GPBC Blog

By Dick Middlebrooks--

"Martha , Martha , you are worried and bothered about so many things…” (Luke 10:41)

I really appreciated Pastor Wayne’s message two weeks ago, Simple Discipleship, where he challenged us to live out the Great Commission in a more purposeful way.

We can get just like Martha and get worried and bothered by so many things, often good things, but are they the best things, the right things?

"… Go make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you…” (Matthew 28:19)

Making disciples is not the sole function of the church, but it is primary. In other words, making disciples is the main purpose/mission of the church. There are many good things we can and should do to impact the world we live in for the Glory of God, but we should be purposeful about making disciples. It’s easy to get distracted and pulled away from our primary mission by well sounding, and maybe even worthy causes, that can compromise our effectiveness in fulfilling our God given mission.

We do care about our environment, even some political matters, and we grieve over social in-justices. We need to be the hands and feet of Jesus, and I believe God calls some to focus their lives into such ministries, hallelujah! All this, remembering the greatest need of every person is spiritual and eternal.

So, let’s GO together, united in our calling to make disciples.