WEBVTT -  Making Disciples Pt. 2

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. As we head into Tuesday, we want to

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<v Speaker 1>start this day the way we start every day, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is with some time with God. We stop for

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<v Speaker 1>a minute, we read the Bible, listen to what God

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<v Speaker 1>is saying to us about our lives, and shape our

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<v Speaker 1>lives around God's plan for us.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking this week about what the Bible means, what

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus meant when He said make disciples of all the nations.

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<v Speaker 1>What did he mean by that? I mean, is that

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<v Speaker 1>just something for missionaries who are going overseas to share

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<v Speaker 1>with people about Jesus, or is that something for our

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<v Speaker 1>own lives? If you're a follower of Jesus, what does

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<v Speaker 1>it mean to make disciples?

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<v Speaker 1>If you're not a follower of Jesus, how do you

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<v Speaker 1>get involved in this idea of disciple making? Well, we

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<v Speaker 1>saw yesterday you start that process by becoming a disciple,

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<v Speaker 1>a follower of Jesus, turning to God and saying, God,

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<v Speaker 1>I just seem to be making a mess of my

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<v Speaker 1>own life. Is.

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<v Speaker 1>Desperately need you, and I thank you for what you've

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<v Speaker 1>done when Jesus came and died on the cross to

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<v Speaker 1>take the penalty for my sins and open the door

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<v Speaker 1>for me to have a relationship with you. I need you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm going to become a follower of Jesus. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the first step. You become a disciple, a follower

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<v Speaker 1>of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>The second step of disciple making is that you develop

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<v Speaker 1>the practises of a disciple.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at Jesus' relationship with the new believers,

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<v Speaker 1>his new followers in the Gospels in the Bible, what

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<v Speaker 1>you see is that when people became followers of Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>He very intentionally helped them to build several different practises

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<v Speaker 1>into their lives, spiritual practises that would become the foundation

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<v Speaker 1>for their life and ministry.

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<v Speaker 1>He taught them how important it is to build their

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<v Speaker 1>life on a prayer relationship with God. Don't think of

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<v Speaker 1>prayer as somebody in robes saying some kind of old

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<v Speaker 1>English from the front of church and think, Oh, that's

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<v Speaker 1>so weird. I couldn't do that. Think of prayer as

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<v Speaker 1>you talking just like you would talk to anyone else

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<v Speaker 1>in your life, but your talking to God.

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<v Speaker 1>You're opening up because he already knows everything going on

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<v Speaker 1>in your life and your heart, and you're sharing with Him.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's how I feel. Here's what's going on. I need help.

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<v Speaker 1>Please be at work in my life and not only

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<v Speaker 1>talking to him but also listening to him, opening your

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<v Speaker 1>Bible every day and letting God speak into your life.

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<v Speaker 1>This practise of praying with your Bible open.

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<v Speaker 1>Either on your Bible app or a paper Bible and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to God, responding to what He says to you

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<v Speaker 1>and bringing all the issues of your life to Him,

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<v Speaker 1>this practise is a practise that builds a relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>God and becomes one of the foundations of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>The

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<v Speaker 1>The importance also of building intentional relationships with the people

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<v Speaker 1>around you, finding other people who are disciples of Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>spending time with them, studying the Bible together, also just

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<v Speaker 1>talking about life and what it means to follow God.

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<v Speaker 1>These practises that you build into your life learning to

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<v Speaker 1>depend on God rather than yourself for the situations of life,

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<v Speaker 1>these practises build into you what a disciple needs to

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<v Speaker 1>follow Jesus. I'm John North.

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<v Speaker 2>To go deeper in your faith, visit AFCI.com.au.