So the motive then is to glorify God.

And the mission that does that is to win men and women to the Savior.

And as they come to know Him and their sins are forgiven and they are transformed from death to

life and darkness to light, God is glorified in the miracle of that transformation.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

Today, John starts a four-day look at really what should be the primary task of every believer

making disciples.

So how does the Lord equip you to do that?

Find out as John examines the charge Jesus gave his followers and to every Christian alive today,

otherwise known as the Great Commission.

Well, John, Christmas is already behind us and we're looking ahead to the new year.

And a lot of our listeners are probably thinking about improvements they'd like to see in their lives,

some practical goals for the next 12 months.

And the subject you're about to look into is one that every Christian needs some encouragement in

from time to time. So this is going to be a great series for goal setting.

Yeah, this is really where if you're going to start a new year and you're going to start with

a new resolution, this would be a great way to start because we're going to begin a series on the

Great Commission from Matthew 28. And of course, if you're a believer, you know you're in the world

obligated to fulfill that Great Commission to preach the gospel across the world to

to baptize people in the name of Christ to disciple them to teach them everything that the Lord has

commanded. And he promises to be with you in doing that all the way to the end.

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