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God gives each believer
10 Biblical Tools for
making Disciples:
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Our Heavenly Father
calls us to bring glory and honor to Him by doing the work of building His
Kingdom here on earth. His Kingdom is that realm in which His will is
done. The work of Kingdom building is that of making disciples by teaching
obedience of everything Jesus commanded us to do. This work is to be done
in self, family, congregation and neighborhood.
God gives each and
every believer tools to make disciples. Here are ten Biblical tools for
building "Becoming A Christ-Centered, Disciple-Making Church":
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Love. It
should be clear to every believer that love reigns supreme as a
disciple-making tool. Jesus said, "Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength. The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is
no commandment greater than these."
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Prayer. We
faithfully pray for the work of teaching obedience-to our self, our family,
our congregation, and our neighbor. "Jesus often withdrew to lonely
places to pray."
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Truth. We
share biblical truth with our self, our family, our congregation, and our
neighbor. Jesus explained, "If you continue in my word, then you are my
disciples indeed, and you will know the truth and the truth shall make you
free."
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Righteousness.
We identify the blatant and subtle sins in our lives and know that,
while God loves us, He hates the sin barrier that blocks a bonding of
righteousness between us. However, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness." Righteousness through confession and repentance
increases our disciple-making effectiveness.
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Faith.
"According to your faith it will be done," Jesus promised. Faith in the
truth always calls for the work of putting its principles into practice.
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Obedience.
"Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth
has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And
surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age.'" To
disciple our nation, we begin with teaching obedience in myself, my
family, my congregation, and my neighborhood.
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Wisdom. The
biblical definition of wisdom is knowing and doing what is right.
Knowledge by itself is a dusty, lifeless book on a mindless shelf. Doing
by itself is loose cannon energy expended without direction or effective
result. The active expression of wisdom is knowing and doing what is
right.
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Work. In
prayer Jesus said to his heavenly Father. "I have brought you glory on
earth by completing the work you gave me to do." (John 17:4). The work
Jesus had just completed was that of making 12 disciples. Lovingly and
patiently He had invested three years in the task of teaching His
disciples to obey all His commandments.
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Commitment.
I am only one, but I am one - I cannot do every thing, but I can do
something. What I can do, I ought to do. What I ought to do by the grace
of God - I shall do!
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Accountability.
"By their fruit you shall know them." (Mt. 7:20) Our Heavenly Father
is holding each believer accountable for making disciples of himself,
family, congregation and neighborhood. A disciple is an obedient follower
of Jesus Christ who is actively engaged in making disciples by teaching
obedience to everything Jesus commanded in self, family, congregation, and
neighborhood.
Next Component:
Call to Righteousness
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