๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ
“๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ;
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ’๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ.”
We live in a generation flooded with information but starving for truth. Thousands of voices are accessible in seconds, yet trust is hard to find. Even believers may settle for hearing sermons without helping others grow. Whether new or seasoned in faith, the question isn't just if we are learning—but if we are helping others learn to follow Christ.
Jesus ends the Great Commission in ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐:๐๐: "๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ด๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ..." It doesn't end when someone believes. Christ called disciples to teach others to obey all He commanded. The work of the Gospel is not merely making converts—it is making disciples. We don't just bring lost people to Christ; we help them grow in Christ.
Picture a relay race where the runner crosses the finish line still clutching the baton, refusing to pass it on. The race stops with him—no matter how fast he ran. Faith works the same way. Truth received but never taught dies with the one who held it. Christ calls us to pass the baton, generation after generation, until He returns.
Scripture commands us to pass truth on: “๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด” (๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐:๐๐). Paul told Timothy, “๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ...๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐). We are urged to “๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ” (๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐:๐๐), as Scripture is “๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ค๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐๐). God’s Word transforms lives.
Teaching isn't just for pastors. Parents teach children, mature believers encourage younger ones, Sunday school teachers disciple classes, and one believer opens Scripture with another. Don't be a spiritual reservoir that only receives but never releases. What God teaches us through His Word must become truth we share. We aren't called to collect sermons alone—we are called to multiply disciples.
Before Christ commanded us to teach others, He first taught us the truth that leads to salvation. He declared, "๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ" (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐:๐). He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again according to the Scriptures (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐–๐). The risen Christ is not merely the subject of our teaching—He is the Saviour at the center of it. We teach His Word because we have first been transformed by His grace.
Who is spiritually starving while you feast on the Word? You have been hoarding the Bread of life (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐:๐๐) instead of breaking it for others. You don't need Christ merely to give you something to teach—you need Him because He is the Truth you are called to know, live, and proclaim. Learn His Word. Live His Word. Teach His Word. What God has faithfully taught us was never meant to end with us.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ: Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us Your truth through Your Word. Forgive us for receiving biblical instruction without faithfully passing it on. Help us grow in wisdom and grace, and give us opportunities to teach others faithfully, patiently, and clearly. May every disciple we influence become more like Christ. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Remember, a dose of God’s Word a day will keep you going all day!
๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐...
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All scripture references were taken from the KJV Bible.
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“๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ;
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ’๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ.”
We live in a generation flooded with information but starving for truth. Thousands of voices are accessible in seconds, yet trust is hard to find. Even believers may settle for hearing sermons without helping others grow. Whether new or seasoned in faith, the question isn't just if we are learning—but if we are helping others learn to follow Christ.
Jesus ends the Great Commission in ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐:๐๐: "๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ด๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ..." It doesn't end when someone believes. Christ called disciples to teach others to obey all He commanded. The work of the Gospel is not merely making converts—it is making disciples. We don't just bring lost people to Christ; we help them grow in Christ.
Picture a relay race where the runner crosses the finish line still clutching the baton, refusing to pass it on. The race stops with him—no matter how fast he ran. Faith works the same way. Truth received but never taught dies with the one who held it. Christ calls us to pass the baton, generation after generation, until He returns.
Scripture commands us to pass truth on: “๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด” (๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐:๐๐). Paul told Timothy, “๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ...๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐). We are urged to “๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ” (๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐:๐๐), as Scripture is “๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ค๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐๐). God’s Word transforms lives.
Teaching isn't just for pastors. Parents teach children, mature believers encourage younger ones, Sunday school teachers disciple classes, and one believer opens Scripture with another. Don't be a spiritual reservoir that only receives but never releases. What God teaches us through His Word must become truth we share. We aren't called to collect sermons alone—we are called to multiply disciples.
Before Christ commanded us to teach others, He first taught us the truth that leads to salvation. He declared, "๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ" (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐:๐). He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again according to the Scriptures (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐–๐). The risen Christ is not merely the subject of our teaching—He is the Saviour at the center of it. We teach His Word because we have first been transformed by His grace.
