Then Jesus came to them & said: All authority in Heaven & on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go & make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, & of the Son, & of the Holy Spirit, & teaching them to obey everything  I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.  (Mathew 28:18-20). God gave Jesus authority over Heaven & earth. On the basis of that authority, Jesus commanded His disciples to make more disciples  as they preached, baptized & taught. With the same authority, Jesus still commands us to tell others the Good News & make disciples for the Kingdom. We are to go - whether it is next door or to another country - & make disciples.  It is not an option, but a command to all who call Jesus Lord. We are not all evangelists in the formal sense, but we have received gifts that we can use to help fulfil the Great Commission. As we obey, we have comfort in the knowledge that Jesus is always with us. How is Jesus with us? Jesus was with the disciples physically until He ascended into Heaven & then spiritually through the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:4). The Holy Spirit would be Jesus' presence  that would never leave them. (John 14:26). Jesus continues to be with us today through His Spirit. We need to cooperate with the Holy Spirit. How? By obeying God & His Word in total. The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God to transform us & to renew our minds. He will enable us to talk like God, walk like Him, think like Him. We will be in sync with God. How do we disciple the converts? We grow them in the Word of God. We invest our lives into their lives, teaching them how to study the Bible, how to pray & fast, how to walk with God, how to win souls for God, or lead someone to Christ, how to preach & make follow ups, how to dress, etc. Note that as Christians, we are born to REPRODUCE. We need to reproduce ourselves spiritually in others, that is discipleship. When the believers are disciples, they will also repeat the same process in the lives of others & so on & so forth. This is how we  produce spiritually qualified people in the Kingdom of God.  People who can witness Jesus Christ, lead someone to Christ & grow them in the Word until they are mature, committed, dedicated, fruitful disciples. God does not want us to leave people at CONVERT level. He wants us to disciple them. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit.  Prayer: Father, I pray for evangelism & discipleship. This is the Great Commission that you have commanded us to do. Help us to go into all the world & preach the Gospel to all creation. Give us the grace to disciple the converts until they are committed, dedicated, fruitful, mature Christians.  On our own we cannot accomplish anything, so help us to submit to You Father, & to your Word in Jesus name. Fill us with your Holy Spirit & let Him convict the people in regards to sin, righteousness & judgement as we witness Jesus Christ.  Remove fear & doubt from our lives. Where a prayer request has been made, help us to make simple prayers in faith. Answer the respective prayers in Jesus name. Help us not to talk about Christian religion but to talk about Jesus Christ & Him crucified  & resurrected. Jesus died for our sins so that we will not have to struggle with sin again. Sin is no longer master over our lives because of the grace & truth that Jesus came with. Thank you Jesus for hearing & answering my prayer. Put your angels to action. In Jesus mighty name we pray & believe, Amen. Peace be with you.

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