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The Way of a Disciple
In the previous section of of Acts 18
Paul Leaves Priscilla and Aquila in Ephesus and makes his way to minister in Galatia.
Who are Priscilla and Aquila?
Who are Priscilla and Aquila?
They were husband and wife tent makers that Paul meets in Corinth.
Paul begins to disciple them and takes them to Ephesus with him
In 18:3 it says that the reason for Pauls relationship with them was because of their shared profession.
Paul leaves them there and according to
They planted a church in their home in Ephesus.
Which would have taken place in AD 50
Paul later writes to Timothy from a Roman prison in Ad 67
We find 17 years later Priscilla and Aquila were still faithfully serving and leading.
Why is this important?
The coworker you may disciple might plant a church where they lead people to Christ for decades.
That is not all they did... turn to todays text
Apollos was a disciple of John the baptist who believed and taught that Jesus was the messiah.
However he lacked certain further information who Jesus was and what the church was all about.
Priscilla and Aquila “took him aside and explained the way of God more accurately”
They taught Apollos
They discipled Apollos
Then later they “encouraged him” and introduced him to the disciples
Later we learn that Apollos worked closely with Paul and helped many churches
1 Cor 3;
Apollos leadership later became nearly as influential as Paul and Peter
1 Cor
Why is this important?
The young man you take aside to teach and disciple may go on to be one of the most influential leaders in the church.
So let us Recap
Paul is missional in the work place and disciples Priscilla and Aquila, who plant a church and disciple a man named Apollos who becomes one the most influential leaders in the early church, who himself disciples many others.
This is generational discipleship.
This is the power of multiplication.
This is Gods plan, this is his heart for the Church.
Discipleship was not an after thought.
Disciplship was
Discipleship is God’s Way
Matt 4:
Early Church was called the “Way”
It is a way if life, it is a lifestyle
If you are not a fisher of men you are not a follower of Jesus.
What does it mean to be a disciple?
Disciples are called by God
Disciples die to themselves
Disciples worship Jesus
Disciples imitate Christ
Disciples make disciples
]The Great Commission was not a new idea to the disciples.
It was not some new, pep-talk-send-off that Jesus gave the disciples.
Christ made it clear from day one when calling His disciples, that disciples make disciples.
He calls every follower into mission because…?
The Great Commission was not a new idea to the disciples.
It was not some new, pep-talk-send-off that Jesus gave the disciples.
Christ made it clear from day one when calling His disciples, that disciples make disciples.
When He called His first disciples He said, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
The understanding of this verse should be simple, yet it is somehow often missed.
Disciples make disciples.
Simple as that.
If we are following Jesus, we will be “fishers of men” or “disciple-makers”.
This was true when Jesus first called his disciples and it was true later when He commissioned his disciples before his ascension.
In scripture, we find four recordings of the Great Commission given to the disciples before the ascension.
Each tells a different aspect of how to live out the Great Commission.
1. Proclaim
This is Mark’s recording of The Great Commission.
The important thing to take note of here is that The Great Commission is about the proclamation of the Gospel.
This is Mark’s recording of The Great Commission.
The important thing to take note of here is that The Great Commission is about the proclamation of the Gospel.
Mark makes that clear here by saying, “Preach the gospel.”
It has to be proclaimed, it can not just be lived out; we have to share the Gospel!
Also, there are no limitations to who we are to preach to and who can receive; Mark says all of creation or, to every creature.
Mark tells us that every person needs to hear the Gospel.
2. Reach
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”-
Here is where Christ tells us how we are to proclaim to all and make disciples.
He basically says, “Start where you are!
You live in Jerusalem, so start there!”
The going is not about the destination, it’s about the message.
Start with those nearest to you.
From there, reach further and further out; “Judea and Samaria” and then to the “ends of the earth”.
So who are you close to?
What are your spheres of influence?
Begin there.
That is your first mission: Your family, friends, and co-workers, then the rest of the city, state, and the “Ends of the earth.”
3. Disciple
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.” -
is most often recognized as The Great Commission.
We see in this passage the idea of not simply preaching the gospel, but also making disciples, baptizing them and teaching them all He has commanded.
We are to proclaim the gospel everywhere to everyone, and then build a relationship with them in which we teach them in-depth what it means to follow Christ.
4. Send
“Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” -
Jesus is sending us out with the same mission that the Father sent Jesus with.
We carry on the mission of Christ to rescue people from death to life.
It is our responsibility, we have been invited into Christ’s mission and must act.
After hearing all of this, the apostles acted; They spread the gospel and they made disciples.
For two-thousand years followers of Christ have been proclaiming, discipling, reaching and sending, further and further.
One day at a time, one person at a time, the gospel has reached you and I two thousand years later.
“Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.” -
In this verse Paul lays out his heart and strategy for discipleship.
He “proclaims” and “teaches” in order to “present everyone mature in Christ”
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