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Jesus Example of Making
Disciples
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Motioning –
Matthew 4:18-25:
Jesus, after a night of prayer, bidding and
calling the 12 “to come be with Me”, discipled and built
relationships in the context of 1) commitment, 2) relationship
and 3) community.
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Maturing –
Matthew 5-9:
Jesus taught His disciples the truths and values of the Kingdom
in the Sermon on the Mount and then modeled what it looked like
in His life example.
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Mobilizing –
Matthew 10:
As the disciples matured in God's ways, Jesus sent them out to
put into action what they had learned in 1) faith, 2) character,
3) values, 3) authority, 4) discipleship, 5) gifts, 6) wisdom
and 7) persecution.
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Multiplying –
Matthew 28:18-20:
After walking with the disciples for a time, Jesus commissioned
His disciples to replicate His example by “teaching them to obey
what I've commanded you.”
Thus, both the Gospel
Accounts and Acts show the following practical progression: 1) Jesus
did it... 2) They observed... 3) Jesus did it, they helped... 4)
They did it, Jesus coached... 5)They did it...Jesus left!
Discipleship then involves intimate replication. As we apply
Jesus' simple principles and begin the discipleship process,
challenging those learning from them to pray about who they too can
begin to disciple, that is, those who are “simply one step ahead” of
them...This is discipleship at work!
(NOTE:
Also see II Timothy 2:2)
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