At the beginning of 2021, I shared with our church a lesson entitled, “Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New” (quoting Alfred Lord Tennyson). The lesson looked back in remembrance, forward in anticipation, and upward for guidance and strength.
When Jesus gave the Great Commission, did He realize the implications? Did He know how weak His disciples would be, then and in future generations? Yes, the Commission’s context frankly reports their hardhearted doubts (Matthew 28:17; Mark 16:14).
