Sermons on Disciple

Sermons on Disciple

Luke 5:1-11, 27-32; 6:12-16

Twelve Chosen Men Introduction:  From time to time our church appoints a search committee to look for a new staff member, as do most businesses and organizations.  I have been a member of a few of these committees, so I know a little about their work.  The committees usually begin their work by hammering out a job description.  After all, how do you know whom to look for if you don’t know what that person is supposed to do? The next step is generally…

Luke 9:1-27

Disciples Are Made, Not Born Introduction:  Christians are born, but disciples are made.  When I say that Christians are born, I mean that they are born again, born from above in a moment of time when they turn in faith to Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins.  Disciples, on the other hand, are made, not born.  When Jesus gave the great commission to his disciples in Matthew 28:19, he said, “Go, therefore, and make disciples.”  One does not become a disciple instantaneously.  It is a process, a…