Radical ch 5 - The Multiplying Community (pp. 85-93)
"He was not only optimistic enough to think he could actually affect the world around him, but he was also confident enough to know how he was going to do it. He really believed that in obeying Jesus' command to make disciples, he was going to impact the world." - p. 86
Man, what happened to us as the American church? This is a kid in Sudan speaking with such confidence and assurance that he would make an indelible mark on the world following Christ!
"I am concerned about a general vagueness that has existed in contemporary Christianity regarding the next step." - p. 87
"You don't need to have inordinate skill or unusual abilities to make disciples. You don't need to be a great communicator or innovative thinker to make disciples. That's why Jesus says every Christian must do this." - p. 90
Acts 2:1-13
"When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven and it filled the whole place where they were staying. And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each of them. Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech. ... And they [the crowds] were astounded and amazed, saying, 'Look, aren't all these who are speaking Galileans? How is it that each of us can hear in our own native language?'" - vv. 1-4, 7-8
God didn't leave us on our own on this work of obedience in discipleship. He provided His Spirit to empower and guide us. We're not going blind or running on our finite energy. God is in the business of seeing His work through.
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