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       DISCIPLESHIP:  BEYOND BELIEF!

Discipling the Nations exists for the purpose of extending the Kingdom of God on the earth through His Church.  We desire to see the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord and Christ!  Our mission is to strengthen the Church by making disciples of all nations, equipping the saints for the work of the ministry, edifying the body of Christ.  We want to move people beyond belief into discipleship.

So how does one go about doing all of the above?  I’m glad you asked.

The first element is training.  Jesus spent 3 years with his disciples before leaving them on their own.  I believe my wife and I have been brought to this time in our lives for such a time as this.

Six times in the book of Exodus, God tells Moses to “see to it that you build the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”  I believe in going to the mountain, receiving a blueprint for our lives, and following God’s blueprint.  Then we shall have great success.  We want to find, as Timothy stated, faithful men and women who will take what we give them, and find others to give it to.  Freely you have received, freely give.

So how does one make a disciple?  Let’s look closely at the great commission.  After commanding us to make disciples, it gives us some clues.  It says, “teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you.”  If we look at how Jesus made disciples, and understand what He taught them to do, we will have our model for making a disciple today. 

We also need God’s strategy for each situation.  God told David to wait by the mulberry trees, until he heard the sound of marching in the treetops, before he was to advance.  When David obeyed, he had great success. 

We must also understand our weapons.  One such weapon is found in Ephesians 3:11.  The Church is to make known to the principalities in the heavenly realm, the manifold wisdom of God.  We must declare the wisdom of God to the heavenly realm. And then act on it.

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