Discipleship produces growth

Wednesday nights have become a great time of discipleship at the Love In Action Ministry Center.

Martha and I have led most of the people in our Wednesday night group through Discipleship Phases 1 and 2 and through a variety of many other Bible studies. The goal is making disciples of Jesus.

Jesus gives us His Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Jesus says to "go" and to "make disciples," so it is imperative that we lead people to Jesus and teach them how to follow Him.

Wednesday nights are very special. We are seeing so many people growing spiritually. And what really excites us is when we hear people telling us about the decisions they make based on what they are learning on Wednesday nights.

Recently a man who has been coming to our Wednesday night Bible study told me he was moving out of where he was living because of the teaching we have done on how important it is about who we hang out with and surround ourselves with. He said he didn't want to be around the people and things going on, so he moved.

Praise God! This man has come a long ways and we see God moving in his life. He is just one of many we are seeing tremendous spiritual growth, and we praise God and give Him all of the glory.

We began a study last week titled "A Life God Rewards" by Bruce Wilkinson. It is a powerful study, and it gets pretty deep in the Word. I was a little nervous about teaching this series because I didn't want to lose anyone by going too deep. Most of those in our group are new Christians.

I know one man in particular is searching. He hasn't made a decision for Christ yet, but he is searching and he keeps coming back each week.

During our study last week there were a plethora of questions asked ... a lot of good questions. We talked and discussed a number of issues. It was great.

At the end of the class I asked one more time if everyone understood what we had studied that night and if there were any more questions. Everyone said they understood everything now, except for that one guy who is still searching.

He had a confused look on his face as he read a verse and asked a question about it. Once he received the answer, he smiled and said, "Oh, I see now. Now I finally understand that."

Praise God! I believe soon he will be asking Jesus to be his Lord and Savior.

Please keep our Wednesday night group lifted up in prayer. We are seeing souls saved and disciples being made.