Richard Greene -Understanding the Great Commission

Understanding the Great Commission

One Verb and Three Participles

“Make Disciples” = the verb

“Go”, “Baptize”, “Teach” = the participles

The verb tells us what to do. The participles tell us how to do it. We make disciples by going, baptizing, and teaching.

Understanding the Great Commission

1. Make disciples – The Main Verb
2. Go – Bring People to Christ
3. Baptize – Bring them into the Church
4. Teach – Bring them to Spiritual Maturity

“Make Disciples”

1. An imperative – non-optional, unconditional.
2. Implies intentionality.
3. Action, not being, oriented.
4. Matheteusate (Greek) – a follower, a learner.
5. “Making” indicates a process involving:

• Transformation
• Character development
• Behavioral change

  What is a disciple?

  A disciple is a Spirit-transformed follower of Jesus Christ.

  Three essential steps (Mark 8:34):

  1. Deny yourself.

  · A process of daily discipline.

  2. Take up your cross.

  · A surrender of your whole life.

  3. Follow Jesus.

  · A lifestyle of obedience.

  The Planter: What do you think about this?