What Has to Change in Your Church to Make Disciples?
We often wait for a perfect scenario within a church to make disciples. Programs don’t make disciples – people do.
Discipleship
Keep Making Progress
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13 – The Christian life is more of a journey than a destination. For all the progress you have made, keep going forward as you follow after Jesus and make adjustments to your life.
Maybe They Don’t Make Disciples Because They’ve Never Been Discipled
Don’t expect people to start doing something that has never been done to them. If you want your church to start making disciples, then start making disciples yourself.
We All Need Somebody
1 Thessalonians 3:6-10 – Within the Body of Christ, we experience the gift of mutual encouragement. Through the challenges of this life, we need to support each other and seek to support each other.
Make Disciples – Not Converts
Jesus commanded us to do more than just make converts; He commanded us to make disciples. Our work is incomplete until every other disciple is complete.
The Missing Component in Discipleship
One of the most glaringly obvious omissions in our discipleship is the person doing the discipling. Our commitment to fleshing out our personal walks with Christ overlooks our need to learn from one another.
Everyone Discipling Someone
1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 – If we genuinely care for others, we will prioritize their spiritual development. It is hard to fathom the impact we could see if everyone took the responsibility to disciple at least one other person.
4 Values for a Disciple-Making Church
Many churches claim that they value making disciples but rarely do we find members who can communicate what that means. What are some helpful values to direct this emphasis?
The Church That Won’t Stay Inside
1 Thessalonians 1:8-10 – If God is doing work inside a church, those who are outside should truly feel the effects of it. As we wait for the return of Christ, we should be the type of disciples unwilling to keep Kingdom activity within the walls of a church building.
You Will Figure Out What You Want to Figure Out
Following Jesus is full of numerous challenging endeavors that leave many people armed with fragile excuses. You will figure out what you want to figure out, so do you want to figure out how to follow Jesus or not?