Consider the consequences of multiplication and addition
The 5 Verbs of Learning: Reflect
And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualifies to teach others.
2 Timothy 2:2
I would like to tell you a story of John Evangelist and Anne Disciple-maker. John helps 2740 people find Christ daily, a million people a year. Anne, on the other hand, disciples one person a year and teaches them to do the same. The first year Anne is by herself, the second year there is the first disciple and every year it doubles.
At the end of 10 years John has helped 10 million people find Christ, a group the size of Lima, Peru, while Anne has discipled 512 people.
After 20 years John has helped 20 million people, the size of New York and Anne has discipled half a million people, the size of Lisbon, Portugal.
After 34 years John has helped 34 million people, the size of Tokyo Japan. However Anne has discipled the population of the earth! The first is a ministry of addition and the second is a ministry of multiplication. If we really want the world to be blessed by learning about Jesus, it needs to be done by a pattern of multiplication because it is the best way to mobilize as many people as possible.
For Reflection:
- What would Anne do with a person who is just starting the 40 days of discipleship?
- Why is faithfulness so important for multiplication to happen?
Make Life Count:
- Who has invested in your spiritual growth? How can you pass that benefit along to someone else?
- What can you do to be more like Anne in the model of multiplication?
Thirsty for More?
- Read this article on Spiritual Multiplcation and find one thing you can do.
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