Our Most Important Command

The most important command we have from Jesus is found in Matthew 28:19-20a.  "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." (NIV)


I grew up in the church and but was never discipled.  I was taught the importance of accepting Christ as my Lord and Savior, but not what it meant to be a disciple or how to make other disciples.  It wasn't until my first position as a church staff member in California that I was discipled in relationship with other guys.  I remember thinking, "why hasn't anybody taught me this before?"  I committed myself to discipling others, and when we went to our next church in Indiana I began to develop relationships with guys who I thought I might disciple.


I went through a discipleship process with a few guys over the time we lived there, and they subsequently discipled other guys.  They gave me my first spiritual grandchildren.  The guys they discipled have discipled other guys who have discipled other guys, and I now have at least spiritual great-great grandchildren.  I've also discipled some guys here in Phoenix who have discipled others.  It's amazing what God does when we obey His command to make disciples.  


Have you ever been discipled?  I'd love for you to leave a comment below to share your discipling experience.