Go Ye Therefore

#69: “Go Ye Therefore”

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April 8, 1989

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04: FUN-damentals

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Witnessing
Evangelism

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Matthew 28:18-20

¹⁸Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

¹⁹Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

²⁰and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Mark 16:15

¹⁵He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.

Luke 24:46-48

⁴⁶He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,

⁴⁷and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things.

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Go Ye Therefore

The Return of Harley, Part 1

“Go Ye Therefore” is episode #69 of the Adventures in Odyssey audio series. It was written and directed by Paul McCusker, and originally aired on April 8, 1989.

Summary

Connie learns about evangelizing.

Plot

Connie arrives at Whit's End, frustrated. She has been attempting to carry out the Great Commission to evangelize - with disastrous results. She says that she got her ideas about witnessing from a book. Then, in a flashback, Connie tells Whit how poorly the ideas worked.

First, she and a friend, Robert, try handing out pamphlets in the park to strangers. Connie gets snubbed so often that when someone actually wants a tract, she ends up snubbing him. Next, she and Robert try putting the pamphlets into books at a local bookstore and end up getting booted from the establishment. Then Connie plasters her mother's car with Christian bumper stickers.

Finally, Connie follows the book's advice about being bold at school. During a study hall, several friends begin talking about a drunken party they had attended the previous Friday. When one of them thinks she saw Connie at the party, another denies it before Connie can say anything. The girl uses the opportunity to criticize Connie for her new beliefs. Connie attempts to turn the conversation into a discussion about the condition of her friends' souls, but the harder she tries to convince them of their lost state, the more they make fun of her. Another disaster.

Connie tells Whit that she simply isn't cut out to spread the Gospel. She doesn't even care to try anymore. Just then, the door opens and Cheryl McCormick, another friend of Connie's, enters. Whit excuses himself, and Cheryl and Connie talk. Cheryl says she's noticed a change in Connie over the past few months - especially in Connie's happiness. Cheryl wants that kind of joy. At first, Connie is a bit taken aback, but then she shares the source of her happiness with Cheryl. Cheryl becomes a new creation, and Connie discovers that the best way to spread the word of God is one person at a time.

Discussion Questions

What is “the Great Commission”?
Should Connie and Robert have handed out tracts in the park?
What is the best way to share your faith with others?

Cast

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Randall the Mailman	Phil Lollar
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Man in the Park #1	Phil Lollar
Woman in the Park #1	Kara Stooke
Man in the Park #2	Dave Arnold
Robert	Steve Burns
Man in the Park #3	Phil Lollar
Woman in the Park #2	Maggie Malooly
Bookstore Owner	Bob Luttrell
June Kendall	Maggie Malooly
Cheryl McCormick	Kara Stooke
Vance	Bob Luttrell
Fred Zachary	David Lipson
Dan	Nathan Carlson
Angie	Cheryl van der Zaag

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Connie Kendall	Katie Leigh
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Robert	Steve Burns
Cheryl McCormick	Kara Stooke
June Kendall	Maggie Malooly
Dan	Nathan Carlson
Angie	Cheryl van der Zaag
Fred Zachary	David Lipson
Man in the Park #1	Phil Lollar
Woman in the Park #1	Kara Stooke
Man in the Park #2	Dave Arnold
Man in the Park #3	Phil Lollar
Woman in the Park #2	Maggie Malooly
Bookstore Owner	Bob Luttrell
Vance	Bob Luttrell
Randall the Mailman	Phil Lollar

Notes

VERSION DIFFERENCE: ^[view] The broadcast version of this episode begins with Randall the Mailman delivering a lot of junk mail to Chris. He shows her some packages from organizations that want money.

Trivia

The character of Robert was played by Steve Burns, the actor behind Rodney Rathbone who would also play Connie's love interest, Robert Mitchell, in the future.
This episode introduced substitute teacher and coach Fred Zachary.
Cheryl McCormick's conversion in this episode was one of many that has happened in Adventures in Odyssey over the years. For a complete list of everyone who has been saved on the show, see this List of Conversions.
When Connie begins listing off things she's learned about being a Christian to Cheryl at the very end of the episode, she is listing off the themes of the episodes in Album 04: The FUN-damentals — an album whose theme is the "fun-damentals" of Christianity.
The authors whose names Dan (a) butchers in the classroom scene of this episode — "Charles Shakespeare, William Dickens, and F. Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy" — are William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and F. Scott Fitzgerald (the latter of whom he also improperly conflates with the U.S. President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy).
Connie performs an admirable impression of Porky Pig near the end of this episode.

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Quotes

John Whittaker: Hi, can I help you? Well now Connie, this is something different. It's been a long time since I’ve waited on you as a customer.

Connie Kendall: I had one guy take a pamphlet so he could tear it up in front of me — right in front of my face! I wanted to punch him, but... thought it wouldn't be a very good witness.

Connie Kendall: Robert said my mom needs a spiritual revival. But I was thinking that Robert needs a brain transplant.
John Whittaker: Well, is there anything else?
Connie Kendall: Well, some new clothes, maybe...
John Whittaker: I mean, anything else happen to you.

Dan (a): It's like all those boring old books, by those guys that's—what's their names? Uh, Charles Shakespeare, William Dickens, and F. Scott Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Connie Kendall: I tried to be a witness, like Peter, and sounded more like Porky Pig: abee, abee, abee, get saved, folks!

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