Distinctive Discipleship

Sermon in NGU Chapel – Jan. 29, 2020

If every Christian is in a unique place surrounded by specific challenges, why do we think that a broad approach will work for every single one of us? It’s time to get back to making disciples – one disciple at a time.

Colossians 1:27-29

Notes

If you feel spiritually stuck, it might not be a dedication issue but a discipleship issue.
The Great Commission calls us to make disciples – not converts.
Salvation isn’t the finish line; it’s the starting line.
Jesus called us to follow Him with our lives – not just experience Him at our events.
If there is a true profession of faith, there should be a true progression of faith.
The Christian life should be marked by gradual yet continual progress (Col. 1:9-11).
The more I am who God called me to be, the better chance you have to be who God called you to be (Col. 1:24-25).
Jesus doesn’t expect you to be perfect, but He does equip you to make progress (Col. 1:27-29).
Each of us has specific issues, yet we inherently rely on generic approaches.
The Distinctive Discipleship concept uses a biblical framework to address specific areas:
- Delight – “Christ in you, the hope of glory”
- Disobedience – “warning everyone”
- Doctrine – “teaching everyone with all wisdom”
- Development – “present everyone mature in Christ”
- Discipline – “for this I toil”
- Dependence – “struggling with all His energy”
The destination of discipleship is the same for every individual, but each unique journey demands specific directions.
This model will be good for an individual, better with a partner, but best with a mentor.
Particular people require distinctive discipleship.