At the very end of the gospel of Matthew, Jesus gives his disciples the command to “make disciples” (Matthew 28:18-20). The command is given in light of the fact that Jesus has been given “all authority in heaven and on earth”. Jesus continues by laying out a simple strategy for making disciples: we are to baptize and we are to teach people to obey everything that has been commanded. Then Jesus gives us a promise that he will be with us. Making disciples is important to Jesus and should be important to His church. Disciples are made in the context of community with the truth found God’s word. This is why Small Groups are so important to the mission of the church. Small Groups produce disciples if we create an environment that not only receives God’s Word, but is vulnerable enough to let God’s word change the group. Let’s make disciples at our groups!
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