How to Transform Your Community

Mon, Jun 17, 2024

Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on Earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen."

Dallas Willard said discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if He were you. What would the difference be if Jesus worked in the office where you work with the technical skills you have? What would the reputation be if Jesus lived in your neighborhood? ‭‭That's why Jesus is sending us to make disciples of all nations. Discipleship makes spreading Jesus' authority on Earth possible - it's the most reliable way to bring Kingdom manifestation.

If you're praying for God's will to be done, the way God's will is done is through discipleship. I'm sure you know it is not God's will for a man to beat his wife, neither is it God's will for a wife to beat her husband, but how do you stop a wife from beating her husband or a man from beating his wife? You disciple them into loving their wives and loving their husbands. So when you disciple ten people men to love their wives, you've stopped ten beatings, and if they each disciple ten, that's 100.

Discipleship is teaching for the purposes of transformation into the character and competencies of Christ. This is the transformative power of discipleship. When people come to Christ, they are soaked into a new kingdom and culture. They come in unforgiving; they go out forgiving. They come in bitter; they go out joyful. They come in abusing their parents; they go out honoring their parents. They come in evading taxes; they go out paying taxes.

Through discipleship, you can transform lives and communities. Why do you think Jesus is accomplishing great things on Earth today while He's in heaven? He left behind disciples who have made disciples who have made disciples who have made disciples. What would happen if all of us started making disciples in our neighborhood? What would happen if you opened up your home and gathered your neighbors to expose them to God's Word? 

Given the kind of impact Jesus had and what followed with the disciples, it's wonderful to imagine what would happen if you have increasing numbers of people living out the same lifestyle everywhere. So, go out and make disciples.

- Apostle Moses Mukisa