{"id":2227,"date":"2025-05-11T15:48:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/?post_type=sermon&#038;p=2227"},"modified":"2025-05-16T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T18:09:18","slug":"the-relevance-of-jesus-authority","status":"publish","type":"sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.unionbaptistwp.org\/staging\/sermon\/the-relevance-of-jesus-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"The Relevance of Jesus\u2019 Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew 28:16-20 | NKJV<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Great Commission<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><sup><strong>16<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/sup>Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain&nbsp;which Jesus had appointed for them.&nbsp;<sup><strong>17<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/sup>When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some&nbsp;doubted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup><strong>18<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/sup>And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,&nbsp;\u201cAll authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.&nbsp;<sup><strong>19<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/sup>Go&nbsp;<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2028%3A16-20&amp;version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-24215a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>therefore and&nbsp;make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,&nbsp;<sup><strong>20<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/sup>teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am&nbsp;with you always,&nbsp;<em>even<\/em>&nbsp;to the end of the age.\u201d&nbsp;<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2028%3A16-20&amp;version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-24216b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup>Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2235,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false},"class_list":["post-2227","sermon","type-sermon","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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