Chan & Platt Multiply I-2 The Command to Make Disciples

so as you're getting into the Word of God with your disciple it's so important now that you understand from the beginning and teach them from the start look what is the Word of God like when God gives us command let's not make it obscure you know it's good to memorize but it's not just to memorize when someone gives you a command you do it especially when it comes from God and so here with this command of Jesus rising from the dead go and make disciples it may feel awkward because I know I know usually in our you know way of doing things the American Christian Way is you know just feed them feed them feed them and don't expect a whole lot but Jesus didn't start that way he just follow me I'll make you fishers of man so while it may feel awkward to tell this you know follower of yours disciple of yours that it's time for you to pass this on I think we have to start with that absolutely and that is key from the very beginning of this picture to look at there's a big difference between knowledge based discipleship and obedience based discipleship so this is not just passing on information if these twenty-four weeks or even if you take longer just involve passing on information then receive somebody else or small group of guys receiving this then that misses the whole point we're teaching people to obey everything Christ has commanded us like I remember spending time teaching disciple making with a small group of believers in Sudan so sitting in a mud hut teaching the word talking about making disciples and the whole time I'm talking they hardly ever even looked at me it's because they were riding down like everything I was saying and they were thinking through they would come up to me afterwards and say David we know we have a responsibility to take everything you've taught us translated into our tribes languages and teach it in our drives and that just changed the whole dynamic of what was happening in that small group they were not just listening to receive they were listening to reproduce and so to really think help those who are walking through this with to think through okay how can we make sure that we're putting these things into practice in our lives and then how can we make sure that we're learning how to pass this on to others because if it's stopping with us or missing the whole point this word is intended to spread through us not stop with us yeah and they're gonna feel a little bit intimidated thinking wait I'm just going to teach someone else and and to let them know that we that you're scared I'm not doing this perfectly I don't know how to do this I have to pray and ask God see a lot of times what we do is when someone gets scared of something we'd make it easier for them or we say okay wait well don't pass it on yet that instead of what I see in scripture where the believers would pray over each other and go man I know you're scared but this is what the Holy Spirit is giving us for me you're given to us for let's let's pray for you it's I just want to pray over you you know maybe they have you know in the questions we say you know list some people that you need to pass this on to maybe right there in your session pray for those people because now together you get to experience what God does as he answers prayer that's good and and the great thing is the way this works like it's as if God knows what he's doing in this picture like when we start to teach others that's where we really learn what God is teaching us like sometimes people say well I need to learn some more before I'm prepared to teach well the reality is the process of teaching makes you learn the process of passing this on makes you learn deeper what these truths are there's no question when I'm preparing us even like a sermon like I know that material better anybody else because I'm the teacher because I've got responsibility for this and so for people to begin to take these truths pass into others that's going to ingrain that truth even deeper than their lives and if they were just receiving it for themselves don't you ever have these times maybe you don't but sometimes I'm actually teaching it and I'm learning it at the same time like I'm I'm like I'm teaching it it's like I'm learning in the process so yeah again just don't don't don't feel all this pressure I mean that that's the whole point his burden is light yoke is easy as burden is light because he's with you as you're making this disciple and as you encourage them to make disciples they're gonna get to experience the power of the Holy Spirit and the presence of Christ right there with them absolutely

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Keywords: Francis Chan, David Platt, multiply, disciple, David Platt (pastor), church

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Length: 4min 34sec (274 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 14 2013