According to the book of Acts, Barnabas only discipled two people. A recently converted Pharisee named Saul, and a young missionary dropout named John Mark. Saul would become the Apostle Paul and write 2/3 of the New Testament. John Mark would write the Gospel of Mark. The power of Christianity is found in discipleship, not large numbers of church attendance. But you must be willing to trade the 2,000 attenders for the two disciples, and few leaders are willing to do so.
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With Jesus, discipleship continually became more challenging, not less. The lessons got harder, not easier. (Lesson 7, Page 54)
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Jesus set a high bar for those who would answer His call to discipleship in the Kingdom. And He refused to lower that bar to accommodate those unwilling to measure their lives by it. (Lesson 7, Page 54)
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Biblically speaking, a profession of belief is only as valid as the discipleship which flows from it. (Lesson 7, Page 52)
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Fruitfulness – not profession – is the sign of genuine faith and discipleship. (Lesson 7, Page 52)
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Modern Christianity devotes its attention to the crowds. Biblical Christianity devotes its attention to the disciples. (Lesson 7, Page 51)
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Discipleship was Jesus’ plan and method for the Kingdom from now until His return. (Lesson 6, Page 47)
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The Church – composed of disciples of the Kingdom – is God’s witness concerning His Kingdom to an unbelieving world. (Lesson 5, Page 41)
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As disciples of the Kingdom, our calling is to bear personal witness to the reality of the Kingdom of God. (Matthew 24:14) (Lesson 5, Page 41)
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Disciples of the Kingdom are the living stones which God Himself is using to build His spiritual temple. (1 Peter 2:5) (Lesson 5, Page 40)