“Now I rejoice in my suff erings for your sake, and in my

fl esh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s affl ictions for

the sake of his body, that is, the church, of which I became

a minister according to the stewardship from God that was

given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now

revealed to his saints. To them God chose to make known

how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of

this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Him

we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone

with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in

Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he

powerfully works within me.”  Colossians 1:24-29 …We make disciples (Who makes disciples?).

• We believe that followers of Christ are called to

multiply through the proclamation of the gospel

from one person to the next and through the

ensuing process of relational discipleship. Therefore,

we mobilize our people in order to expand God’s

kingdom to the neighborhoods and nations until they

all know the gospel.

How do we make disciples?

1. We _________. (v.28a)

• Mark 5, John 9 → “Our problem in evangelism is not

that we don’t have enough information—it is that we

don’t know how to be ourselves. We forget we are called

to be witnesses to what we have seen and know, not to

what we don’t know. The key on our part is authenticity

and obedience, not a doctorate in theology. We haven’t

grasped that it really is OK for us to be who we are when

we are with seekers, even if we don’t have all the answers

to their questions or if our knowledge of Scripture

is limited.”  Rebecca Manley Pippert, Out of the

Saltshaker & into the World: Evangelism as a Way of Life

2. We _________ and ___________ . (v.28b) 3. We __________. (v.28c)

“For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our

Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For you are our glory

and joy.”  I Thessalonians 2:19-204. We _________. (v.29a)

“…my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of

childbirth until Christ is formed in you!”  Galatians 4:19APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

1. What is one way for you to taste the glory of the

gospel in a fresh way this week?

2. What is one sphere in your life where you can spend

time with people who don’t know Christ?

3. For whom will you toil in prayer this week? Speaker: Matt Reagan