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This is my text for my sermon on May 21, the Sixth Sunday of Easter on the Great Commission, Matthew 28.16-20. Peace be with you. Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Think about the first line of today’s lesson: When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. This passage is known as the Great Commission; it is Christ’s final command to his disciples, it echoes through time, given not just to the eleven on the mountain in Galilee, but to churches today and beyond. This passage is part of the fabric of what the Church is to do: Go therefore & make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. It is part of the liturgy of ordination and installations. This is at the top of the to do list for followers of Christ. And it