In the final message to His Disciples, Jesus gave this express command to His disciples as follows:
Matthew 28:18-20
Amplified Bible
18 Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually-regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age."
Most Churches are focused on making converts and teaching whilst excluding disciple making. That is where it ends. If we continue in this way, we are bound to end up like modern day Turkey that is predominantly a Muslim nation. This is a nation that was known for her Christian Heritage. The church of their day settled in to warming the pews every Sunday as they teach hell out of the converts.
The same story is repeating itself today in our day as we Fast forwarding to our modern-day United Kingdom, a nation known for her Christian heritage. The Church in the United Kingdom have lost over one thousand churches in less than fifty years to night clubs and Islam converting them to Muslim Mosques and the likes. The churches in United Kingdom have emptied out very quickly in less than a generation. What went wrong? Possibly making converts and not raising disciples. There could be more reasons but the fruits we see today portend gloom and doom for the Christian church in the United Kingdom and much of Europe and North America.
In the story outlined below by Rick Joyner during the conference at MorningStar Ministries He delved into history of philosophy and how education systems and society at large are being influenced these destructive philosophies as he navigates the events that are unfolding around the world both from the physical and spiritual dimension. There is war we are called into and the church seems not to be prepared. Rick Joyner Explains why we are not prepared, what we need to do to be prepared as we race through 2024 and beyond. This presentation is captured in this title - PREPARE the SAINTs for WAR in 2024 and Beyond: Something MAJOR in the PIPELINE.
So, fasten your seat belt, pay attention and take corrective action in the war that is raging today before it is too late for recovery in Jesus mighty name, Amen
There is a loud cry apart from making converts and teaching, we need to train, equip and deploy disciples for the work of ministry. If you doubt this, read this book.
