 D-LIFE DEVO...
“I’m a disciple maker” is something you never hear anyone say. When I speak in other churches, I often ask people how they serve in their church. I get a variety of answers, but no one ever says, “I’m a disciple maker. That’s what I do.” How can this be? To be a disciple maker is a believer’s one main job. It’s the one thing that Jesus commanded us to do (Matt. 28:18-20). It’s not a good suggestion; it’s our Great Commission. The big problem is that most churches focus on having discipleship programs instead of training disciple-making people. Jesus didn’t do it this way. He trained twelve common men to be personal disciple makers, and they turned the world upside down for the Gospel. I have found that many people want to be personal disciple makers, but they don’t know how. If we will focus less on running discipleship programs and more on training disciple makers, we can turn the world upside down again. And we will hear people say, “I’m a disciple maker.” Living the D-Life, Bill
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 D-LIFE DEVO...
Jesus said, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matt. 4:19). This is the Great Commission before the Great Commission, and every disciple maker knows exactly what this means. To have someone to disciple, we must regularly and relentlessly fish for people to join in our discipleship groups. We only need three or four people to start, but we can never stop fishing. Some disciples we will lose through attrition, and others we intentionally multiply out to lead new groups. So—as a way of life—we begin fishing for people today who will join our groups in the future. When my youngest son goes fishing, he often says, “These fish are not going to catch themselves.” This is true. But we can trust the Lord to fill our nets when we cast them out regularly to catch some disciples. So let’s go fishing! These fish are not going to catch themselves. Living the D-Life, Bill |
authorDr. Bill Wilks, has a passion for equipping common people to be Christ-like disciple makers. Bill and his wife, Rondie, have traveled extensively to train thousands of believers how to make disciples who make disciples. Bill and Rondie live near Trussville, AL, where he serves as Lead Pastor of NorthPark Church and Founder of D-Life. Archives
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