WEBVTT - Making Disciples Pt. 1

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning. Heading into a new week, we want to

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<v Speaker 1>start it the best way possible, and that's by taking

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<v Speaker 1>some time with God, talking with Him, listening to Him

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<v Speaker 1>as we read the Bible, and shaping our lives around

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<v Speaker 1>what He shows us about His perspective on life and

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<v Speaker 1>on our lives in particular, because God isn't just distant,

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<v Speaker 1>He's right there with you as He is with me

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<v Speaker 1>here in the studio, and He wants to be so

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<v Speaker 1>involved in our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>This week we want to talk about what it means

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<v Speaker 1>to make disciples. Well, that seems like a kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a weird expression to use. And if you're a Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>you probably think immediately of the great commission. When Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>was finished with his time on earth, He said to

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<v Speaker 1>His disciples, All authority in heaven and on earth has

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<v Speaker 1>been given to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them

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<v Speaker 1>in the name of the Father and of the Son

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<v Speaker 1>and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything

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<v Speaker 1>I have commanded you and

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<v Speaker 1>I am with you always to the end of the age. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what does this mean? Make disciples in today's terminology in

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<v Speaker 1>our thinking about our own lives. If you're a Christian,

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<v Speaker 1>what does it mean, even if you're not a Christian

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<v Speaker 1>and you're listening today, what does it mean to be

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<v Speaker 1>involved in disciple making? Well, each day I want to

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<v Speaker 1>give you another step. The first step.

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<v Speaker 1>you need to start by becoming a disciple.

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<v Speaker 1>And a disciple is simply a follower of Jesus. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bible talks about the first people who followed Jesus. John

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<v Speaker 1>the Baptist was a great preacher in Jesus' day when

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus just came on the scene.

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<v Speaker 1>And in John chapter 1 it says the next day

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<v Speaker 1>again John was standing with two of his disciples, and

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<v Speaker 1>he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, Look,

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<v Speaker 1>the Lamb of God.

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<v Speaker 1>The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them,

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<v Speaker 1>What are you seeking? They said to him, Rabbi, which

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<v Speaker 1>means teacher.

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<v Speaker 1>Where are you staying, he said to them. Come and

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>So they came and saw where he was staying, and

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<v Speaker 1>they stayed with him that whole day, for it was

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<v Speaker 1>about the 10th hour. One of the two who heard

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<v Speaker 1>John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

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<v Speaker 1>He first found his own brother Simon and said, We

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<v Speaker 1>have found the Messiah.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a believer. He believes in who Jesus says he was.

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<v Speaker 1>He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,

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<v Speaker 1>You are Simon, the son of John. You shall be

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<v Speaker 1>called Cephas, which means rock or Peter.

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<v Speaker 1>The next day he decided to go to Galilee, and

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<v Speaker 1>he found Philip, one of the others who followed him,

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<v Speaker 1>and said to him, Follow me.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's Jesus' expectation. When someone becomes a believer in Him,

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<v Speaker 1>in who He says He is, and in what He

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<v Speaker 1>did for them at the cross. He expects them to

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<v Speaker 1>become a follower. Follow me. So this is how you

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<v Speaker 1>begin the process of disciple making is you become a disciple.

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<v Speaker 1>And as you think about your own life, who are

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<v Speaker 1>you following or what are you following? What do you

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<v Speaker 1>believe in?

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<v Speaker 1>What are you building your life around, because I'll tell

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<v Speaker 1>you this if you're building your life just around yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>And you are your own God, and you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>you can chart the course of your life and make

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<v Speaker 1>it go where you want it to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, you won't get too far down that road before

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<v Speaker 1>you find you have very little control over what happens

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<v Speaker 1>in your life, over your health, over your relationships, even

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<v Speaker 1>over what goes on in your own heart and mind.

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<v Speaker 1>You will find the brokenness of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>We all need God. We need Jesus Christ in our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>He is the doorway to a relationship with God. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why He died on the cross, to deal with the,

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<v Speaker 1>the guilt and the way of life that has stood

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<v Speaker 1>in the way of our relationship with God, so that

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<v Speaker 1>the door is opened to us, to have a living

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with God where God is totally involved in our lives.

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<v Speaker 1>Start by becoming a disciple, a follower of Jesus. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>John North.

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