Discipleship Matters

What’s the BIG deal about discipleship?

“Discipleship is the key element of God’s kingdom agenda; it’s the visible manifestation of God’s comprehensive rule over every area of life. The effectiveness of a church is therefore evaluated—not in the number of its members—but by its disciple-making. It’s the absence of discipleship that keeps a church impotent and ineffective, because by not taking up Christ’s mission of discipleship, its people cannot draw on Christ’s authority.” ~Tony Evans Commentary p. 918

When is it ever okay to disobey Jesus?

Never!

Yet, we haven’t been faithfully making disciples, why is that?

So we don’t assume that we all mean the same thing when we say “disciple,” write down your definition of a disciple.

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What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?

Disciple - A learner who seeks to become like the one whom he is following. ~Tony Evans p. 918

Discipleship - the life-on-life relational process by which all parties are mutually becoming more like Jesus.

the teacher in his teaching, modeling, coaching, and empowering

the learner in his learning, modeling, and replicating