18 Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All
authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go, therefore, and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything I have
commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which command in the law is the
greatest?”
37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all
your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the greatest
and most important command. 39 The second is like it: Love your neighbor as
yourself. 40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands.”
Love God. Love People. Make Disciples.
You will hear that a lot
around Candeo because it is our mission as a church. We copy and pasted it from
Jesus. He has given us laser focus by
boiling down all of the Father’s commandments into just two - love God and love
people. That’s what we want to do at
Candeo. In every context, we want our
hearts, minds, and souls to love God.
God loves people; so if we love Him, we love people (1 John 4:7-11).
Not only has Jesus boiled
down the commandments, Jesus has, with all authority in heaven and earth, given
us a great charge as a church. He has
charged us to go and make disciples of all nations. Disciples are ones who trust in Jesus by
faith and identify with Him in baptism.
They constantly learn about Him and pass it on to others. And if His disciples obey, more disciples get
made and nations become glad for they too were designed to love God, love people,
and make disciples.
Jesus I want to be about what You say
to be about - loving You, loving people, and making disciples. Too often, I focus on things that don’t
matter and get lost in the busyness of life.
Help my heart be Yours. We don’t
want a mission statement just to have one.
We want to be the real deal. We
need Your help for that. Thank You for
Your promise. You will always be with us.
Amen.
