... 't be born again and left to figure out Christ-like living on their own. Making disciples means following Christ's example in leading others to Himself. ... is committing yourself to helping someone become a little Christ. "Go therefore (faithful) and make disciples (available) of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them ...

Recently I (Pheaney) took a little time to write out my current strategy for making disciples. I had been experimenting with a lot of ways to help people follow Jesus better, and I think I found something that works pretty good. Here's a snippet: Are you making disciples? No, really! How would you answer that question? Not that long ago I wouldn't have been able to ...

... ’m going to leave and come back. While I’m gone I want you to make disciples.” Soon after He told them this He ascended into heaven while His discples ... meetings?” We respond, “We talked about making disciples.” We are not commanded to sit in a meeting ... poor family in Mexico. We are called to make disciples. Of course, we may fill, sit, parse and build as we make ...

by Pastor James Noriega I want to share with you a video clip where I spoke to the military chaplains that came to visit us here in West Seattle a few weeks ago. In this I hope you will see the distinction between glorifying God in helping people and therapeutically helping people. I do believe that God wants us to help people. But sometimes our definition of help and God’s definition of ...

... ;it all depends”. Instead, I think it is important to consider the gifting and experiences of the one who is making disciples. If a person is called to preach then perhaps a large gathering is one ... , I may be called to preach, and I may have some counseling skills that I can use to make disciples, but I believe small group ministry is always an effective way that any disciple can be involved ...

... t picked up a copy, but I trust Mark Dever's endorsement and will surely read it myself. If your church, like mine, is looking for a biblical way of making disciples this might just be of help to you. Check out Mark Dever's short explanation of the book below. You can currently get the book for $10 at WTS Books.

Please read the following two sentences: 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 ... Great Commission,” which Matthew records a Jesus’ command and promise to his disciples (translated from the Greek manuscripts in the English Standard Version). Please read this and ...

John Calvin enhanced the crude theology of Zwingli, without changing it. In Zurich, Zwingli began the departure from Biblical theology in Swiss Protestantism, by making his slogans normative for understanding Scripture.  For example, "The Holy Spirit does not need a vehicle, like an oxcart..." That smart-aleck statement attacking the Means of Grace should sound familiar to anyone ...

... . (I'd love to hear him provide rationale along with respond to questions regarding the overwhelming view of scholarship, the witness of Christ's own mother, the willingness of Christ's disciples to give their lives, etc.) But hey, if he either doesn't comprehend Islam which he professes or believes (in regard to women) he can make up his own rules, then why should we believe he ...

... “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy ... ;teaching” are the primary means of “making disciples,” implying also that we have not fully obeyed ... church’s mandate to “make disciples”: evangelism (“baptizing” ...

... . The Deacon now to be ordained Priest will have other priorities, primarily that of making disciples. Service for the Priest will find its purpose in nurturing God's people as disciples, equipping them to witness to Jesus Christ as Lord of ... these actions can be found by reading The Charge, but suffice it to say, the making of disciples begins with bringing people into relationship with ...

... need a refocus onto ‘vine work’ – making disciples. There’s a lot of good stuff in this book. I ... and equipped in conviction, character and competence 7. There is only one class of disciples, regardless of different roles or responsibilities 8. The Great Commission, and its disciple-making imperative, needs to drive fresh thinking about our Sunday meetings and the place ...

... teaching, modeling, encouraging, leading, praying, enpowering, etc. . . To make disciples, is such a great privelege and responsibility. I pray that God gives me the ... my "rebirth", since I was born into His family. I have failed in regards to that for many years. If I had been making disciples since my salvation as I should, I would already have over 25 solid years of experience. ...

... . Our commission is great because it recruits the church. The Great Commission is given to the disciples, not just as apostles who walked with Jesus, but as representatives of the church (Matthew 28:16& ... portions that appear most appetizing. A little going and baptizing? Oh yes, that sounds delicious. Teaching and making disciples? Hmm, I think I’ll pass. Takes too much time… ...

... poor with you.” TG: Do you see those works as a door to sharing the gospel and making disciples? Graham: That’s the if. If they do it, sure. My grandparents were missionaries to China. They took ... loves them. But I’m going because Christ told me to go into the world and make disciples. He never told me to go feed people. He never told me to go try to make people feel better. He ...