Making DisciplesSample

Always cast vision

Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” KJV.

Discipling someone is helping them to see a vision beyond themselves, a vision of giving their lives to serving the greater vision of God’s kingdom. Every discipling opportunity is a means to help someone see a greater perspective of the kingdom: a lost community, a broken world, an unreached people group, a world in desperate need of a Saviour.

And then their part: one who brings healing, sets the captives free, goes, calls, gathers, multiplies…

Mark 3:14 says: “Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them to preach.” KJV. Our first and foremost calling is to be with Him on a daily basis. As we spend time with Him daily, He will ignite a passion and desire to disciple others.

People often do not give themselves fully to God because we entertain them with Christianity, rather than challenge them to obey God's call. The more you cast vision with those you disciple, the more they will be expansive and push back the gates of hell to see the kingdom of God come on earth as it is in heaven. We often pray: "Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Matt.6:10 NASB. Discipleship is a way of making God’s kingdom come on earth. It adds works to our faith.

Articulate and write down the vision you are carrying:

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Spend a lot of time on the 4 loves.

There can be no simpler, more profound set of values to instill in someone’s heart than the 4 loves we learn about in the Bible:

1. How God loves me

2. How I should love God

3. How we should love each other (as a result of His love)

4. How we are called to love those who don’t know Jesus.

Teaching someone about God’s love for them settles identity issues, sets them on a firm foundation for life and relationships, and gives health to all ministry activities. Helping people to respond to God’s love by loving Him with all of their being makes their life beautiful and infectious to those inside and outside the church.

Discipling people to love brothers and sisters in the church is a platform for shining the light of Jesus to the world.

Turning disciples’ hearts towards a growing love for Jesus and the lost is helping them to live a life like Jesus’ own life, reaching the world for Christ. Proverbs 24:11 says: "Rescue those who are being taken away to death and those who stagger to the slaughter. Oh, hold them back [from their doom]!