Title: What's the Next Step?
Text: Matthew 28:18-20
- How did Jesus call people to follow?
- Come and See - John 1:39
- Follow Me – Matthew 4:19
- Learn from me – Matthew 11:29
- Remain in Me – John 15:4
- Obey Me -John 14:15 & John 15:14
- What does God say about you? You are valuable in God's eyes
- Why are we failing at Discipleship?
- What it is not:
- A Class
- A Program
- A Spiritual gift that some Christians have
- Something "Professional" Christians do, while Regular Christians do not
- Where did we go wrong? Far too few Christians are Making Disciples
- What is Discipleship?
- Oxford American Dictionary defines disciple as: "a person who Follows the Teachings of another, whom he Accepts as a leader."
- Spiros Zodhiates – New Testament Disciple is "an Adherer who accepts the Instruction given to him and makes it his Rule of conduct."
- What is our Goal at Crossgate?
- We say, "The Church where Nobody stands Alone"
- We believe Discipleship happens best in Circles instead of Rows