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Disciple Making – Part 2

  1. Making Disciples In The Early Church – Scripture is full of examples of Disciple Making
    1. The example and Commission of Jesus
    2. The Day of Pentecost and 3,000 Converts (Acts 2)
    3. The Activity of the Apostles
    4. The Ministry of Philip
    5. The Ministry of Paul
    6. The Great Commission remains the same. The message of the gospel is the same. We minister through the power of the same Holy Spirit. We have the same Word of God. And we have the promise Jesus made after the command to make disciples, Matthew 28:20  “… and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”.  What then is the problem today? Why don’t we see more of this going on? Why are fruitful, dedicated, mature disciples so rare? The biggest reason is that all too often we have relied on programs or materials or some other thing to do the job.
    7. It takes time to make disciples. It takes individual, personal attention. It takes hours of prayer for them. It takes patience and understanding to teach them how to get into the Word of God for themselves, how to feed and nourish their souls, and by the power of the Holy Spirit how to apply the word to their lives. And it takes being an example to them of all of the above.
    8. To get people involved in a discipleship ministry and to help them become disciples, three things are necessary initially. They must be motivated to become disciples, they must have regular fellowship with Jesus Christ, and they must witness for Him.