Disciples

Many churches have a mission statement that sounds something like this: 'Making disciples of Jesus Christ'. I saw one recently advertised, and the thought struck me...

If only one person were really 'like' Jesus... If only one were doing things greater than He did, what would life be like in NWA? Would Jesus make a stir in NWA? Would Jesus be famous by now? After say, 2 years? Would He be attracting 4000 or 5000 families, especially in this economy, who simply show up to eat?

Disciples are those who are 'like' their rabbis. Or, they at least are striving diligently to be like their rabbi. That being the case, how close are we? Are we on the verge?

Okay... Jesus aside, what if we were just like Peter? Or Paul? What if everywhere we went the miraculous followed? Maybe that is happening. I'm certainly seeing more of it than I did a few years ago, and I DO think that is a sign of the times.

Watch out, folks, because Jesus said we would do greater things than He did. If you don't believe that has been achieved yet, it WILL be. We do need disciples - real ones.