Have you often been perplexed by some of Jesus’ sayings in the gospels? I must admit that there are many times I scratched my head over what Jesus said in response to the different questions his disciples and his opponents posed him. One of them is in Matthew 18. In verse 21, Peter asked Jesus,…

After declaring to his disciples that those who respond to his invitation into the kingdom are blessed—in what is commonly known as the Beatitudes (Matt 5:1-12)—Jesus told his disciples, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a…

Discipleship is often thought of in one-on-one or small group settings, but God’s design is for the church to be the primary discipling community (Eph 4:11-16). The church exists not only to disciple its members but also to equip them to become disciple-makers themselves. Only the church, with its structure and spiritual gifts, is fully…

Whenever we put up announcements calling for mission trippers or outreach volunteers, the response can be rather slow and sometimes, we have no response at all. In my initial years, I was told that a general call is not enough; we must approach people individually and talk to them on a personal basis. Then there…

Before Jesus’ ascension, he gave the Church the Great Commission. Since then, generations after generations of Jesus’ disciples have poured their lives into discipling others. We, the current generation, are likewise called to disciple men and women; it is the priority around which our lives should be lived. Disciple-making is often associated with teaching, but…

There is no dichotomy between being a Christian and being Jesus’ disciple. In fact, the word “Christian” only appears three times in the whole Bible. Every time, it was in reference to those who follow Jesus and his teachings. Acts 11:26 records the first reference where the two terms were equated. Barnabas and Paul had…