Matthew 28:18-20 “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Motivation for Mission Because of how great the need is.

Motivation for Mission Because of how great the need is. Because of our love for people.

Motivation for Mission Because of how great the need is. Because of our love for people. For the sake of the glory of God, who is worthy of the worship of the nations!

Ephesians 1:11-14 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

Psalm 96 Oh sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name;     tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations,     his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;     he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,     but the Lord made the heavens. Splendor and majesty are before him;     strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Psalm 96 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength! Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth! Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”

Psalm 96 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;     let the sea roar, and all that fills it;     let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy     before the Lord, for he comes,     for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness,     and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Psalm 96 “All the earth” “Tell of His salvation” “Among the nations” “All the peoples” “Above all gods” “O families of the peoples” “Say among the nations” “The peoples” “The earth…the world”

Isaiah 49:6 “It is too small a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Romans 15:8 “For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy.”

Psalm 67 “…that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among ALL nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God; let ALL the peoples praise You! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy…”