Commands of Christ: Make Disciples

Recap the Previous commands

Repent and Believe

Baptism

Baptism

Prayer

Prayer

Love

Make Disciples

Lord’s Supper

Love

Give

Lord’s Supper

Today, let’s look at the command to Give

Today we are going to look at the 7th command: Make Disciples

, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 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, 20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

We’ve looked at this previously and focused on the observe everything or obey everything I have commanded.

All authority - Jesus is God, he has the authority to make this command.

He is also giving us the authority to act on his behalf and finished what he has started.

To “make disciples of all nations” does require many people to leave their homelands, but Jesus’ main focus remains on the task of all believers to duplicate themselves wherever they may be.

The verb “make disciples” also commands a kind of evangelism that does not stop after someone makes a profession of faith.

The truly subordinate participles in v. 19 explain what making disciples involves: “baptizing” them and “teaching” them obedience to all of Jesus’ commandments.

The first of these will be a once-for-all, decisive initiation into Christian community.

The second proves a perennially incomplete, life-long task

How Do We Make Disciples

Blomberg, C. (1992). Matthew (Vol. 22, p. 431). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.

• : Biblical foundation Example: , “2 Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains, 4 so that I may make it known as I should. 5 Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

, “2 Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains, 4 so that I may make it known as I should. 5 Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.”

Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.

(1) Pray for opportunity to share (Open Door) (2) Get ready to "make it clear" when you share. (3) Respond with grace to each person.

Pray for opportunity to share (Open Door)

Get ready to "make it clear" when you share.

Respond with grace to each person.

3 Circles

God’s Design

God’s Design

• (Ask congregation to draw 3 Circles on one side of napkin/paper as your draw it)

We see beauty, purpose and evidence of design all around us.

§ We see beauty, purpose and evidence of design all around us. The Bible tells us that God originally planned a world that worked perfectly, where everything and everyone fit together in harmony. God made each of us with a purpose, to worship and walk with Him

• 5 minutes challenging members to engage their world with the Gospel using J Circles

The Bible tells us that God originally planned a world that worked perfectly, where everything and everyone fit together in harmony.

God made each of us with a purpose, to worship and walk with Him

Verses:

• 5 minutes: Give a Gospel invitation

§ Verses:

“God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.” ‐

o “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.” ‐

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands” ‐

o “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands” ‐

Sin

Life doesn’t work when we ignore God and His original design for our lives.

Sin

We selfishly insist on doing things our own way.

§ Life doesn’t work when we ignore God and His original design for our lives. We selfishly insist on doing things our own way. The Bible calls this sin. We all sin and distort the original design. The consequence of sin is separation from God, in this life and for all eternity.

The Bible calls this sin.

We all sin and distort the original design.

The consequence of sin is separation from God, in this life and for all eternity.

§ Verses:

Verses:

o “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” ‐

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” ‐

o “For the wages of sin is death” ‐

“For the wages of sin is death” ‐

Brokenness

Brokenness

Sin leads to a place of brokenness.

We see this all around us and in our own lives as well.

When we realize life is not working, we begin to look for a way out.

We tend to go in many directions trying different things to figure it out on our own.

Brokenness leads to a place of realizing a need for something greater.

Verses:

§ Verses:

“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served something created instead of the Creator” ‐

o “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served something created instead of the Creator” ‐

“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death” ‐

o “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death” ‐

Gospel

At this point we need a remedy, some good news.

Because of His love, God did not leave us in our brokenness.

Jesus, God in human flesh, came to us and lived perfectly according to God’s design.

Jesus came to rescue us, to do for us what we could not do for ourselves.

He took our sin to the cross, paying the penalty of our sin by his death.

Jesus was then raised from the dead to provide the only way for us to be rescued and restored to a relationship with God.

§ ��Verses:

Verses:

o “For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son” ‐

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son” ‐

o “He erased the certificate of debt... and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross” ‐

“He erased the certificate of debt... and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross” ‐

Repent & Believe

Simply hearing this Good News is not enough.

We must admit our sinful brokenness and stop trusting in ourselves.

We don’t have the power to escape this brokenness on our own; we need to be rescued.

In this, we must ask God to forgive us, turning from sin to trust only in Jesus.

This is what it means to repent and believe.

Believing, we receive new life through Jesus and God turns our lives in a new direction.

§ Verses:

Verses:

o “For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourself; it is God’s gift, not from works, so that no one can boast” ‐

“For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourself; it is God’s gift, not from works, so that no one can boast” ‐

o “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” ‐

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” ‐

Recover & Pursue

When God restores our relationship to him, we begin to discover meaning and purpose in a broken world.

Now we can pursue God’s Design in all areas of our lives.

Even when we fail, we understand God’s pathway to be restored, this same Good News of Jesus.

God’s Spirit empowers us to pursue His Design and assures us of His presence in the life and for all eternity.

§ Verses:

Verses:

o “For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose” ‐

“For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose” ‐

o “For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them” ‐

“For we are His creation, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk in them” ‐

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A Response

Now that you have heard this Good News, God wants you to respond to him.

You can talk to him using words like these:

o “My life is broken and I recognize its because of my sin. I need you.”

“My life is broken and I recognize its because of my sin. I need you.”

o “I believe Jesus came to live, die and was raised from the dead to rescue me from my sin.”

“I believe Jesus came to live, die and was raised from the dead to rescue me from my sin.”

e from my sin.”

o “Forgive me. I turn from my selfish ways and put my trust in you.”

“Forgive me. I turn from my selfish ways and put my trust in you.”

o “I know that Jesus is God, and I will follow Him.”

“I know that Jesus is God, and I will follow Him.”

§ Verses:

Verses:

o “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” ‐

“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” ‐

o “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” ‐

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” ‐

Challenge

I would challenge you to use this in a gospel conversation this week.

Share with a friend

Share with a family member

Tell them you would like to practice something you’ve learned this week

Pray for God to open the door and for wisdom as you share

Let us Pray