The mission is not complete until we make sure these newly baptized believers understand what Jesus expects of them and then help them to embrace a lifetime of obedience to Jesus along with us!
The mission is not complete until we make sure these newly baptized believers understand what Jesus expects of them and then help them to embrace a lifetime of obedience to Jesus along with us!
The first part of Jesus’s simple strategy to make disciples is to intentionally engage the world on its turf, no matter the challenges, as Jesus did for us.
In the middle of the ongoing war between darkness and light, Jesus meets us where we are and invites us as the risen Lord of all to move through the whole world, leaving behind copies of Himself who have learned to LIVE as He lived.
Many years ago,I heard of a man who asked one of his Christian friends “What does it mean to be ‘saved’ “? I don’t know what answer he was given, but I assume it was good and clear, because this man did get saved and has been a committed follower of Christ for many years.…
Enjoying the leftovers is an essential part of any Thanksgiving celebration!
It’s easy to get lost and not even realize it or what you need to do in order to be found. Ultimately, our job as “inviters” is to challenge people to accept the truth about Jesus (“believe”) and then to re-orient their lives to that truth (“repent”).