The bible informs us, compels us to care for the poor, to love the outcast, to serve the needy.

Why make disciples? Because heaven and hell exist, and the end of the world is coming.

Craig Bellamy's got pace, but he's also rapid as well

I am finding deep joy in depending on Christ for the guidance only He can provide as He produces the fruit of gospel in my life.

Being a member of a church means realizing that we are responsible for helping the brothers and sisters around us to grow as disciples of Jesus. In the same way, they are responsible for helping us. We desperately need each other in the daily fight to follow Christ in a world that's full of sin.

Disciple making also involves teaching people to obey all that Christ has commanded us. Now some might say, "Isn't that what preachers are supposed to do?" And in one sense, the answer to this question is yes. God has clearly called and gifted some people in the church to teach his Word formally. At the same time, he has commanded every follower of Jesus to teach his Word relationally.

It's important to realize that we adopt not because we are rescuers. No. We adopt because we are rescued.