As we have been making our way through a series on the fundamentals of who we are as the people of God we have stopped to dwell on the great commission the last two weeks. Discussing firstly how we might commit to helping others follow Jesus through Discipleship and then how we can share the Joy of being loved by Him with others through Evangelism, (if you missed either of these sermons you can follow the links).
We have been looking at how we as a community can foster a culture of mission and discipleship, and how we each might consider these tasks our responsibility. Although, we understand that along with such topics often come a lot of questions; where do I start? How do I share the gospel? What does family discipleship look like?
These are great questions to ask… and even better questions to seek answers to. Therefore we wanted to give a bit of a resource dump in the hope of helping you feel more confident as you consider yourself a missionary and disciple-maker. So here are a few books you could grab if you want to take a further step.
Discipleship
- 9Marks Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus, Mark Dever
- Just for Starters, Phillip Jensen; Tony Payne
- Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life,Jeff Vanderstelt
Family Discipleship
- Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home through Time, Moments, and Milestones, Matt Chandler; Adam Griffin
- Family Worship, Donald S. Whitney
Evangelism and Mission
- How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy), Sam Chan
- 9Marks Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus, J. Mack Stiles
- Evangelism As Exiles: Life on Mission as Strangers in Our Own Land, Elliot Clark
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We pray these are helpful for you.
Grace to you, glory to God.