This can only happen if we are spiritually empowered. “‘You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last-and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.’”Īs disciples, we are growing in maturity.
Our desire to make disciples should stem from obedience, but also love for others-if we believe Jesus is who he says he is, why should we keep it to ourselves? John 15:16 When Philip encountered Jesus and discovered who he was, he immediately wanted to share it with his friend. “Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote-Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’” Making disciples is about continuing the cycle of redemption, passing on the faith that was passed to you. Making disciples stems from our own faith-which we only have because someone shared the gospel with us. Paul highlights the importance of making disciples by pointing out the obvious: you only believe in Jesus because someone shared the gospel with you. The good news of Jesus Christ and the redemption he offers is for everyone. “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’” Here Jesus calls the disciples his witnesses, exhorting them to share the things they’ve seen and heard in his presence.Īs we make disciples, we can share not only the accounts of what the disciples saw, but our own accounts of what we’ve personally experienced as we’ve followed Jesus. “‘But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’”
Mark’s parallel account of the Great Commission adds that “the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it” ( Mark 16:20 NIV). “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.’” In this passage, Jesus also shares what he means by making disciples: baptizing people and teaching them to obey his commands. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”Īrguably the most famous Scripture on making disciples, the Great Commission is where Jesus sends his 11 apostles around the known world to spread the gospel. “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. Here are 10 Bible verses about making disciples: The Great Commission (Matthew 28:19–20) So what does the Bible say about discipleship?
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Depending on who you ask though, you’ll probably get several very different explanations of what making disciples looks like, and how to go about it. Part of being a disciple of Jesus is making disciples. As Christians, we become disciples, striving to live according to the teachings of Jesus. They don’t simply master a trade or a subject, they learn to emulate their teacher’s life. The relationship goes beyond a student or an apprentice. A disciple is completely devoted to a teacher.
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