Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 NASB Make disciples – You hand out “Four Spiritual Laws” tracts at the beach. You give a Gospel stories in comic book fashion to some kids at day camp. You volunteer for…
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. . . Matthew 28:20 ESV Teaching – No, we are not going to investigate the obvious connection between this commandment and Torah. It’s so obvious we just won’t even mention it. What we want to ask ourselves is this: “What does it mean to teach?” …
Go, ye therefore, and teach (disciple) all nations, . . .” Matthew 28:19 cited in Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest Teach (disciple) – My Utmost For His Highest is the most popular daily devotional in the world. For good reason. Oswald Chambers lived a life of righteous devotion to his Savior and his…
And He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a head of a household, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.” Matthew 13:52 NASB Scribe – Does Yeshua take a line from Godfather 2? Is He really suggesting that those…
Then Yeshua said to the Jews who had believed in Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.” John 8:31 Disciples – Something shocking happens in the Gospel use of the term “disciple.” We don’t notice it in English, but in Greek the results light up the sky like fireworks. The…
And they cast lots for their duties, all alike, the small as well as the great, the teacher as well as the pupil. 1 Chronicles 25:8 Pupil – What does it mean to learn the Scriptures? Just stop a minute and think about your definition of learning. What characteristics describe a learner – a pupil? …
Jesus rarely talked about the intimate connection between himself and the Father. His teaching and discussions were focused much more on obedience, service, compassion, money and leadership. But occasionally we are allowed to glimpse this vital relationship that permeated his life. We see it in its darkest hour in the struggle in the Garden of…
Going, then, disciple all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19 Disciple – You probably know the translation of this verse as “make disciples of all nations.” But have you thought about the implications of adding “make” to the Greek verb matheteuo and changing…
