
2. Witness for results. (Acts 2:14, 41, 42;
10:43-44)
B. Seeker for God. (Lk. 14:23; 10:37)
1. Will find a sinner. (Lk. 14:21)
2. Will find a Samaritan. (Lk. 10:29, 37)
III. Christian With A Vow. (Eccl. 5:5-6)
A. Presentation of oneself. (Ro. 12:1-2; Pr. 3:5-6)
1. To serve God’s cause, not yours: Serving His
cause will help your cause. (I Sam. 17:29)
2. To serve God’s interests, not your selfish
interests.
B. Regulation on oneself. (Eccl. 5:1-2, 5-6)
1. Set some priorities: Values. First things. (II
Cor. 8:5, 12; I Tim. 2:1, 4)
2. Get some preparation: Versed. Fixed things.
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