Bookends

The Great Commission... ask a Christian to explain the Great Commission they will likely qoute Matthew 28:19 (New International Version)
19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

We are called to "preach the Good News" to the ends of the Earth...don't forget the bookends to this passage.

18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

We can have confidence that all authority has been given to believers, and know that God is with believers ALWAYS. The Great Commission is a challenge to us. A challenge that is wrapped in some powerful "bookends"