EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP PAPER Matthew 9:35-38 (NIV) reads‚ Jesus went through all the towns and villages‚ teaching in their synagogues‚ proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds‚ he had compassion on them‚ because they were harassed and helpless‚ like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples‚ “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest‚ therefore‚ to send out
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Living a perfect life of discipleship may be difficult‚ but Mary’s life provides a perfect model of discipleship for all people to follow. Discipleship can be explained as accepting‚ following and spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ. It is being open to the Holy Spirit’s guidance to be more Christlike. Mary accepted God into her life‚ followed the Father’s Word and the Holy Spirit’s guidance‚ and helped spread the Good News through the birth of Jesus Christ. Although the world was full of temptations
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Global discipleship - making disciples for the sake of the nations A study of the Gospel according to Matthew Introduction - Matthew’s handbook for the church Why did Matthew write his gospel? John clearly had an evangelistic aim (Jn 20:31)‚ but Matthew wrote his gospel for the church‚ for those who already follow Jesus. It is a teaching gospel‚ which arranges its material into subjects‚ summarising the teaching of Jesus and illustrating it with examples from his life. Matthew’s is the
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cannot‚ be the final arbitrator of good and evil” (Bonhoeffer). He felt that we have no proper knowledge of good and evil because the certainty of such a thought does not exist. In the film when Maria reads what he has written on ethics‚ he claims that he truly believes all the things he has written. Maria looks as though she doubts this‚ but it also makes her think about what they mean. He wrote “Being evil is worse than doing evil” (Bonhoeffer); knowing that when he wrote this it was inspired by
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The readings over Bonhoeffer and the Confessing Church challenged my understanding of grace and murder. I was shocked that as steadfast Christians and instructors of the word Bonhoeffer and his co-conspirators were fine with the consequences of killing Adolf Hitler‚ even if that meant spending an eternity in hell‚ to save the millions being killed in the Nazi concentration camps. In the church I’ve learned the ten commandments and here at Abilene Christian University I’ve studied over Jesus’ Sermon
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through a life of faith and obedience. Jesus taught that the life of a disciple must be like his own‚ which is a journey to the cross: a disciple must take up his cross and follow’ (8:34-35). St Mark’s Gospel helps us understand the nature of discipleship through various stories concerning the disciples. Jesus required a tremendous amount of commitment in order for anyone to be accepted as a disciple‚ which is why he only ended up with a few deeply committed followers. It was a commitment to be
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The process of discipleship is the same for all believers Discipleship should always be our central measure of faith. Jesus commanded his disciples and all his follower in what he referred to as the ‘Great commission’ to go to all nations and make other disciples for him. Those followers were to go baptizing people in the name of the father‚ the son and of the holy spirit. They were also to teach those they baptized how to worship and obey God. Discipleship therefore can also be said to be partnership
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Discipleship and the Gospel of Mark 1. What does the Markan Jesus believe his mission is? Why does Jesus need followers? The gospel of Mark‚ the first and shortest gospel‚ written for Mark’s gentile community around 70 CE‚ was such an important piece of writing in presenting the life Jesus led. Mark’s gospel was the most vivid in the portrayal and characterization of the reign of God. It was written in Rome at a time when Mark’s people were under the threat of persecution. Through his writing
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Private Manning attempts to get out of the fight and go home‚ even claiming he is mentally unfit; he is instead successively promoted and moved in to positions of greater responsibility. Bonhoeffer: Agent of grace is based on actual events surrounding Dietrich Bonhoeffer during World War II in Germany. Bonhoeffer is a theologian who opposes the Nazi regime in Germany and takes a stand for what he believes in. I chose these two movies because they were two movies that I had never seen and they were
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The foundation of the Christian faith was strongly built on love. From the beginning‚ Christians are taught about God’s love for his creation‚ and are told that discipleship is the best way to mirror it. The Color Purple‚ however‚ illustrates a false idea of what it means to be a Christian‚ and what it means walk like a disciple. Christianity is often inaccurately represented‚ if represented at all‚ by some of Christ’s followers‚ thus true Christians must forefront God’s love in their own lives‚
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