8 Declarations for a Disciple Maker

Day 4: A Human Example

Declaration #8: A disciple maker is a human example of Jesus

1.       A disciple maker guides their disciple to an overcoming life.
2.       A disciple maker guides their disciple to a joyful life.
3.       A disciple maker guides their disciple to an abundant life.

Final Thoughts

The Bible says that we will be kings and priests. The role of the priest is to intercede between God and man. When you are in the disciple making stage, you have to be a priest to someone, and intercede for them as they discover new overcoming, joyful and abundant life. You are the physical representation for who Jesus is as they discover new life.

Biblical Devotion

Philippians 2:1-11  So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy,  (2) complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. (3) Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.  (4) Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. (5) Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, (6) who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,  (7) but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (8) And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (9) Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,  (10) so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, (11) and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Proverbs 3:27  Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.

Romans 15:1-7  We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  (2) Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. (3) For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”  (4) For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (5) May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,  (6) that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. (7) Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.