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Jun 22, 2004 · What was Jesus trying to do by sending out His disciples without the essentials they needed? I believe that the answer is that Jesus was training the twelve to trust Him for their every need, and especially for their daily needs.
Jul 8, 2018 · From the beginning, Jesus told the disciples that He would make them into something different: “Come, follow me,…and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). Their occupation of catching fish changed into a mission of fishing for people.
Below are 6 things Jesus did with his disciples to prepare them for ministering to others: Jesus brought them to a place/situation where there were others who were in need. Jesus had given them real teaching prior to this point.
- He Made Them Fisherslink
- Now You Make Fisherslink
- ‘Disciple’ as A Verblink
- ‘All Nations’ as The GoalLink
- All He Commandedlink
How would this charge — one that encompasses all the other commands of Christ’s teaching — have landed on his own men in that moment, and in the days and years that followed as they reflected on it? After all, this was the particular band who knew him best. These were his disciples. What might his disciples hear when he told his disciples to make d...
How, then, did this spiritual fisher-making unfold during Jesus’s ministry? In Matthew’s Gospel in particular, from Jesus’s summons in chapter 4, to his commission in chapter 28, it is remarkable to observe his recurring attention to and prioritizing and investment in his disciples. Again and again, from one chapter to the next, and often one accou...
First is the relational context we’ve been observing. Christians today often talk about “discipleship,” and so it might be helpful to clarify what sort of action and process Jesus’s disciples would have heard when their discipler said to “make disciples.” Disciple-making, in this context, is the process in which a stable, mature believer invests hi...
Second is the outward push of all nations. In his commentary on the Commission, D.A. Carson notes that while “the main imperatival force” and “the main emphasis” is on the verb “make disciples,” we should not downplay or overlook the effect of the participle going(“go and make disciples”). Lingering indefinitely in Jerusalem, or in Galilee, will no...
Now, as we go — across the street, down the hall, to the church building or a coffee shop, into a new relationship or another appointment, or to the other side of town, or to a new state, or across an ocean, or to a new culture or language — we make disciples, offering our words and time and attention for months, even years, and putting forward our...
- He Selected Carefully. Jesus spent the night in prayer before he chose the disciples (Luke 6:12–16). He didn’t rush into it, and he wanted the Father’s heart in the process.
- He Made the Mission Clear. The vision was inspiring, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” (Luke 10:2), and the mission was clear: “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
- He Invested the Necessary Time. When Jesus appointed the 12, the Scripture says, “that they might be with him” (Mark 3:14). Leadership development was never designed to be an online experience only, just reading books, or learning that lacks practical experience.
- He Loved Unconditionally. Jesus loved the 12 to the point of sacrificing his life on a cross. Even when they ran, hid or even denied him, he remained with them and for them.
Jesus taught his disciples through both formal instruction and informal conversations. He used parables, sermons, and direct teachings to convey spiritual truths and principles. Jesus’ teachings covered a wide range of topics, including the kingdom of God, love, forgiveness, servanthood, and the process of discipleship itself.
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The disciples in Jesus’ day had an enviable opportunity. They could hear the tone in His voice, watch His hand gestures, and react to His posture and other body language cues. We do not have that today, and that actually is a better thing. On earth, Jesus was limited by geography.
