"When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also,

He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself,

and take up his cross, and follow Me." Mark 8:34

Insight: Jesus desires us to be discipled by following Him and modeling our lives after his.

Making Disciples

Asher Intrater - How to Preach the Gospel

Prophetic Dateline - Daniel Kolenda, Cindy Jacobs, Michael Koulianos etc.

Billy Graham -

The Cost of Not Following Jesus

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,

and with all your strength."

“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:5-7

"In Deuteronomy 6:5-7 displayed above, the phrase "and you will repeat them"

translates the Hebrew word "shanan" meaning

to whet or sharpen something by repetitive contact,

as one would sharpen a knife by striking it repeatedly contact against a stone."

Inotherwards, the sons were to be sharpened by having

the words of the Lord repeated to them over and over again,

imprinting the commands of God deeply into the memory of their hearts.

"Like stone on blade, the Word of the Lord strikes against the hard heart of man.

Over time, it sharpens without inflicting damage, and in the end,

the tool is fit for excellent service." Kevin Geoffrey

David Platt -

Why People Dont Make Disciples

Shawn Bolz - Disciples

"When we fail to make disciples, our contribution to the Kingdom is minimal.

The universal command to "be fruitful and multiply" applies just as much to our spiritual progeny, as it does our physical children." Keven Geoffrey

"The child rearing process clearly and precisely

illustrates the dynamics of discipleship.

It is not accomplished merely through the impartation of knowledge.

Nor is it done simply by "modeling" through ones lifestyle.

Successful child rearing requires both--and both done deliberately.

Both Word and deed need to be absolutely consistent.

Even when a child becomes a fully developed adult,

there is usually a whole lot of growing up still left to do." Kevin Geoffrey

Are You Making Disciples?

Kevin Geoffrey

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you;...

Mathew 28:19-20

‘Gather the people to Me,

and I will let them hear My words,

that they may learn to fear Me all the days

they live on the earth,

and that they may teach their children.’

Deuteronomy 4:10b

“Therefore you are to set these words of Mine in your heart and in your soul. ...You are to teach them to your children,

speaking of them when you sit in your house,

when you walk by the way, when you lie down and when you rise up.

You are to write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,

so that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied..." Deuteronomy 11:18-21

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I also will reject you from being priest for Me;

Because you have forgotten the law of your God,

I also will forget your children. Hosea 4:6

Mike Bickle -

The Lifestyle of a Disciple of Jesus

Francis Chan - Rethinking Outreach

For though by this time

you ought to be teachers,

you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God;

and you have come to need milk and not solid food. Hebrews 5:12

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues. 1 Corinthians 12:28

Che Ahn - Discipleship Series

And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

Ephesians 4:11-13