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Как да помогнете за изпълнението на Великото поръчение
Днес бихме го нарекли среща за определяне на стратегията. "Треньорът" и "играчите" се събират заедно на една планина в Галилея. Възкръсналият Господ има план, който ще достигне целия свят. Християните наричат тази световна стратегия: "Великото поръчение". Това, което е казано на тази среща, е повлияло на много поколения вярващи. Ако я нямаше много малко хора днес биха преживели любовта и прошката на Божията благодат.

Учениците са се приближили към Исус, когато е казал: "Даде Ми се пълна власт над небето и над земята. И тъй, идете, научете всички народи, като ги кръщавате в името на Отца и Сина, и Светия Дух, и ги учете да спазват всичко, което съм ви заповядал. И ето Аз съм с вас през всичките дни до свършека на света." (Матей 28:18-20). Това е най-великото записано обещание!

В тази глава ще разгледаме кой, какво, защо, кога, къде и къде на Великото поръчение.

Кой инициира Великото поръчение?
Към кого е насочено?

Кой може да дръзне да претендира, че има "цялата власт ... на небето и земята"? Може да има само един отговор: Това може да бъде само уникалният Богочовек, Исус Христос, Синът на Бога. При раждането на Исус, Бог става човек и позволява на други хора да Го умъртвят на кръст, но след три дни Той възкръсва. Неговата смърт и възкресение спасяват човечеството от властта на греха и осигуряват вечен живот за всеки, който повярва. Резултатът е духовна революция, която разтърсва светът през І век и променя хода на историята.

Когато Христос ходил по земята, Той е имал властта да променя животи. Тази същата променяща живота сила е достъпна и днес. Неговият живот продължава векове, защото Той е Бог! Въпреки, че учениците са тези, които са чули Неговото велико поръчение, влиянието им продължава да се простира върху всички християни през цялата история. Това е един свръхестествен план даден от безкрайния Бог на ограничения човек. Ние често си мислим, че християните от първи век са били различни от нас, че те са притежавали качество на живота, което ние не можем да достигнем. Обаче мъжете и жените, които са чули думите на Исус, са били обикновени работещи хора, които са имали същите слабости като нас. Две изключителни неща са им се случили.

Първо, те са познавали възкресения Господ, триумфирал на смъртта, живял сред тях и им обещал, че ще се върне, за да царува като Цар на земята.

Второ, те са били изпълнени със Светия Дух

Ние имаме същите възможности да бъдем посветени на нашия възкресен и завръщащ се Господ. Неговият Свети Дух иска да даде сили на тези от нас, които Го молим да ни изпълва. Имаме "същата способност да обърнем света с главата надолу!" Ние можем да започнем революция на 21-ви век, което да надмине всичко, което светът е виждал досега!

Какво е Великото поръчение?
Заповедта на нашия Господ означава да печелим сърца за Него, като ги учим на това, на което Той поучава, като ги екипираме и изпращаме като посланици толкова много, че всеки човек по света да чуе посланието на ангелите през нощта на рождението на нашия Господ: "ето благовестя ви голяма радост, предназначена за всички хора. Защото днес в града на Давид ви се роди Спасител, който е Христос Господ!" (Лука 2:10,11)

Може да си кажете: "Чакай малко! В този стар свят има почти четири милиарда човека. Не може сериозно да мислите, че може да се каже на всеки за Христос? Да, сериозни сме!

На тези, които се присмиват на възможността да се изпълни такава огромна задача, бихме посочили удобствата, които обкръжават тези от нас, които живеем в този вълнуващ век. Помислете за малко върху огромния напредък на технологията, който се случва пред очите ни. Медиите доведоха нашата задача в рамките на нашите възможности. Нека ви дам един пример.

Един мъж, Джон Хейман, създава филм, наречен "Исус". В годините след неговото излизане, неговото благовестителско влияние по целия свят е потресаващо. Филмът може да бъде дублиран на всеки език само за няколко седмици, като се използват генератори, записващи студиа и местни дублиращи актьори.

Озвученият на съответния език филм намалява нуждата от лингвист, който да научи племенния език, като го редуцира до писмени символи, да преведе Писанието и да научи хората да четат, за да може да сподели благовестието. Това е огромна задача и отнема много години да се постигне. Филмът прави възможно десетки хиляди хора по целия свят да посветят живота си на Исус. Той им дава посланието, за което са чували. Той им дава посланието за спасението "на техния език". Скептици, ни сме на ход!

Защо християните трябва да се посветят напълно изпълнението на Великото поръчение?

