Make Disciples I Live For Jesus Needless to say, it takes great humility. 1. teach. at its core, discipling is teaching. we teach with words. we teach all the words jesus taught his disciples, and all the words of the bible. corporately, this is why my own church preaches expositionally and consecutively through books of the bible, alternating between the old and new. The teachings of jesus can be learned in several ways, and you should encourage your disciple to engage with each. the first priority is helping the disciple find and attend a church that teaches the bible. next, encourage regular, private reading and study of the bible, along with memorization and meditation.
Go And Make Disciplesвђ Hope United Methodist Church We should take notice of what jesus did not say in the great commission. he did not say, “go therefore and make converts of as many people as possible.”. all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. In this chapter, we’re asking three critical questions of this seminal passage. we begin with the two verses before it: “then the eleven disciples left for galilee, going to the mountain where jesus had told them to go. when they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them doubted!” (matt. 28: 16 17, nlt). 1. 1. select the right person. when you begin to make disciples in your church, beginning with the right person is critical. i can remember when i was a new pastor and god was burdening me about making disciples. i remember one of the businessmen who invested in me saying, “craig, just pray for god to give you one man to pour your life into.”. President & ceo, desiringgod.org. following christ means making disciples. his words echo in the back of our minds, “go therefore and make disciples . . . ” (matthew 28:19). not first and foremost “have daily devotions” or “give to the poor,” but make disciples. we don’t become a christian by making disciples, but once we are in.
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