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Have you ever wondered, “Why am I here?” or “What is my purpose in life?” If so, you are not alone.
2. Deep within all of us there is a desire to make our lives count.
3. Deep within all of us there is a longing to be part of something that is great so that when all is said and done, we can look back on our lives and feel that our lives mattered, that we made a difference.
4. Tonight, we’re going to study the last five verses of Matthew’s Gospel which record three simple yet magnificent statements from Jesus; statements which reveal why what has been called The Great Commission should actually be called The Greatest Commission.

Matthew 28:16-20

Context
1. This is our last study in the Gospel of Matthew.
2. The last five verses of Matthew’s Gospel have profound significance because they capture some of Jesus’ final instructions to His disciples before He ascended to heaven to be seated at the right-hand of the Father.
3. In essence, these verses reveal the next phase of God’s plan for the ages; The Greatest Commission ever given to mankind.

Transition – Why is this “The Greatest Commission” ever?
I. There is No Greater Savior (18)

• During the Last Supper, Jesus promised His disciples that they would see Him again in Galilee after He was raised from the dead.

Matthew 26:32, But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.

• Then, on the first Sunday morning after Jesus died, angels announced His resurrection and also reminded the disciples of Jesus’ words; to go to Galilee and meet Him.

Matthew 28:7, Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.

• So that’s what the eleven apostles along with some other disciples did; they travelled north to Galilee, “to the mountain which Jesus had designated.” (16)
• Here, Matthew recorded the eighth post-resurrection appearance of Jesus.
• Some scholars believe that this passage corresponds to the post-resurrection appearance mentioned by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15; when Jesus appeared to over 500 disciples at one time.

1 Corinthians 15:6, After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep

• This would explain why most “worshiped” Jesus when they saw Him coming towards them and “some were doubtful.” (17)
• Jesus had appeared to His apostles and to some of His other disciples in Jerusalem.
• But others had only heard about the resurrection from the eyewitnesses and had not seen Jesus with their own eyes; this was their first time.
• So, they “were doubtful” at first.
• But it is important to note that Matthew did not record that those disciples “remained doubtful”.

APPL – As Jesus spoke with them, I am convinced that their doubt turned to joy, and their joy turned to worship because they were convinced that Jesus is alive!
• Suddenly, it all made sense; Jesus’ death and resurrection.
• God had a plan and His plan revealed His heart for us.

A. There is no greater love – Jesus died for us
1. The last several weeks we’ve been looking at the big picture of God’s plan.
2. We went all the way back to Adam and saw that we were part of what happened when he rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden.
3. You might say, “We were in Adam when he sinned; in his loins.”
4. As a result, Adam’s sin became our problem because we are all born with a sin nature.
5. But Adam’s sin isn’t our only problem because we have plenty of our own sins as well.
6. All of this sin created greatest problem for mankind.
a. Our sin has separated us from God.
b. Our sin has left us with broken and empty lives.
c. Our sin has brought condemnation without any hope for eternity.

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