Има поне три добри основания:

1.	Ние се покоряваме, защото Христос ни е заповядал да го правим. Спортният треньор представя своя списък от правила и стандарти на играчите и казва: "Това са нещата, които трябва да правите, ако очаквате да бъдете един отбор.” Играчите трябва да спазват правилата, ако искат да бъдат в отбора. В битка командирът крещи заповеди на своите войници, които ги изпълняват безпрекословно или ще се изправят пред военен съд или разстрел на място. Заповедите на Христос са основани на любовта и са подкрепени от Бог - Отец. Неговата заповед към нас е следната: "Идете!” Не можем да пренебрегнем заповедта на нашия Господар.

2.	Ние се покоряваме, защото хората са ИЗГУБЕНИ без Христос. Исус казва: "Аз съм пътят, истината и животът. Никой не може да дойде при Отец, освен чрез Мен” (Йоан 14:6). Това може да звучи тесногръдо, но Самият Бог го е казал и аз не смея да споря с моя Господ.

3.	We obey because hearts are hungry for God. Since the beginning of the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, we have witnessed man’s hunger for God demonstrated in thousands of ways. As part of our worldwide training program, trainees spend hours each week in person-to-person evangelism in local communities, on beaches and in public gatherings. It is not unusual for hundreds in a single afternoon to pray to receive Christ.

Just recently, more than three thousand Blacks in south- central Los Angeles received Christ through the personal contact of some sixteen hundred staff and student workers. Over two thousand asked Christ into their lives in one day of sharing on the beaches of Southern California.

In similar situations nine thousand Korean trainees shared Christ with some forty-two thousand people in a single afternoon of witnessing. Sixteen thousand expressed a desire to receive Christ, and four thousand appropriated the power of the Holy Spirit by faith.

When will the Great Commission be fulfilled?
Only Jesus and His Father know when and how it will be done. However, since He gave us the command, assume that He means for us to pursue the fulfillment of His design in each generation…. An on-going process of fulfilling the Great Commission.

It if is to be fulfilled at all, now is the time for action. We must begin now, and dedicate ourselves daily – as a way of life – to communicating God’s love and forgiveness to those our lives touch. As the apostle Paul writes in Colossians 1:28, “So everywhere we go we talk about Christ to all who will listen” (TLB). From the time we awaken in the morning until we go to bed at night, our first priority is sharing the most joyful news ever announced to hearts aching to hear it.

Where do we fulfill the Great Commission?
We must reach the whole world – a discouraging impossibility for mere human beings. But Jesus laid down a strategy to follow. Just before He ascended into heaven, Jesus told the disciples, “You shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

Jerusalem was home to the disciples with surrounding Judea also being familiar territory. But Samaria was the land of Gentiles, foreigners who knew nothing of Jewish beliefs, and it was the edge of the “uttermost part of the world.”

Where does “Jerusalem” begin for us? Where all journeys begin, at home. Our home lives can reflect the love that Jesus channels through us. From there that love will overflow into our neighborhoods, our campuses and classrooms, our jobs and all our involvements. The next logical step will be on to “Judea, “ our communities and states, our nations. And from there it is a small step beyond into “Samaria and the uttermost part of the world”. The Great Commission is immobile unless we see our part and become personally involved in our homes and communities and eventually our world!

Oh, what an exciting hour for Christians to get involved. We are on the brink of the greatest spiritual awakening since Pentecost! What men see as a dark and desperate hour is truly an hour of destiny for Christians, the hour for which we were born. It is time to shine like beacon lights and set in motion a sweeping spiritual revolution that will reveal to mankind the glorious gospel of Christ, the answer to every question.

Don’t get caught on the sidelines. Get involved! Do your part to help fulfill the Great Commission in this generation!

How do we share what we have?
Men everywhere are lost and we who belong to Christ have the answer. When He said, “Go!” Jesus made it clear that this “answer” is to be shared. It is His will that we be actively involved in helping to fulfill His command – His Great Commission. And yet the questions linger: What does God want me to do? How do I begin?

We begin by developing individual, personal strategies that tie directly into the global strategy of our Lord. It is the only way this great task will be accomplished.

And what is a personal strategy? It is an individuals plan of action to accomplish a specific goal. Since our goal is to help fulfill Christ’s command, our personal plans should include evangelizing and discipling – adding to the Body of Jesus Christ, and multiplying believers.

