If you are a fully devoted follower of Jesus, you can't live the way you used to live. The Christian life is not an "IMPROVED LIFE" – it's an entirely DIFFERENT life! God EMPOWERS us through His Holy Spirit to live a new life. Jesus didn't come into your life and rescue you because He liked the "building" you made! He wanted the site. He wanted you so that he could build an entirely different new building –

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What is the product of discipleship?

Devotion. Christianity is not devotion to work or a cause or a doctrine, but to a person, the Lord Jesus Christ. Mature believers. Commitment to Jesus leads to making disciples; to be a follower of Jesus – a disciple– a genuine Christian, we must be FISHERS OF MEN. Multiplied converts. When we follow the biblical mandate to “make disciples,” MULTIPLICATION will take place. Matchless peace. We can rest in the peace of Jesus by obeying Him. Obedience always starts in pain but always ends in peace!  Discipleship leads to mature believers, multiplied converts, and matchless peace. What does the product of discipleship look like in your life? Can you and I follow Jesus more closely tomorrow morning? Are you willing to ask God to give you a bigger heart for Him and others?

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What is a biblical disciple and what is a biblical disciple-maker?

Discipleship is the ongoing and actual process of equipping people to follow Jesus in every dimension through personal investment in their life. Discipleship is not a method but a lifestyle. However, there is a process to discipleship that includes three aspects: devotion, discipline, and diligence. The process is summarized in 2 Timothy 2:2 “And the things you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” Listen as Rob explains more about the process of discipleship.

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What is a biblical disciple and what is a biblical disciple-maker?

A disciple is one who is radically committed to learning how to follow Jesus in every dimension of life. A disciple-maker is a mature, growing Jesus-follower who is actively working to reproduce Christ-like character in the life of a few people – equipping those people to follow Jesus in every dimension of their life by means of personal investment in their life. There is a cost to discipleship. Listen to learn more about discipleship and the cost involved.

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What is the summons that we are called to surrender to? There are 4 words in our focus passage that perfectly summarize the gospel message of Matthew. The 4 words are imperatives, commands … COME, SEE, GO, and TELL. The Resurrection and the Great Commission give us the power to start over – Jesus gives us the power to keep going. He gives us the power to change, to be different. The greatest day in history is really about personal, intimate, internal change in me and in you.

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There is no other day in history that rises to the level of the day the King of Kings was crucified. It has the distinction of being both a day of intense evil and a day of glorious triumph of good over evil. It shows man at the height of his sinfulness. It was infamous because He came unto His own and His own received Him not; the Creator was put to death by His creatures! However, it reigns supreme in the annals of history because sin was defeated, the power of Satan was forever broken, and the black halls of death were invaded by the Prince of Life! May the significance and wonder of that day become increasingly clear to our hearts and minds.

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Matthew 28

What was the greatest day? It was a day that changed history. Matthew 28 expounds on this day and presents the last recorded directives of our Lord. They provided the foundation evangelism and are the basis of why we do what we do. Lives depend upon our obedience. What were these directives from the Lord?

There’s a little bit of Peter in all of us! Peter’s life illustrates how a believer may backslide and lose his testimony. Under pressure, Peter caved to his fear and pride. Peter had the right desire, the needed determination, but he had ­the wrong dependence. Unfortunately, Peter’s dependence was an unhealthy confidence in himself. Peter learned the hard way that we must look to God for strength. So, what about Peter? We see the root of his failure, but what happened after he failed?

MATTHEW 26

There’s a little bit of Peter in all of us! Peter’s life illustrates how a believer may backslide and lose his testimony. Under pressure, Peter caved to his fear and pride. Peter had the right desire, the needed determination, but he had ­the wrong dependence. Unfortunately, Peter’s dependence was unhealthy confidence in himself. Peter learned the hard way that we must look to God for strength. So, what about Peter? We see the root of his failure, but what happened after he failed?

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The Bible refers to the second coming of Jesus in several ways, His coming, His appearing, His manifestation, and His revelation. Everyone who has received Jesus as Savior is going to Heaven, but not every believer is ready to meet the Lord. What about you? From the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25, Rob Mullins continues to expound on five powerful reminders for each of us.