Key Ideas
Faith Fact
I will help others go.
Faith Verse
Matthew 28:19 (NLT)
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
Question of the Day: Why does God want the whole world to know about Jesus?
Read about It
Read: Matthew 28:19
No two people are alike: every person who has ever lived is different from everyone else! Hair color, eye color, skin color, language, culture, favorite foods, favorite animals—we are all different! You may live in a city or small town or out in the country, but there are people who live in the most remote places of the world who don’t have any contact outside of their group. Can you imagine that? Life for them is very different from life for us!
Jesus told us to make disciples of all the nations—all the people who are different from us, not just those who are like us. He wants everyone to be in relationship with Him and to find life through Him. He doesn’t want people to just pray a quick simple prayer and return to their life without Him. No, a disciple is more than that: A disciple is someone who follows Jesus by surrendering their life to His plans and purposes. This is why God wants the whole world to know about Jesus: God loves every person so much that He sent Jesus to die in our place and take the punishment for our sins. He wants to fulfill each person’s life by making them disciples, lifelong followers of Jesus. And Jesus can use you to reach people around the world for Him!
Talk about It
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Question 1. Who does God want to be disciples of Jesus? Answer 1. All the nations (Matthew 28:19)
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| Question 2. Why should all the world know Jesus?
Answer 2. Answers may vary but can include Jesus’ desire to have a relationship with everyone from every nation and how this leads to eternal life for each person who does know and follow Him.
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Question 3. What’s the difference between saying a simple prayer and being a disciple of Jesus? Answer 3. Answers may vary, but one is not a life change and the other is a lifestyle of following Jesus every day.
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| Question 4. Who do you know who is very different from you but still needs to know about Jesus?
Answer 4. Answers may vary.
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| Question 5. How does God use people to tell the world about Jesus?
Answer 5. Answers may vary. |
Pray about It
God, thank You for the relationship that I can have with You through Jesus. Help me to be part of Your plan to make disciples and help the whole world come to know Jesus. Amen.