The Commission to Make Disciples
“Therefore 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 the very end of the age.” – Matthew 28:19,20 Do you know what the Great Commission says? Christians often mistakenly believe that Jesus’ command was to go and preach the Gospel to the whole world, but in fact, that was not His mandate as recorded in the book of Matthew. Instead, He said to go and make disciples. Far from being a directive to design a perfect believer who looks and acts the way we think they should, making disciples simply means to invite others to follow the Rabbi Jesus by observing our lives. In other words, as we seek to live like He did, we lead
