COMMISSIONED

Mark 16;15 (NKJV)

And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." 

These words from Jesus are a command, and they demand that we as a Church, and as Christians, be mission-minded.  Missions is not a supplemental part of who we are and what we do, but a fundamental part.  The Great Commission is not the Great Request, nor the Great Recommendation, nor the Great Suggestion.  It is the Great Command.  The command is to "GO into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature."  Somebody has observed that the word "go" is two-thirds of the word "God" and one-third of the word "gospel."  We can't serve God without going.  We can't preach the gospel without going.  This is our call.  This is our command.  We have all been COMMISSIONED!

At GABC, we state COMMISSIONED in the past tense, because it is a command that Christ already expects every believer to be involved in.  We believe in witnessing so strongly that our Bible Fellowship Groups will actively participate in reaching people for Jesus across the street and around the world!