the Five Os of the Great Commission
Matthew 28:19-20 NKJV - Author: Victor Knowles

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen."

1)      GO! Someone has to go. If we don't go, who will? The Muslims will. The purveyors of decadent Western culture will. The false religious teachers will. Those willing to go must be sent (Rom. 10:15).

2)      INFO. "Make disciples of all the nations." Proclamation of Christ must be made but information about Christian living must also be shared. This calls for patient explanation and timely illustrations.

3)      "BAPTIZO." "Baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Lit. "overwhelmed; fully wet" (Strong). Baptism is the only command given in the name of the Godhead.

4)      MO' INFO! "Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you." What good is it to bring them in through the front door if they quickly exit through the back door? Biblical indoctrination is needed.

5)      LO! "Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Please note that the promised presence of the living Christ, however, is for those who go, share info, "baptizo," and give ?mo info!