140323 eng vessels series (part 4 - vessel to make disciples) by ps. steven teoh

Part 4: Vessel to Make Disciples

2 Tim 220But in a great house there are not only vessels of

gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel

for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

Are you a vessel for God,

ready for the Master’s use?

Ps 40:2 (NAS):

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock

making my footsteps firm.

How can we be a vessel to make disciples?

How can we be a vessel to make disciples?

1.YOU LEARN

Disciple = a pupil, follower, learner

Acts 4:13

When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were

unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these

men had been with Jesus.

To learn means to know.

To learn means to know.

We need to know…

To learn means to know.

We need to know…•The work Jesus has done on the Cross.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Cor 1:3-4

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God…For I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole purpose of God.

Acts 20:24-27

To learn means to know.

We need to know…•The work Jesus has done on the Cross. •God’s heartbeat for people. John 3:16

Questions for us to ponder:

Questions for us to ponder:1.How much of our daily focus is spent on the world’s currency and how much on God’s currency?

Questions for us to ponder:1.How much of our daily focus is spent on the world’s currency and how much on God’s currency?

2.If God were to ask an account of what we had done with the investment (people) He has entrusted to us, how would we respond?

How can we be a vessel to make disciples?

1.YOU LEARN

2.YOU START

Matthew 28:19-20

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the

Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely

I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

You Start By Going. Going Where?

You Start By Going. Going Where?

•Go Make Training

You Start By Going. Going Where?

•Go Make Training •One2One

You Start By Going. Going Where?

•Go Make Training •One2One •Include, Invest and Invite

How can we be a vessel to make disciples?

1.YOU LEARN

2.YOU START

3.YOU GROW

2 Thess 1:3-4We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so,

because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another

is increasing.

Part 4: Vessel to Make Disciples