First making disciples is the great mission jesus gave his followers before he returned to heaven this mission which has been passed down from generation to generation by the faithful now rests upon you and me second jesus simple yet brilliant plan making disciples who would in turn make other disciples who would make still more disciples and so on until he returns really works. The good news of jesus christ and the redemption he offers is for everyone paul highlights the importance of making disciples by pointing out the obvious you only believe in jesus because someone shared the gospel with you making disciples stems from our own faith which we only have because someone shared the gospel with us. Following christ means making disciples his words echo in the back of our minds go therefore and make disciples matthew 2819 not first and foremost have daily devotions or give to the poor but make disciples we dont become a christian by making disciples but once we are in christ few things come closer to capturing the heart of our calling while were still here on earth. Summary christ commanded his followers to go and make disciples matthew 2818 20 the process of making disciples starts with evangelism and continues with a lifetime of growth commonly referred to as discipleship we also describe discipleship as helping others grow in faith and fruitfulness