Discipleship
Be a Disciple and Make Disciples
Just moments before our resurrected Lord left planet earth to go back to heaven, Matthew 28:18-19 tells his disciples The Great Commission. In verse 18 Jesus tells his disciples: "All authority in heaven and on earth has be given to me." He makes it very clear that the disciples were under his authority to make more disciples.
Then Jesus tells his disciples: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,..." The way we are the make disciples today is exactly the same way the disciples made disciples two thousand years ago: "baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
When it comes to making disciples, we are to 'go' - whether it is next door or to another country. There is no other option. Making disciples is a command to all who call Jesus Lord. We are not all evangelists in the formal sense but we have all received gifts that we can use to help fulfill The Great Commission. Every church, without exception, is expected to make disciples who will make disciples.
Check out our Life Groups that will be offered for the fall and winter seasons for 2023 - 2024, starting Wednesday, September 6th at 6:30 pm.
Then Jesus tells his disciples: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,..." The way we are the make disciples today is exactly the same way the disciples made disciples two thousand years ago: "baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
When it comes to making disciples, we are to 'go' - whether it is next door or to another country. There is no other option. Making disciples is a command to all who call Jesus Lord. We are not all evangelists in the formal sense but we have all received gifts that we can use to help fulfill The Great Commission. Every church, without exception, is expected to make disciples who will make disciples.
Check out our Life Groups that will be offered for the fall and winter seasons for 2023 - 2024, starting Wednesday, September 6th at 6:30 pm.
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