Who's Your One - On Earth as it is in Heaven

Christian

What comes to mind?

Early follower did not call themselves Christian

Word only used 3 times -

word disciple used 281

Acts 11:26 CSB

and when he found him he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught large numbers. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

Being Disciples

Background - all boys went to torah school at age 5

Age 10 - either went on or went home

Age 17 - find a Rabbi and apply to to be a disciple - sit at feet - questioned

Rabbis chose the best of the best - someone who could be just like them

Years young disciple would follow - imitating everything - disciple goal was to be like the Rabbi - Smicha

Being Disciples

Not the best - the willing

B-team - we have no excuse

“God skipped all the wise of the day! The great scholars were in Egypt; the great library was in Alexandria; the great philosophers were in Athens; the powerful were in Rome. He passed over Herodotus the historian and Socrates the great thinker and Julius Caesar. He chose men so ordinary it was comical. No Rabbis, no teachers, no religious experts...” John McArthur

Being Disciples

He does the choosing

They could go look for a Rabbi

They were not even looking

John 15:16 CSB

You did not choose me, but I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

Being Disciples

Called to be with HIm

Follow me

Become like me -

Plenty of space here for you to do it

His word dominate you

Being Disciples

To follow we have to leave all

Boats - carreers

Father v- significant relationships

Jesus must take precedence

Being Disciples

Fisher of people

It is not for the few, but for all

Disciple proof - bearing fruit

John 15:8 CSB

My Father is glorified by this: that you produce much fruit and prove to be my disciples.

Matthew 28:19–20 CSB

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 everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Being Disciples

Greek- words go, baptize, and teach - derive their force form make disciples

All we do comes out of that call

Luke 19 Jesus said came to seek and save the lost..

As disciples should that not be our life as well

“When will the church learn this lesson? Preaching to the masses, although necessary, will never suffice in the work of preparing leaders for evangelism. Nor can occasional prayer meetings and training classes for Christian workers do this job... Individual women and men are God’s method. God’s plan for discipleship is not something, but someone.” Robert Coleman

Who’s Your One