08. Until It Is Heard in the Mother Tongue
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples? Special Update · Part 08 I’m pausing Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples? for one article. We will return next time, right where we left off. But something happened this week that I could not wait to share. This week, the entire International…
07. Information Without Reproduction Is Not Maturity
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?. Part 07 You can know the books of the Bible. Understand theology. Attend Bible studies. Listen to sermons every week. And still not obey Jesus’ command to make disciples. We often measure spiritual maturity by how much someone knows. Jesus measured it by fruit. “In this…
06. Church Attendance Is Not Disciple-Making
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?. Part 06 You can attend church every Sunday and never make a disciple. You can serve faithfully. Give generously. Study the Bible deeply. Lead a ministry. Even hold a position of influence. All these things are valuable. But none of them can replace personally helping another…
05. A Disciple Becomes Like the One He Follows
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?. Part 05 What if the clearest evidence that we are following Jesus is that our lives increasingly begin to look like His? Jesus said: “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.”. Luke 6:40 WEB…
04. Follow Me, and I Will Make You Fishers for Men
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?. Part 04 Jesus did not simply invite people to believe in Him. He invited them to follow Him. And He made it clear where following Him would lead. “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”. Mark 1:17 WEB Notice the promise.…
03. You Have Followed Jesus for Years. Where Are Your Disciples?
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?. Part 03 Some questions are uncomfortable. But uncomfortable questions can awaken us. Here is one every follower of Jesus should be willing to face: You have followed Jesus for years. But where are your disciples? Not how many sermons you have heard. Not how many Bible…
01. Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?. Part 01 Can you be a disciple of Jesus and never multiply disciples? For many Christians, the question itself may sound unfair. After all, isn’t a disciple someone who believes in Jesus? Someone who attends church? Someone who reads the Bible, prays, gives, serves, and tries…
Have We Buried the Gospel?
Can You Be a Disciple and Not Multiply Disciples?. Introduction Key Scripture: Matthew 25:14. 30 Jesus told a story about a master who entrusted his servants with something valuable. Two servants put what they received to work. What they received multiplied. But one servant did something different: “But he who received the one talent went…
12. Don’t Leave Home Without It
The Power of Stories. Series Finale Twelve weeks ago, we started with a simple picture. A worker carrying a tool pouch. Since then, we’ve filled that pouch together. A story for sharing the gospel. A story for people who have wandered. A story for shame. A story for fear. A story for failure. A story…
11. The Story That Started a Movement
The Power of Stories. Series What does it take to start a movement? More money? Better buildings? Professional leaders? A detailed strategic plan? The movement that changed the world began with none of those things. It began with a small group of ordinary believers gathered in prayer, waiting for the promise of Jesus. Then Pentecost…