Spiritual addition is simple: One believer + the gospel + one non-believer = two believers. Spiritual multiplication is a little different. The formula is: One believer + one new believer + discipling = two believers evangelizing and discipling others. Spiritual multiplication is deliberately discipling new Christians so that they will evangelize and disciple still others.

Paul specifically commended this principle to Timothy, his “son” in the faith, when he said “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also” (2 TIMOTHY 2:2).

A personal strategy enables us to move forward in obedience to help fulfill the Great Commission. Paul said, “No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier” (2 Timothy 2:4).

“All right,” you say, “I’m convinced. I need to have a personal strategy. But where do I begin to develop a plan that will work in my life? Allow me to make some simple suggestions based on Scripture.

Be committed to Christ and filled with the Holy Spirit. Of the millions of people active in churches, a frightening percentage are either not certain they are born again, or are living frustrated, carnal lives, so far off-course that they cannot be used of God until they commit their lives to Him. If you struggle with a lack of faith, deal with it. Learn how to trust God, and He will take it from there.

Pray in faith that God will guide you in developing your personal strategy. Ask Him to reveal an effective plan to you to reach your immediate area of influence with the gospel. He already has one designed; your part is discovery, and that usually happens a little at a time.

Jesus’ life was a perfect example of discovering the Father’s plan. He presented every major decision to God, and waited for divine direction at each turning point. As you pray, expect God to provide the strategy, the wisdom, and the strength to implement it. Expectant faith pleases God.

Outline the plan God reveals in answer to your prayers. List the names of specific people and groups in your life, and develop a plan to reach each one. Begin with your family. Your home, more than any other place, will reflect your testimony. Trust God continually to fill you with His Spirit so that your actions bear witness to what He has done in you.

Plan to reach the people at work. Seek out those who you know are Christians, and ask them to join you in evangelizing your office or plant. In your church, make yourself available to teach Sunday school, and to be a part of (or begin) visitation evangelism teams. Be an encouragement to other members of your church.

Invite neighbors in for coffee or dessert with an evangelistic bent. Tell others what Christ has done in your life, and that He can do the same in theirs.

Learn everything you can that will help accomplish your personal strategy. Thousands of students, laymen and pastors take advantage of the training and materials available through Campus Crusade for Christ every year. They learn effective skills for winning men and women to Christ, building them in the faith, and sending them to the work with the good news of God’s love and forgiveness. Leadership Training Institutes for college and high school students, and Lay and Pastors’ Institutes for Evangelism offer both basic and advanced courses the year round.

Don’t wait. Write out your personal strategy today. List the names of people God has placed on your mind and heart. Share Christ with them and add to the body of believers. Ask God for specific names of those He would like you to train to multiply spiritually with you.

Practice aggressive evangelism! Take the initiative in fulfilling your part of the Great Commission right where you live. Claim your relatives, friends, neighbors, and business associates for Christ in prayer. Then present the gospel to them. Tell them of the love and forgiveness Jesus waits to give them and allow them an opportunity to receive Him.

Share your faith as a way of life. It will become natural to talk about Christ with everyone you meet. As the people on your list begin to trust Him as Lord and Savior, disciple them and involve them in the cycle of spiritual multiplication. Encourage them to join you in an effort to saturate your entire area with the message of Jesus Christ.

As you implement your personal strategy locally, ask God’s guidance to stretch your thinking beyond local goals to worldwide responsibilities. Discover ways you can become a world-conscious Christian and make a contribution to help spread the gospel overseas. Inquire about the missions program in your own church.

In these days of change and chaos, sincere, thinking Christians dare not be satisfied with the status quo, or business as usual. Whoever and wherever you are, when you make yourself available to God, expect to be used to help change the world! Changed hearts make a changed world. Jesus specializes in changing lives, but He can only reach men and women through us. Let Him start with you!

If your desire is to help fulfill the Great Commission make the following your prayer:

“Dear Father, I am available to You to do with as You wish. Work through me to bring Your message of love and forgiveness to hearts that hunger to hear. Cleanse me, empower me, use me to bring honor and glory to Your name. Enable me by Your Holy Spirit to give my best to help fulfill Your Great Commission in my time. In the sweet name of Jesus I ask this. Amen.”

If you prayed this prayer, I wish you Godspeed in your endeavors. Prepare yourself for a great adventure. Investing your time, your talent and your treasure, you will be fulfilling the Great Commission of Christ in this generation. Your commitment is to Jesus Christ, not Campus Crusade for Christ, but if we can help in any way, we are available to serve you. Through the power of the indwelling Christ you can help change the world!

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