I am reading David Platt’s book Radical for the second time. I read a lot and don’t often read a book twice, but this book is special. I just finished re-reading chapter five, where the main point is about discipleship. If you could thumb through my copy of this book, you would notice that I have underlined and put stars by much in this chapter. For me, underlining something means that it stands out to me and a star is kind of like a wow moment.If you have not read this book, I highly encourage you to invest the time in doing so. I believe mining in this book will yield many nuggets of gold. Not wanting to spoil that pleasure for you, I will avoid the details of the chapter and simply challenge you to consider some questions that I am probing in my own life.
If disciple making is such an obvious command from our Lord; if a Christian’s growth in grace is tied inextricably to the investment of others; if all of our programs and methods and creative strategies are yielding such few observable and lasting results-why in the world are we so slow to embrace what Jesus said to do? What prevents us from developing relationships that are intentional and purposeful in making disciples?
Do you have thoughts on this? If so, I for one would be interested in reading them. Click on the comment at the end of this article and share your thougths that will not only benefit me but other readers as well. In the mean time, who are you investing in? Who are you trying to disciple? Who are you ‘going’ to for the purpose of sharing the gospel? Who are you helping connect with the church with ‘baptism’ as that initial step? Who are you ‘teaching’?
Pastor Chuck
