Matthew - Day 40: Fishing For People/Making Disciples

Disciples follow Jesus by knowing it, living it and giving it away. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ. In this passage, we see that Jesus extends the great commission to His followers. It is not a new invitation, just an extension of what He had already called them to. You see, over the course of His few years with them, He taught that followers of His would fish for people. Fishing for people is making disciples. So in essence, disciple making is inviting others to follow Jesus with me. It is an intentional, relational and exponential type of relationship that Jesus was asking his followers to have with others. The question that the book of Matthew leaves us with is this: If I am not making disciples, I am not fishing for people. If I am not fishing for people, am I following Jesus?

Read Matthew 28:16-20

Q: In what context did Jesus extend His great commission (v. 17)? What do you think Jesus meant when He said all authority had been given to Him (v.18)?

Q: What did Jesus command His followers to do and what did He promise to do? Why is this such an important distinction?

Q: How does it make you feel that Jesus has said He will always be with you? How does this empower you?

Q: What fears or anxieties might you have about reaching out to people to make disciples?

Q: Are you making disciples? Who are the 3 people that God has surrounded you with that you have the opportunity to invite to follow Jesus with you?

For Further Study: Matthew 4:18-20, Acts 1:8, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Colossians 1:29, 2 Timothy 2:2