Our Lord and Savior gave instructions for His followers to perform while He went away to prepare a place for us.  These instructions are found in last verses of Matthew 28. Bible students have named this the great commission. The great commission is a vital part of the Christian life.  We must go and tell others of the sacrifice Jesus made and the need of salvation in this world. We must show the need of salvation just as we were shown. We also have a great need for continued teaching and training.  A new Christian is a fresh target for Satan and his band of fallen angels. It is important that we go beyond witnessing and we work with young Christians to become strong Christians grounded in the Word of God. They must grow to show others that Jesus saves!  Those that have been saved have a duty to grow and mature by discipling other Christians to perform this needed ministry in the future!