A Vehicle for Discipleship

Jesus, just before he ascended to the right hand of the throne of God, called together His closest friends. These were people He’d been spending time with, the people that He had been discipling unto Himself. When He got them together He said “Between now and when I come back again, here’s what I want you to be doing, I want you to go out from here and make disciples of all men.” This is the challenge that Jesus gave to those believers that day. Not only to them, that challenge comes down as a commission to every born again believer from then until now. You and I have been commissioned to make disciples of all men. Jesus went on to say, “Here’s how you do it. I want you to teach them the things that I have taught you.” Jesus had spent about three a half years with these men discipling them unto Himself. He didn’t disciple them through his great teachings only, although it was the greatest teaching the world had ever seen. Jesus discipled those men by spending time with them, by developing a friendship with them. He discipled them through relationship. Basically what He was saying, “Like I have discipled you, now I want you to go out and disciple other people.” That’s called the Great Commission. That’s what God wants all believers to be doing. Then Jesus gave a promise. He said, “If you will do this, I will be with you always even to the end of the world.” What a fantastic promise by the Lord Jesus Christ. Basically what He is saying is, “If you will go out and do unto others as I have done unto you; make them disciples unto me, then I will be with you.” This is what connecting points is designed to do. Connecting Points is a vehicle where discipleship can take place.