Disciple Making Can Be Fun!
Just recently I posted on my blog about the disciple-making buzz going on around KCBT and beyond. I took a brief sample of time and shared some of the comments I have been receiving regularly. In fact, I had to go back the next day and add one more story I forgot! If you didn’t get a chance to see that, you can do so now by clicking right here. Then come right back here and continue reading.
It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was up to my ears writing Directions, the new tool for disciple making, and many people wondered if I had lost my mind (me, too, at times!). Since then, Directions is in its second printing, has been published in Spanish and continues to spread. This is fun! I can say that now, but there were definitely some birth pangs along the way.
Live Great Memories!
Speaking of fun in the process of making disciples, we are going to have a blast on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend! And, I want you to clearly understand that the riotous fun we are going to have is all part of the disciple-making process. Here are some key details about what is going to happen on Sunday, May 25.
- Normal hours for both worship services and all classes.
- In our worship services you will hear from the only three senior pastors our church has ever had all the way back to our founding in 1943 as we “memorialize” the heritage we have received.
- Following the services we are all going to cross over to Zimmerman Park where you can purchase a BBQ meal for $2 and children under 12 eat free. Picky eater? Bring your own. And, you can purchase drinks there as well.
- All afternoon there will be games, activities and even special booths to offer advice on car troubles and health screening.
- For the details check out this link.
Now, I can sense your question – what does fun have to do with making disciples? I’m glad you asked. Let me give you a short list.
- Being a student of Jesus Christ is a decision followed by a lifelong process that involves our constant interaction with other believers. We need to be more intentional in providing and taking advantage of opportunities to spend time together as fellow disciples. Check out all the New Testament references to loving, edifying, consoling, etc. one another. Coming together to interact as the family of God is part of the discipleship process, even if we have fun!
- If you are in the process of taking a disciple through the Directions study (as I am), this is a great opportunity to spend time together and for them to meet others in the church.
- Being a disciple of Jesus Christ begins with the decision to meet him as Lord and Savior. If there is someone in your circle of family, friends or acquaintances who needs the Lord, this is an excellent ice-breaker to just hang out and build a relationship and to meet other believers.
Reasonable Service
In last month’s issue of Live the Great News I shared with you the majority of what I said on the day of Vision Update. We are launching full speed ahead toward an October groundbreaking for our campus expansion that will give a fabulous designated facility to our children, free up space for adult education, make easier access for seniors and provide a front door and living room for our church. In spite of a 12 million dollar price tag, this is something that God is equipping us to do if we but only do our reasonable service.
On Sunday morning June 1, I begin a brief four part series on what our reasonable service is to look like from a biblical perspective. The idea is based about the phrase reasonable service as found in Romans 12:1. We will explore what it means to offer to God our reasonable service, prayer, giving and outreach. Our adult classes will follow a parallel course and together we will trust God to see this project become a reality right before our very eyes.
This, too, is the fun of making disciples. As I pointed out in the Vision Update, there is no more fruitful time of discipleship than that of childhood. Our children deserve our best efforts and reasonable service as we bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. This represents a major commitment on our part as a church to prepare the next generation to stand as believers in Jesus Christ with the unswerving truth of God in the face of a rapidly changing world. We simply cannot afford to miss this window of opportunity. And, we’re going to have fun doing this as we continue making disciples of Jesus Christ!
Jeff Adams is the Senior Pastor at KCBT
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