LifeFlow: Making Disciples

LifeFlow: Making Disciples
Matthew 28:18-20
Pastor Miles
June 22, 2014

Trinity Church Purpose Statement:
Trinity Church exists to be a community that makes disciples of Jesus Christ who love God, serve others, and represent Christ in their world.

The final result of all ministry is to make disciples.
The primary reason that we exist is to make disciples.

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20 ESV)

1. We make disciples together, as a community.
The eye cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you," nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you." On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestow the greater honor, and our unpresentable parts are treated with greater modesty, which our more presentable parts do not require. But God has so composed the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacked it, that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another. If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. (1 Corinthians 12:21-26 ESV)

2. We describe the kind of disciple that we are trying to make.
- we want to make disciples of Jesus
I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What I mean is that each one of you says, "I follow Paul," or "I follow Apollos," or "I follow Cephas," or "I follow Christ." Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? (1 Corinthians 1:10-13 ESV)

3. We have a process for making disciples.
- unchurched person comes to Trinity
- comes regularly to worship
- comes to faith in Jesus Christ and is baptized
- joins small group or Bible class -- place to grow
- finds a place to serve in the ministry team
- invites someone to Trinity
- disciples someone else

What's your next step?

4. How are we doing in the process of making disciples?