I The Priority Make Disciples 18 And Jesus

I. The Priority: Make Disciples

18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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 all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. ” Matthew 28: 18 -20 (ESV)

2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2: 2 (ESV)

II. The Purpose: Mature Believers

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ Ephesians 4: 11 -13 (ESV)

III. The Practical Process: D-groups

Disciple Making: Intentionally equipping believers with the Word of God through accountable relationships empowered by the Holy Spirit to replicate faithful followers of Christ.

Missional – Acts 1: 8 A R C S

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1: 8 (ESV)

Missional – Acts 1: 8 Accountable – Ecclesiastes 4: 9 -10 R C S

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Ecclesiastes 4: 9 -10 (ESV)

Missional – Acts 1: 8 Accountable – Ecclesiastes 4: 9 -10 Reproducible – 2 Timothy 2: 2 C S

2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2: 2 (ESV)

Missional – Acts 1: 8 Accountable – Ecclesiastes 4: 9 -10 Reproducible – 2 Timothy 2: 2 Communal – Hebrews 10: 24 -25 S

24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10: 24 -25 (ESV)

Missional – Acts 1: 8 Accountable – Ecclesiastes 4: 9 -10 Reproducible – 2 Timothy 2: 2 Communal – Hebrews 10: 24 -25 Scriptural – 2 Timothy 3: 16 -17

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3: 16 -17 (ESV)

I. Missing out on rich fellowship and accountability

I. Missing out on rich fellowship and accountability II. Failing to realize wealth in Christ & walk with Christ

I. Missing out on rich fellowship and accountability II. Failing to realize wealth in Christ & walk with Christ III. Ignoring the only strategy that will work!