Sunday Setup – Matthew 28:16-20

Hey, Cross Church family. Welcome to the Sunday setup. This is our time each week where we gather digitally together as a church Thursdays at 2:00 to pray through the piece of scripture that we'll be preaching through this Sunday. Well, this week, uh, we are starting a new series and really a new 2-year initiative that's going to take us on a disciplehip journey that we're excited to see how it stretches our church, how it pulls our church, and how it pushes us as believers. But this entire series is all centered around the great commission. So, if you have a Bible, you can flip to Matthew chapter 28. And I'm going to read Matthew 28:16-20, which is the core passage that we're going to be preaching through and seeing each week. But I want to just dwell on a just a one verse in this that we're going to pray through and spend some time just preparing our hearts for. But Matthew 28, starting in verse 16, it says this that the 11 disciples, they traveled to Galilee to the mountain where Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but some doubted. Jesus came near and said to them, "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. Remember, I am with you always till the end of the age." verse 17, it's kind of this interesting phrase as they see Jesus, the risen Jesus Christ. It says right off the bat that they worshiped him. And church, as we go into this new series, as we go into Let's Go, as we talk about this next chapter of our church, it all starts here with this this worship that we approach God with. And I just want to start with a prayer of praise to him. That's just simple and short is God we worship you because God we worship you because God we worship you because you are the risen savior. God we worship you because you are the creator of all that we know. God we worship you because you are all powerful. Cuz you are all knowing. God we worship you because just take just a few minutes just speak those to our God. Why is he so worthy of our worship? God, we worship you because you are holy. God, we worship you because you are perfect. God, we worship you because you are great beyond our imagination. God, we worship you because you deliver us. Because you give us purpose. because you give us drive. Because you allow us to be a part of something that is bigger than ourselves, God, we worship you because you are worthy of it. And you demand it by your very presence. But check this out, church, as they're worshiping him. It's very honest here. And it says that some doubted. And here's the thing is sometimes in our worship, we're still doubting that we can trust God enough that he'll provide in where we need him to provide. That he'll open doors we need to be open. that we can keep going and and be uncomfortable. Whatever there's doubts we have in our anxiety, in our pride, in our envy, in our jealousy, you name it. We're full of doubts. But here's where we need to rely on God. And here's our second prayer prompt is God, let me do your work despite the doubt of. God, let me do your work. God, let me make you known. God, let me invite people to church. God, let me share you despite the doubts of just start naming some of the doubts that maybe you have that you need to get over to God. The doubt that God, can I still provide for my family if the economy takes a turn? God, can I still provide for you despite the sin that keeps creeping up in my life? God, can I truly raise my kids in such an uncertain and crazy culture and time that seems like everything is pushing back against Christian values? Give your doubts to God. Say, "God, let me do your work despite these doubts that I have in my life." Just take a little bit of time and pray that to our God. God, if we're honest, we are full of doubts. doubts that are at the core prompted by our sin, prompted by uncertainty, prompted by fear and anxiety. But Lord, we come back to we worship you cuz you are worthy. We worship you cuz you are powerful. We worship you cuz you are holy. We worship you cuz you are all knowing. And Lord, we just ask that you quell our doubts and that our doubts don't keep us from doing your work. And we see when they're worshiping you, God, even though they doubted, you still gave them the mission to go forward. And Lord, let us be on mission to go to go therefore to make Jesus known to make an impact in our community despite the doubts that we may have. God, we thank you for our church family. God, we thank you for this season we're going to enter. We're excited about it and see all that you have planned for us. And Lord, we know we don't do it in our own power, but we do it in your power and in your will. God, let us make you known through worship despite the doubts we have. God, we lift all this up in Jesus name. Amen. I thank you, church, for joining us today. Be here this Sunday as we talk about this next season of our church. As we say, let's go wherever God leads. and we get to be a part of something that is greater than ourselves. We'll see you this weekend. Heat. Heat.