In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

Next on In Touch, facing the unfinished task.

Everything that Jesus said while he was on Earth was very important. You never hear him or read about him

saying, I think so. Maybe it could be, I'm not sure. I'll have to think about it. I was wrong.

You never hear him saying those kind of things. When he spoke, he spoke with purpose.

He spoke in clear direction, and he always spoke the truth.

And you will hear him issuing invitations, come unto me.

Instruction, it has been said, but I say unto you.

Commandments, go ye.

And then you will hear him issuing words of encouragement.

I'll be with you. Words of assurance, neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.

Words that meant something very special to people of his day. Words, for example, of healing, rise and walk.

Sometimes a word of warning.

They shall come saying, I am the Christ, be not deceived.

Everything he said was very important.

One of those very important things he said is our text for this message, because he made a statement

not only to his disciples, his apostles, but he made a statement to them that also applies

to every single one of us, because he intended to them to hand down to every succeeding generation

those simple words. And I want you to turn, if you will,

to the 20th chapter of John. And this is the theme of our missions conference, and that is

facing the unfinished task. And Jesus was in probably the same upper room that they had met

at before, maybe sometimes. They were afraid

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