Disciples Who Help Make Disciples

Vision

Everyone is a Disciple
who Helps Make Disciples

The word Christian – used 3 times in NT
The word Disciple - used 269 times in the NT

Mark 1:17
Jesus said to them,
“Follow me, and
I will make you become
fishers of men.”

A Disciple …
- Follows Jesus
- Is changed by Jesus
- Joins the mission of Jesus

Matthew 28:18-20 –
Then Jesus came to them and said,
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
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. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Jesus’ method …
·Intentional
·Relational – Jesus-like love (John 13:34-35)
·Disciple Making

What it Means?

Disciples are hand-crafted,
not mass produced
Invest in a Few

A Disciple …
Joins the mission of Jesus (“fishers of men”)
2 Timothy 2:2 - And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

Pursue being a true disciple …
Follow Jesus
Be Changed by Jesus
Join the mission of Jesus

Invest in a Few …
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?
Indeed, you are our glory and joy.

“The Church exists for nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make them little Christs. If they are not doing that, all the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became Man for no other purpose.” – C.S. Lewis