VISION, MISSION, and PROVISION
Keys to Fulfilling God’s Commission
Central Text:
Matthew 28:18–20
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
INTRODUCTION
Many believers love God… but remain stuck.
Not because they lack faith — but because they lack alignment.
God never gives a commission without:
- Vision — what He wants you to see
- Mission — what He wants you to do
- Provision — what He supplies so it can happen
When these three align → the Kingdom advances.
I. VISION — SEE WHAT GOD SEES
(Heaven’s Picture Before Earthly Action)
Proverbs 29:18
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
1. Vision is revelation, not ambition
God never starts with instruction — He starts with sight.
Genesis 13:14–15
“Lift up now thine eyes, and look… For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it…”
You only possess what you first perceive.
2. Vision creates identity
Before disciples preached, they first saw Christ.
Isaiah 6:1,8
“I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne…”
“…Here am I; send me.”
Seeing precedes sending.
3. Vision removes fear
Fear lives where revelation is absent.
Hebrews 11:27
“For he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.”
Faith is sustained sight.
PREACHING POINT
You cannot do God’s work
until you first see God’s heart.
II. MISSION — DO WHAT GOD COMMANDS
(Vision becomes movement)
Vision without obedience becomes fantasy.
James 1:22
“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
The Mission of Christ
Luke 19:10
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
We do not invent ministry —
we continue Christ’s ministry.
1. The Mission is people
Not buildings
Not programs
Not popularity
John 20:21
“As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.”
2. The Mission requires movement
God guides while walking, not sitting.
Exodus 14:15
“…speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.”
3. The Mission demands surrender
Luke 9:23
“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
PREACHING POINT
Vision shows direction
Mission requires decision
III. PROVISION — TRUST WHAT GOD SUPPLIES
(God funds what God commands)
God never orders what He refuses to empower.
1. God provides presence
Matthew 28:20
“…lo, I am with you alway…”
The greatest provision is not money —
it is God Himself.
2. God provides power
Acts 1:8
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you…”
The Church is not under-resourced —
it is often under-yielded.
3. God provides resources
Philippians 4:19
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Provision follows participation.
4. God provides partners
Ecclesiastes 4:9
“Two are better than one…”
No commission is fulfilled alone.
PREACHING POINT
Where God gives vision
and you obey the mission
He releases provision
CONCLUSION — THE DIVINE ORDER
Many believers reverse God’s pattern:
We ask for provision → before mission
We ask for mission → without vision
But God’s order is:
VISION → MISSION → PROVISION
See it
Do it
Then God funds it
ALTAR CALL EXHORTATION
The Church does not need more activity
It needs clearer sight.
When you see Christ clearly
you follow boldly
and God supplies abundantly.
FINAL DECLARATION
If God showed it to you
He already planned to supply it
through you.
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