Today we are on our final day of the 30 Day Discipleship Challenge. We have spent a month together being encouraged and challenged in our call to become disciples of Jesus Christ who multiply and make Disciples of Jesus Christ. What is next?
If you desire to continue on in this process, and I pray you do, you must personally answer this question, “Am I a disciple worth multiplying?” God does not desire to multiply mediocrity. He desires to multiply those who exhibit immediate, radical, costly, obedience. Discipleship is the act and process of modeling and conforming yourself to Christ. You must have the desire to examine and improve your personal prayer life and walk with Jesus before you can step into trying to examine and improve your community and get others to walk with Jesus.
Discipleship as a life-long process of growing… becoming more and more like Jesus. As God reveals thoughts, attitudes, and actions that are not “Christ-like,” a committed apprentice responds by changing to be more like Christ.
If you are, if you are committed “change”, committed to keep going in this life long process of becoming a disciple of Jesus, I would love to walk with you for a season. I lead a 9 week Discipleship 101 training that goes deeper into the principles presented in this 30 day Challenge where we can model discipleship together out in the community that I would love to walk you through at my home or go to your church or small group. I also would love to talk with anyone who is praying about starting a simple house church type gathering in their home and walk alongside you as your prepare, launch it and grow your ministry in your home, a restaurant or bar, community center, nursing home, or other location. I will help you no matter what denomination or church you attend. Discipleship has nothing to do with denominations or increasing my territory but increasing the territory of the God’s kingdom. If you live outside of the Huntsville area, when you click on the link you will see a 10 week training called Zume. It is a online training you can do at home or your church with just a couple people. I am also the Zume coach over the Nashville to Birmingham area. My email is garyl@odcmadison.com, Cell is 256-302-3785. Contact me about any of these or other ministry ideas, questions or comments.
I am fasting today in prayer over you on this final day of the challenge and your response. That’s all I can do. I have no control over how seriously you were committed to this challenge the past 30 days and engaged, participated in, and applied to you life daily each activity. I also have no control over your future commitment to be a disciple of Jesus worth multiplying. It is up to you. Many in Scriptures, throughout history and today when contemplating their call to discipleship found it to hard and walked away. Jesus gives you that free will as well. But if not you, then who? And if not now, then when? Remember that quote from Martin Luther, “Delay is the sharpest arrow in the enemy’s quiver.”.
