“Unless Disciples are not also Pilgrims they are just Students!”

We meet three groups this Sunday in Mark 3. First we follow the curious and the desperate – the clamor to Jesus for what they can get from Him. This is described as a mob not a community of faith following the Messiah. The second group are the ones chosen as Disciples later to be known as ‘The Twelve’ in several lists in the Gospels and Acts. This small group of devoted followers was distinct – they were taken away and given specialized training for future ministry. They would be the foundation of the Church when Jesus returns to the Father. The third group are the unnamed hellish spirits who fled as Jesus walked the Earth. They sensed Him coming and cried out in terror. Their testimony is certain but not the credentials Jesus was seeking so He silenced them. Sunday we will see the shallowness of the crowds and the devotion of the disciples and the desperation of the demons. All of this for us to ask – who disciples us? Who are we discipling? How are we laboring to be better disciple makers? 

“Converts add to the Church – Disciples multiply the Church!”

Adding is fine but the masterplan of Jesus was multiplication by disciples making disciples!

See you Sunday,

Pastor Mike