The Thessalonians were Disciple-Makers (TMF:927)

Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Peace to Live By: The Thessalonians were Disciple-Makers (TMF:927) - Daniel Litton
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       Verses 8 & 9: “For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God” (ESV). These disciples of Thessalonica had become disciple-makers themselves by sharing the truth with others. Certainly, that should be one of the goals of every true church of Jesus Christ, that of making more disciples. But, it is not actually the church that causes people to become followers, but rather God calls people to himself through the work of the members of the church. Jesus told us to go and share the Gospel—for this is his method by which he had chosen to have the message of the Good News proclaimed. So, God uses the work of his saints to bring more and more people to himself. God could just bring people to himself without a messenger, but he doesn’t chose to do things that way. Rather, we as Christians work in cooperation with God as he brings people to himself.