“As THE FATHER HAS SENT ME…” John 20:19-22 “As THE FATHER HAS SENT ME…”

We must make the LOVE of Christ our CORE Competency. 2014 Philippians 1:9-10 / The Love of Christ… We must make the LOVE of Christ our CORE Competency.

2015 We must make the GLORIFICATION of Christ our HIGHEST Priority. Hebrews 13:8-15 / The Glory of Christ… We must make the GLORIFICATION of Christ our HIGHEST Priority.

2016 John 20:19-22 / The Mission of Christ… We must make the Gospel of the MINISTRY of Christ our Sacred MISSION.

Romans 1:16 NKJV For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes...

Therefore… We exist to do the MINISTRY of Christ; in the LOVE of Christ; for the GLORY of Christ!

John 20:19 NIV78 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

John 20:20 NIV78  After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

John 20:21-22 NIV78  Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22 And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

John 20:21 NIV78  Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

“AS…” “To the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally.” Collins English Dictionary – 10th Edition “To the same degree, amount, or extent; similarly; equally.”

“…In the same way the Father sent Me, I am now sending you.” John 20:21 VOICE “…In the same way the Father sent Me, I am now sending you.”

Legitimated By His RESURRECTION.

John 20:19 NIV78 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

John 20:20 NIV78  After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:2-3 NIV By this gospel you are saved… 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:4 NIV That he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…

John 14:6 AMP Jesus said to him, “I am the [only] Way [to God] and the [real] Truth and the [real] Life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”

Acts 4:12 NLT “There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”

Matthew 22:29 NIV “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.”

John 11:25-26 NIV Jesus said…“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

“…Because I live, you will live also.” John 14:19 AMP “…Because I live, you will live also.”

Motivated By His LOVE.

John 20:19 NIV78 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. Matthew 24:12 KJV And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Revelation 2:4 NIV84 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.

Revelation 2:5 NIV84 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

Luke 16:27-28 NIV84 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’”

“Is there more missionary vision in Hell than in the Church?” Frank Eiklor

John 3:16 KJV For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Jeremiah 31:3 MESSAGE God told them, "I've never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!”

The Great Love of Christ is… INCARNATIONAL

“I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.” John 14:18 NLT “I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.”

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. John 1:14 NIV The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

1 John 1:1 NLT We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life.

1 John 1:2 NLT  This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us.

Ephesians 3:19 NIV …To know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Romans 8:37 NIV No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

Romans 8:38 NIV For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,

Romans 8:39 NIV Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 John 3:1 NIV84 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.” John 15:19 NIV84 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.”

The Great Love of Christ is… INCARNATIONAL RELATIONAL

Mark 3:14-15 NIV84 He appointed twelve – designating them apostles – that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach 15 and to have authority to drive out demons.

1 John 1:3 NLT We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy. 1 John 1:4 NLT We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.

John 13:34 NLT “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.”

John 13:35 NLT “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

The Great Love of Christ is… INCARNATIONAL RELATIONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL

John 15:13-14 NIV84 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends…”

John 15:12 AMP “This is My commandment, that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you.”

John 15:13 AMP “No one has greater love [nor stronger commitment] than to lay down his own life for his friends.”

1 Corinthians 12:31 AMP And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one of the choicest graces and the highest of them all: unselfish love].

Ephesians 5:1 MESSAGE Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents.

Ephesians 5:2a MESSAGE Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant…

Ephesians 5:2b MESSAGE …He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.

We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 NIV We love because he first loved us.

Philippians 1:9 NLT I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.

Philippians 1:10 NLT For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.

1 Peter 4:8 NLT Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.

Ephesians 3:17-18 MESSAGE And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, 18 you'll be able to take in with all followers of Jesus the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love.

Ephesians 3:19 MESSAGE Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God!

Captivated By His PEACE.

John 20:19 NIV78 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”

John 20:21 NIV78  Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”

Hebrews 13:8 AMP Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is [always] the same, yesterday, today, [yes] and forever (to the ages).

John 14:1-2 NKJV “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”

John 14:3 NKJV “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”

1 Peter 5:7 AMP Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.

Isaiah 9:6 NKJV For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.