PPT-GOSPEL REFLECTION The Cost of Being a Disciple

 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus and turning to them he said Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple Suppose one of you wants to build a tower Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it everyone who sees it will ridicule him saying This fellow began to build and was not able to finish . CHALLENGE. Congress of Apostolic Ministries. May 26, 2014. Introduction. Matthew 28:18-20. Then Jesus came to them and said, . “…go . and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to . Jerry D. Porter. Northwest Nazarene University. Nampa, Idaho – October 15, 2010. Disciple Making. Our Highest Goal: . To Be Like Jesus. Disciple Making. To Make. Christlike Disciples in the Nations. Amos 8:11-13. Amos 8:11-13. “. The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord, . “. when I will send a famine through the land. —not . a famine of food or a thirst for water, 
but a famine of hearing the words of the . Dessert. Help yourself to a banana split. !!. Matthew 28:16-20. Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.. 17 . When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. . Disciples called Christians first in Antioch (Acts 11:26). DISCIPLE: Learner/follower (Eph. 4:20). Abide In Word (Jn. 8:31); Bear much Fruit (Jn. 15:8); Love one another (Jn. 13:34). Why Are There 4 Gospels in the Bible, When Jesus Lived One Life and there is only . O. ne Message?. 1. Are There Four Gospels?. 2. The Reasons For Four.. 3. The Distinctive Nature of Each Gospel. Why Four Gospels?. to be a missionary disciple . - . sitting at the . feet of Jesus. . Session. T. wo. . . Learning to be . a . missionary disciple . . Janet’s . Story . “I . started to see that Jesus wanted to be part of my life and my future. Yeshua. Loved. Who Really Wrote the “Book of John”?. The Disciple Whom . Yeshua. Loved. Kepha. turned and saw that . the disciple whom . Yeshua. loved. was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against . New Testament Reformation Fellowship. www.NTRF.org. ESV Matthew 28:10. . . . go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.. Matthew 28:16-17. ESV Exodus 34:14. . . . . you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God . . .. Gospel-Engaged Church:. The church proclaims the gospel.. Hallmarks of a . Gospel-Engaged Church:. The church proclaims the gospel.. The church is a community where all members are involved in learning to become a disciple and disciple-maker of Jesus. . Blessed are you …. The Ideal Disciple. Blessed are you …. “Jesus, this all seems so upside-down!”. The Ideal Disciple. Blessed are you …. “the abundant, sheer undreamed-of . grace of God!”. A Disciple. What is a . disciple. ? A pupil, follower. From Latin . DISCIPULUS. (scholar). Greek . MATHETES. (learner). Greek philosophy: student lived with teacher and learned everything from him; it was a . Team Members:. TJ Anderson, Jody Becker, Paul Borg, Tom . Brodbeck. , . Mark Daniels, Brack East, Dave Keener, Paul Larson, Daryl Olson, . Eric Riesen, Dan . Selbo. , Joe Valentino, Eric Waters, Bill White, Nathan Yoder. Matthew 28:16-20. Salvation. :. Church = Agent. Mission = Means. Christ = Effective presence. I.. Jesus commands His . church. to be His agents of . salvation blessing. . to all the nations until the .