"Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age'" (Matthew 28:18-20).
Before Jesus ascended into Heaven after his resurrection, he commanded his followers to make disciples - until the day he returns. Discipleship begins with a person's conversion (equivalent to "baptizing them in the Name") and then continues with one's instruction to submit to the Law of Christ ("teaching them to obey"). And this is the Law of Christ: loving God and desiring good for others.
Discipleship Resources
- 2 Ways to Live - an online Gospel tract that outlines the message of Jesus Christ very well (from Matthias Media)
- Bibles and Books for Parents and Children - list of resources to help parents disciple their children
- Craving Spiritual Milk - three practical ways to commune with God (to know God)
- Bible Memory Cards - memory verses on notecards
- Romans Bible Memory Cards - memory verses on notecards (specifically, highlights from the book of Romans)
- The WORD Challenge - Bible memory verse list
- The Hierarchy of Good Works: Who Should We Seek to Please? - handout for discipleship classes/meetings
- Chronological Bible reading plan - from Blue Letter Bible
- Worship - an essay answering the question, "how can we worship what we do not know?"
- What I Want My Children to Know and Be - a charge to my sons and daughters, exhorting them to attain to what God desires for them to know and be
- What's the Big Deal With God's Sovereignty? - a short study on why the sovereignty of God is important to us all
Tracts and Pamphlets
- Salvation Through Imputation - a tri-fold on the differences on justification in Roman Catholicism and Protestantism
- The Remarkable Work of Salvation - salvation explained (also an insert in "The Greatest Scandal Of All Time!" Gospel tract)
- The Costly, Urgent Decision You Want To Make - a Gospel tract written and designed by Beyond Mediocrity (focus: persuading others to repent and believe in Christ)
- The Greatest Scandal Of All Time! - a Gospel tract written and designed by Beyond Mediocrity (focus: grace of God toward sinners)
- The Whole Truth - a Gospel tract written and designed by Beyond Mediocrity (focus: man's depravity and God's holiness)