To Disciple, You Must Be a Disciple
We are all familiar with the term “disciple,” and most of us would classify ourselves as disciples. Disciples of Jesus, of course, though many of us might be a bit hard put to define the term. Right off the bat, someone would probably say that disciple means a follower, which is partly true, but it goes deeper than that. One of the greatest callings in this life is to make disciples of every nation, wherever we might find ourselves. We don't have to be missionaries; that command was for wherever we might be living at this time. The iconic disciple of Jesus, Paul, often stayed in one place for years at a time while he preached to everyone he could find in the area until the Holy Spirit told him it was time to move along. Our job is to make disciples where we are, not necessarily to travel to do so. The distinction isn't to minimize evangelism, not at all. Rather, it's to drive home the point that making disciples isn't off in a faraway country; it's right here in o...