Discipleship – First Baptist Scott City, MO

Invest Your Treasure (Proverbs 3:9-10)

https://www.youtube.com/live/JBRyZ-nL5-A?si=qyAjyg9_it3Y0VLQ&t=2476 God grants to us two types of treasure: spiritual and earthly. Our spiritual treasure is “an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you” (1 Peter 1:4). Our earthly treasure is that which God entrusts to us in this world. We must be careful with our earthlyContinueContinue reading “Invest Your Treasure (Proverbs 3:9-10)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/2c6VDSrOdmc?si=8Fi0vKKxLT0Si2Wp&t=2324 A true sign of genuine faith is the desire and commitment to honor your Lord with your life. One way we honor God is to minister the spiritual gift(s) we have received for the good of others and the glory of God. In 1 Peter 4:10-11, Peter wrote: “As each one has received aContinueContinue reading “Minister your Gift (1 Peter 4:10)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/Gzn1qzafgVY?si=FsrNLi4iCh0Ujod1&t=2040 Time is precious. You only get a certain amount of it and once it is gone, it can never be recovered. In Acts 17, the Apostle Paul told the men of Athens that “the Lord of heaven and earth…has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face ofContinueContinue reading “Honor God with Your Time (Psalm 90:12)”

https://www.youtube.com/live/FjiwwL4cCvk?si=_dFlsjf_-N3JLLAs&t=2263 Salvation is a free gift of God that is received by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9). It is free, but it does come with certain responsibilities. Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:10 that “we are His creation–created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time so that we should walk inContinueContinue reading “Our Responsibilities as Disciples”

https://www.youtube.com/live/zfvlsKCnnx8?si=KJCZ76XH8QbWFI7L&t=2303 In healthy churches, members are growing in spiritual maturity as they serve God and one another. It is necessary that we move from a self-focus to a God-focus. In today’s sermon we shall answer two questions: 1) Who is a minister? and 2) What is ministry? Photo by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas on Pexels.comContinueContinue reading “Every Member Ministering”

https://www.youtube.com/live/y2q7G0BpwJQ?si=cz1dySCdjkIVgHpo&t=2520 The next stage of discipleship is Spiritual Children. Just as one of the defining characteristics of young children is selfishness, spiritual children are immature Christians who are mostly focused on themselves rather than others. They are Christians, yet they struggle to fight against their selfish desires. Too often they give into them; resulting inContinueContinue reading “Helping Spiritual Children Grow”

https://www.youtube.com/live/E5bXZb9C-9g?si=hdo92pEQSf54gl5i&t=2266 It Works through Prayer The first step in making disciples is to be a disciple. The only fuel that will empower you to make disciples is God’s love which “has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Rom 5:5). We must also begin with a humbleContinueContinue reading “Praying, Sharing, and Caring”

https://www.youtube.com/live/w-6RYT-XnIs?si=YvZKjuQxrdJAWtxD&t=2058 After Jesus’ resurrection, He appeared to His disciples and told them: “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you” (John 20:21). Jesus intended His disciples to carry on His mission and they were to do so based on the example He gave. This commission was not only forContinueContinue reading “Reproducible Process for Discipleship”

https://www.youtube.com/live/vNQi3IyeTw0?si=SJVzVdQEO0aRkJwr&t=2340 We need to be disciple makers. In order to do so, we need effective environments to develop relationships that result in discipleship. In order to have these relationships, we need to discuss the different types of relationships in our life. First, we need to recognize that we have an enemy. Second, your neighbor isContinueContinue reading “Effective Disciple-Making Environments”

https://www.youtube.com/live/FT6S67F_yu8?si=CHAYgEy7gY1wQ1b8&t=4380 Jesus Christ is “King of Kings and Lord of Lords” (Rev 19:16). All authority has been given to Jesus in heaven and on earth (Matt 28:28). He is the Son of God who has received the nations as His inheritance and the ends of the earth as His possession (Ps 2:8). To Him “wasContinueContinue reading “How to be a Disciple-Maker”