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How We’ve Gotten Discipleship All Wrong

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Jeff Vanderstelt and Caesar Kalinowski give some helpful tips when it comes to discipling people to follow and obey Jesus.

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  1. It’s a joy to see you two offering the application of Christ’s Great Commission in such a straightforward way! Keep on reaching out. – Larry Rathbun –

  2. Whaaat?  John 8:30-32………..as he spoke these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews WHICH BELIEVED ON HIM, If you continue in my word, then you are my disciples indeed; And you will know the truth and the truth will make you free.

    I’m sure those bros. mean well but they have taken that scripture totally out of context and twisted it to come up with a formula to be “missional”.  

  3. Again, taking verses of scripture to “make” something seem wrong as being done previously, may and may not be corrrect.  No venue we engage in can be “boxed” into a corner as not effective and non missional just because of its “name” or “location” or “activities” totally.  We use whether in a small degree or large degree purposeful objectives of teaching, preaching and witnessing Christ in whatever venue’s we are involved with.  To castigatge something as if it is “out of touch” or “non funcational” just because of the name, or various methods used in the function may not be wise.  Everything we engage in needs improvement.  We all need to be constanting reforming.  So, let us not become prideful as if we have reached the peak of perfection in our approaches but rather seek to improve on what we do and have.  In fact, if we get to thinking we have arrived, we then will see “the Holy Spirit” move on and leave us behind!

  4. I’m repeating what Byron already said, but Caesar has missed it on this passage.  Quoting John 8:31-32 he skips right over the part that says, “Jesus therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him…” Verse 30 before that tells us something similar, “many came to believe in Him.”

    So I would state what he said differently, but with similar results: After belief, those who follow Christ’s Word and His ways are His disciples and then learn freeing truths through a devoted life that begin to transform those around them who emulate the disciple, even their communities.

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