JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning the Lead Pastor of Central United Methodist Church. In the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, he calls the first disciples and tells them they will be fishers of men. At the end of his ministry here on the Earth, the last command he gives them is to make disciples of all nations.
As we read these, we can imagine that these commands were only for the disciples, or those who have been called specifically by God to grow the church. You might not even know what a disciple is or how to become a disciple; you figure the guy at church who is in charge of evangelism does that stuff.
In Acts, the book of the early church, there arose a great persecution in Jerusalem. God was doing awesome things through the disciples and people weren’t liking it. Acts tells us that those who were scattered because of the persecution just kept preaching and growing the church. They weren’t the men who spent three years with Jesus on the Earth, instead, they were just “average joes” sharing about a relationship with Jesus. You and I are called to connect others to Christ. Let’s get started today.
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