Who is spiritually starving while you feast on the Word? You have been hoarding the Bread of life (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐:๐๐) instead of breaking it for others. You don't need Christ merely to give you something to teach—you need Him because He is the Truth you are called to know, live, and proclaim. Learn His Word. Live His Word. Teach His Word. What God has faithfully taught us was never meant to end with us.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ: Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us Your truth through Your Word. Forgive us for receiving biblical instruction without faithfully passing it on. Help us grow in wisdom and grace, and give us opportunities to teach others faithfully, patiently, and clearly. May every disciple we influence become more like Christ. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Remember, a dose of God’s Word a day will keep you going all day!
๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐...
_____________________________________________________
All scripture references were taken from the KJV Bible.
Thank you for allowing this ministry to be a part of your day…
If my posts speak to your heart, you may be blessed by the full devotional series created for deeper reflection and journaling:
FREE FlipBook Previews:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/ae17998766.html
Also available now on Amazon (Kindle & Paperback)
Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!
https://www.amazon.com/author/dennislastimoso
Also, just in case you need a reliable, dedicated online Bible Study Tool, I created one for you.
Try it here for FREE, anytime at your hand: https://www.baptistry.app
Your support helps us continue this ministry, edifying the believers around the world.
May God bless you more abundantly…
๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ
โ๏ธ “๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ;
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ’๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ.”
We live in a generation flooded with information but starving for truth. Thousands of voices are accessible in seconds, yet trust is hard to find. Even believers may settle for hearing sermons without helping others grow. Whether new or seasoned in faith, the question isn't just if we are learning—but if we are helping others learn to follow Christ.
Jesus ends the Great Commission in ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐:๐๐: "๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ด๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ..." It doesn't end when someone believes. Christ called disciples to teach others to obey all He commanded. The work of the Gospel is not merely making converts—it is making disciples. We don't just bring lost people to Christ; we help them grow in Christ.
Picture a relay race where the runner crosses the finish line still clutching the baton, refusing to pass it on. The race stops with him—no matter how fast he ran. Faith works the same way. Truth received but never taught dies with the one who held it. Christ calls us to pass the baton, generation after generation, until He returns.
Scripture commands us to pass truth on: “๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด” (๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐:๐๐). Paul told Timothy, “๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ...๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐). We are urged to “๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ” (๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐:๐๐), as Scripture is “๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ค๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ง, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐๐). God’s Word transforms lives.
Teaching isn't just for pastors. Parents teach children, mature believers encourage younger ones, Sunday school teachers disciple classes, and one believer opens Scripture with another. Don't be a spiritual reservoir that only receives but never releases. What God teaches us through His Word must become truth we share. We aren't called to collect sermons alone—we are called to multiply disciples.
Before Christ commanded us to teach others, He first taught us the truth that leads to salvation. He declared, "๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ" (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐:๐). He died for our sins, was buried, and rose again according to the Scriptures (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐–๐). The risen Christ is not merely the subject of our teaching—He is the Saviour at the center of it. We teach His Word because we have first been transformed by His grace.
Who is spiritually starving while you feast on the Word? You have been hoarding the Bread of life (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐:๐๐) instead of breaking it for others. You don't need Christ merely to give you something to teach—you need Him because He is the Truth you are called to know, live, and proclaim. Learn His Word. Live His Word. Teach His Word. What God has faithfully taught us was never meant to end with us.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ: Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us Your truth through Your Word. Forgive us for receiving biblical instruction without faithfully passing it on. Help us grow in wisdom and grace, and give us opportunities to teach others faithfully, patiently, and clearly. May every disciple we influence become more like Christ. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Remember, a dose of God’s Word a day will keep you going all day!
๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐...
_____________________________________________________
All scripture references were taken from the KJV Bible.
Thank you for allowing this ministry to be a part of your day…
If my posts speak to your heart, you may be blessed by the full devotional series created for deeper reflection and journaling:
๐ FREE FlipBook Previews:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/ae17998766.html
๐ Also available now on Amazon (Kindle & Paperback)
โจ Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!
https://www.amazon.com/author/dennislastimoso
Also, just in case you need a reliable, dedicated online Bible Study Tool, I created one for you.
๐ Try it here for FREE, anytime at your hand: https://www.baptistry.app
Your support helps us continue this ministry, edifying the believers around the world.
May God bless you more abundantly…
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