Monday, January 25, 2010

Make Disciples!!!

In the Bible, the word christianity is mentioned 0 times, the word Christian is occurs 3 times in the Bible, the word Disciple (follower of Jesus) occurs 263 times. (I believe God is trying to tell us something through that.)

The Great Commission: Matthew 28:16-20
"Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped Him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, "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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. "
Fulfilling the Great Commission is the very mission of our lives as Christians. Here is a breakdown of the word 'Commission': com- means: a prefix meaning "with", "together", "in association" and (with intensive force). mission means: the business with which such a body of persons is charged, or, a special assignment to a person or group.

So Gods will for our lives as Christians is to GO!! (which literally in the greek means "while you are going, or as you are going") and make disciples of all nations by teaching and preaching the one true gospel. Put your faith into action and make Disciples. But we must makes sure that we preach the one true gospel (Galatians 1:6-10). Too often people go out and proclaim a false gospel message. The most common of these false gospels is the "Health, Wealth, and Prosperity gospel" which is completely false and is actually idolatry and not the true gospel.

"The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is not that everything is going to go well. The good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ is that you get HIM and He is enough no matter what circumstance comes, and He sustains us." -Matt Chandler

So how do we go and proclaim the Gospel to all the nations and make disciples??
(Romans 10:12-15):
Christ Sends Preachers.
Preachers tell the Gospel
People Hear the Gospel
Hearers believe the Gospel
Believers call on Christ
Those who call are saved

The breakdown of this cycle is: "Preachers tell the Gospel" That means the weak point of this process is us. If we do not do our job we are hindering the advancement of the gospel and therefore disobeying God. So if you are a true born again believer, you are a disciple, and you are to be spreading the gospel as an image bearer of Christ and as His disciple everyday of your life.

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