The last instructions that Jesus gave His disciples before He went back
to heaven was to go into the world, make disciples of whomever they could,
baptize them into the faith family, and teach them to obey God in all
things. His promise was that if they did
these things, He would be with them all always, even until the end of time.
What Jesus told His disciples, He tells us today. We are not to be pew sitters. We are to actively serve the Lord. We are to go where people are at and take the
Gospel to them. The most effective
witness for Christ is done outside the walls of the Church. The world is not going to make a mad rush to
get inside the Church. Most people in
the Church already have faith and are there to learn and grow in it. The primary function of the Church ought to
be to equip and inspire people to go into the world and make disciples.
No one is born a disciple, it is not something you inherit from your
parents. Disciples are made. They need to be come under the tutelage of
God’s Word. They need to be taught
to read the Word and pray consistently. They need to be put to work in the Church to
help exercise their faith. They need to
be baptized into the family of God as a public declaration of their allegiance
to Christ and the church. They need to
be equipped and prepared to reproduce and make other disciples.
Sadly, most people in the Church need to be spoon fed. They are not growing and fall far short of
being a disciple of Christ. They avoid
getting out of their comfort zone and are spoiled rotten. For far too many, the only time their faith
is made known is within the four walls of the church.
The world desperately needs disciples of Christ roaming about in
it. Are you letting your faith be known
in the world? Are you sharing your faith
with others? Are you trying to help
others become disciples of Christ? If
not, why not?
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