Well, I have not blog in a while, mainly because it takes a lot of time and in order to be a successful blogger, you almost need to be full-time and I do not get paid to write.
THis week I have been thinking on how sometimes we have our evangelistic priorities upside down, and want to accomplish great things and win many to Christ with big events. The bigger the better, so we think, but what is the biblical principle of disciple multiplication? what is the bible example. According to the teachings of Jesus, when the sower began sowing, everything began with one seed, that seed produced more grains, those grains produce more seeds and more grains and so long and so forth. The parable tells us that one grain produced a great percentage. One seed produce a lot...
Today's christianity teaches us to take a funnel approach to evangelism, we spend most of our time and money producing big events that will result in one disciple, or convert or proselyte, what ever you feel like calling it. We spend tons of resources in media, marketing and production of big events, big Christmas, easter, super bowl, final four, or whatever program is available to bring the biggest crowd we can afford to come on sunday to listen to what we have to say.
Why we don't spend more time making disciples instead of making events, making one disciple at the time, helping him or her to grow and then observing how he bears fruit? because making disciples is painful, takes time, forces you to be holy and live holy, forces you to open your house, makes YOU vulnerable, makes you cry, you have to be genuine and begins with those that you love, those that know you, and some times those who know me don't want to listen to what I have to say because they see what I do.
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