Knowing the heart of God Luke 15:1-7 By Ysrael De la Cruz In 2007 I attended a conference in Lincoln Christian University; the theme was “Leading your church to be a missionary community.” The idea behind is that the church live as a missionary in the community where it is located. They had invited David…
Empowered for mission. Matt.28:16-20 By: Ysrael De la Cruz As followers of Jesus, we often forget what our mission in this world is. Some Christians today are ignorant of what Jesus has called his church to do in this world. It was after the resurrection that Jesus gave his followers his final instructions. Jesus’…
Being a kingdom person Being a kingdom person. Matt.18:1-4 By: Ysrael De la Cruz We began to talk about the kingdom of heaven. Jesus inaugurated this kingdom when he came to earth and began preaching “repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt.4:17) We talked about that the Sovereign reign of Christ is…
Last week we started the Sunday school class with the question, what comes to mind when you hear or read the Great Commission. We at SICC are committed to the Great Commission. What does that actually mean?
The Great Commission found in the Bible in Matt.28:19-20 is Jesus’ final instructions to his disciples before he went back to heaven. It is the last command Jesus gave his followers. It is the mission Jesus left for those who are his disciples.