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Disciplines of a True Disciple - A People of the Word

Matthew 28:18-20 – “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always,  even  to the end of the age.” Amen.” Jesus commissioned the New Testament Church to “go and make disciples of the all nations.”   A disciple is a follower of Christ.   Dictionary.com defines a disciple as “a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another. [i] A disciple will become a lifelong student of God’s Word.   2 Peter 3:8 reads, “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him  be  the glory both now and forever. Amen.” We must make the Word of God a priority in our lives.   Jesus instructed us to “seek first the kingdom of God” (Matthew 6:33). The true path to becoming a mature believer in Ch

Go and Make Disciples

Matthew 28:18-20 – “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” Matthew’s Gospel gives a record of the mandate of the New Testament Church.   We are commissioned by Jesus to “go and make disciples of all the nations.”   Acts 1:8 reads, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” What does it mean to be a disciple?   Dictionary.com defines a disciple as follows: 1)    Any follower of Christ, 2)    A person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another. [i] Another source defines a disciple as A Christian disciple, by G