Matthew 28:18–20: Authority for Church Planting
Church planting begins not with a strategy but with the risen Christ who holds all authority and sends his people to make disciples, not merely collect decisions. Matthew 28:18–20 ties the work to baptizing and teaching everything Jesus commanded, and to his presence with them always.
Acts 1:8: Power for Witness, Not Timetables
Jesus declines to hand his disciples a timetable for restoring Israel's kingdom and gives them something else instead: the Holy Spirit's power to bear witness to him, starting where they are and reaching the farthest places.