From Gary V. Womack...

A GREAT COMMISSION

God commissioned Moses on a mission to rescue His people from Egyptian bondage in an unusual way -

a way that declared the authority of Him who called Moses into service:

Ex. 3:1-12 God called Moses from a burning bush.

Remember the great commission:

Mt. 28:18-20 "...'All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. (19) Go therefore and make

disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

(20) teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even

to the end of the age.' Amen."

After God gave Moses the ability to perform 2 miracles to confirm his authority to lead Israel

out of Egypt:

Ex. 4:10-12 Moses offers the excuse of a lack of eloquence.

God does not require silver tongues to proclaim His message - as in Paul:

1 Cor. 2:1-1-2 "And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom

declaring to you the testimony of God. (2) For I determined not to know anything among you

except Jesus Christ and Him crucified."

When Jesus sent out His apostles the work they were given was to "MAKE DISCIPLES" -

How do you make followers, learners,?

Look at the apostles to see how it was done - It was like fishing :

Mt. 4:18-20 "And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew

his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. (19) Then He said to them, 'Follow

Me, and I will make you fishers of men.' (20) They immediately left their nets and followed Him."

How did they catch fish? Consider this:

Lk. 5:1-11 These men fished at night. They did so by holding torches over the sides of the boat to

lure the fish to them, then they cast in their nets.

When we hold forth the light of God's word, it will attract those who are drawn to it.

Jn. 6:44-45 (Jesus) "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him

up at the last day. (45) It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Therefore

everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me."

We make disciples by baptizing them. How? Holding up the light for all to see it

The scope of that commission was tremendous - Go into all the world & preach the gospel to every creature.

Notice the impact that they made within the first 16-19 years:

Acts 17:1-6 They were accused of turning the world upside down.

Col. 1:3-6 (Written 62 AD - 29 yrs. after Jesus' ascension)

The gospel had by this time gone into all the world.

How did they do that? Why can't we do that?

By THE LAW OF MULTIPLICATION

illustration - Some years ago at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago,

there was an exhibit that illustrated the power of multiplication.

Displayed was a box with 64 squares.

In the first square was a single grain of rice, in the next 2, then 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

Until the rice finally poured over onto the floor.

There was a sign above the exhibit that said,

"If you were to take one grain of rice and double it in each of the subsequent

64 squares, how many grains of rice would you find in the 64th. square?"

The answer:

"You would have enough rice to cover the entire sub-continent of India 50 ft. deep."

That is the LAW of multiplication. Not and interesting philosophy but a LAW.

It is the law of multiplication that ultimately resulted in the discovery of the atom

bomb where one atom splits 2, splits 4, splits 8, splits 16, etc. resulting in an atomic

explosion.

The law of multiplication represents EXACT DUPLICATION

That is what we are doing when we convert souls - duplicating ourselves.

Here is God's power of multiplication (or Duplication)

2 Tim. 2:2 "And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses,

commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."

Conclusion:

Gal. 6:9-10 "Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall

reap if we do not lose heart. (10) Therefore, as we have opportunity,

let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of

faith."

Mt. 25:14-30 Parable of the talents = blessing > responsibility > accountability