Final Testimony of a Disciple
Today, I was reading in the Gospel of Mark and I came across the following passage. Mark 3:13-15 (HCSB) 13 Then He went up the mountain and summoned those He wanted, and they came to Him. 14 He also appointed 12—He also named them apostles—to be with Him, to send them out to preach, 15 and to have authority to drive out demons. I noticed that Jesus summoned His 12 disciples and he appointed them to do two things: 1) Be with Him 2)Go out and do the work of His Kingdom. It is interesting that Jesus first appointed the disciples to “be with Him”. The first part of a disciple’s call is to spend time with Jesus and be transformed by being with Him. It is by being with Jesus that a disciple is made fit to do the work of the Kingdom. Too often in my life, I have focused primarily on doing the work of the Kingdom and have sometimes neglected my primary call: to be with Jesus. Today, I also came across a video recording of Avery Willis’s final testimony. It was recorded shortly before his death in 2010. Avery Willis was a lifelong disciple maker and creator of the Master Life curriculum. Avery Willis exemplifies what it means to be a disciple. He devoted his life first to being with Jesus, and then to doing the work of His Kingdom. Watch this short video of his final testimony. I hope it is as inspiring to you as it is to me. Comments are closed.
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Tony HoffmanCampus Pastor at First Baptist Church in Leesburg, FL where his passion is to help people discover and live out their calling in Christ. Tony regularly consults, speaks, and teaches about discipleship and Christian education. Archives
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