WEBVTT - Making Disciples Pt. 4

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. Every weekday morning at this time we stop

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<v Speaker 1>to take some time with God.

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<v Speaker 1>I love spending time with God because I'm building a

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with Him and I hope you are too. If

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<v Speaker 1>God is not a part of your life, if you

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<v Speaker 1>keep distant from God.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to encourage you to begin building a

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with God. All this week we're talking about disciple making.

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<v Speaker 1>That seems like an odd term. We don't use that

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<v Speaker 1>word every day, do we? But Jesus said, as he

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<v Speaker 1>finished his time with his followers, Make disciples of all

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<v Speaker 1>the nations.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we have to ask ourselves, well, what does

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<v Speaker 1>this mean and how can I get involved in disciple making?

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just something for pastors or ministers to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Disciple making is something that we are called to.

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<v Speaker 1>So how do you get involved? Well, we saw on

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<v Speaker 1>Monday the first step is to become a disciple. That

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<v Speaker 1>means become a follower of Jesus. And if Jesus is

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<v Speaker 1>not a part of your life, all it takes to

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<v Speaker 1>begin that relationship with Him that really changes your life

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<v Speaker 1>in such a beautiful way. My own life was saved

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<v Speaker 1>from darkness by my relationship with Jesus, and all it

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<v Speaker 1>takes is to come to God and say, God.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep messing up. I know I'm offending you in

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<v Speaker 1>so many ways in my life, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>have a good relationship with you. I know I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have the right to that, but thank you that you

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<v Speaker 1>have done what I couldn't do in making a good

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with you when Jesus came into our world and

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<v Speaker 1>died on the cross in my place to open the

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<v Speaker 1>door for me to have a relationship with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I receive your forgiveness, and I want to start that

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<v Speaker 1>new way of life. I desperately need you. That's how

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<v Speaker 1>you start a relationship with God. That's how you become

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<v Speaker 1>a follower of Jesus. The next step we saw on

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<v Speaker 1>Tuesday is to develop the practises of a disciple, because

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<v Speaker 1>being a follower of Jesus doesn't just mean slapping the

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<v Speaker 1>name Christian onto your life and

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, to start sitting in church on Sundays, it means

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<v Speaker 1>you develop the practises of a follower of Jesus. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>one of those practises is gathering with other Christians, and

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<v Speaker 1>you will most likely do that in church on a Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>but

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<v Speaker 1>That is just a little part of developing the lifestyle

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<v Speaker 1>of a follower of Jesus. Learn to pray a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Praying is just talking to God. Learn to open your

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<v Speaker 1>Bible every day. Learn to build intentional relationships with the

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<v Speaker 1>people around you to help them journey towards God as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And as we saw yesterday, the next step is to

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<v Speaker 1>learn how to help other people in your life find Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Become a disciple maker. A disciple is just a follower

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<v Speaker 1>of Jesus. A disciple maker is someone who helps other

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<v Speaker 1>people become followers of Jesus as well. And this is

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<v Speaker 1>what Jesus worked with His disciples. He said, Follow me,

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<v Speaker 1>and I will make you fishers of men.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll help you help other people find me.

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<v Speaker 1>And today we want to see the next step in

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<v Speaker 1>disciple making, and that is this when you help other

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<v Speaker 1>people start following Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you want to take them on the same journey

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<v Speaker 1>you've been on. You want to help them develop the

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<v Speaker 1>practises of a disciple in their own lives. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to help them learn to pray. You want to help

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<v Speaker 1>them learn to spend time with God in the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>every day, listening to Him, responding to Him. You want

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<v Speaker 1>to help them lead others to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Just as you learned to help other people find Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>when we see Jesus dies and returns to be with

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<v Speaker 1>the Father in heaven and His followers start putting into

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<v Speaker 1>practise this disciple making, we see the next generation of

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<v Speaker 1>disciple makers, and the apostle Paul starts travelling around the world,

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<v Speaker 1>introducing many people to Jesus, and he starts teaching those

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<v Speaker 1>people to do the same with others.

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<v Speaker 1>He writes to one of his disciples, the guys he's

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<v Speaker 1>mentored in following Jesus, and he says to them in

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<v Speaker 1>2 Timothy chapter 2, he says, What you have heard

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<v Speaker 1>from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to

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<v Speaker 1>faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

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<v Speaker 1>So Paul received from Jesus. He passed it on to Timothy,

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<v Speaker 1>who passed it on to faithful men, who passed it

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<v Speaker 1>on to others also. You see, the generations that are

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<v Speaker 1>happening here. This is Jesus' plan for you also with

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<v Speaker 1>the people in your life. I'm John North.

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