Sublime

Provide new members with a basic orientation to Matthew 18:15–20 in context. Remind them that this foundational passage for church discipline is immediately preceded in the text by the story of the good shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine to seek after the one lost sheep (18:12–14).

Jesus taught his disciples to be “fishers of people,” his analogy for a disciple who makes disciples. The apostle Paul later used the analogy of being an ambassador. Whether we see ourselves as ambassadors, fishers of people, or disciple makers, the terminology revolves around a central concept: you and I, as disciples of Jesus, are called to go ou

In short, disciples know each other. And so Matthew 18:15 might be happening all the time, perhaps weekly within loving relationships, in churches where there is no imminent danger of somebody being kicked out but rather where iron is constantly sharpening iron.

A disciple is one who not only feels near the living God but acts in participation with the life and ministry of this living God. Rosa explains, “In the social dimension, . . . efficacy is experienced when we realise that we are capable of actually reaching out to and affecting others, that they truly listen and connect to us and answer in turn.”

The Disciple’s Maturity Let us … go on to maturity. HEBREWS 6:1

It is crucial we work to live unashamed of Jesus Christ every day, and it is impossible to do that without picking up our cross daily and following Him. It is crucial we start today and make a stand as Christian men, a stand to accept the call to self-sacrifice and kill our desires to simply live a comfortable life. For the Kingdom of God and for t

discipleship is a lifelong process of faith formation.