Disciples Who Make Disciples
Month 10: Telling the Good News · Loving Others
Today's Scripture
Read together: 2 Timothy 2:2
2 And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
Memory Verse
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.””— Matthew 28:19-20 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Ecclesiastes 4-6
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Two are better than one — God made us to walk together.)The Heart of It
Paul wrote to a young man named Timothy. He gave him a plan for how the good news keeps going. He said, "The things that you have heard from me... commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." Count the links in that chain. Paul taught Timothy. Timothy teaches faithful people. Those people teach still others. That's four generations of disciples in one short verse! This is how the gospel reached you. Someone told someone, who told someone, who told someone, all the way back to Jesus. And now it's your turn to be the next link. You get to pass the love of Jesus along to someone who hasn't heard.
This is what makes it loving others, not just teaching facts. A disciple-maker doesn't dump information and walk away. They share their life. They pray for the person. They answer their questions. They show them how to follow Jesus, and they stick with them. Think of how someone has loved you toward Jesus. Maybe it was a parent, a teacher, or a grandparent who kept showing up. You can do that for someone too. It could be a younger sibling, a new kid at church, or a friend who is curious. You don't have to know everything. You just have to know Jesus and love the person enough to walk with them a while. That is how a disciple makes another disciple.
Around the Table
A friend told you about Jesus. And now YOU can tell another friend! It's like passing a gift down the line.
Let's do it: Play "pass it on." Hand a toy to the next person and say, "Jesus loves you. Pass it on!"
Find the chain in the verse. Paul taught Timothy. Timothy taught faithful people. They taught others. That's how the good news has traveled for two thousand years.
Let's talk: Who first told YOU about Jesus? Who could you help follow Him next?
Disciple-making is multiplication, not just addition. Every disciple is meant to make more disciples. And it's relational. "Commit" means investing your life, not just your words.
Let's go deeper: Who is one younger or newer believer you could intentionally encourage and pray for this month?
💬 Conversation Starter
What's the best thing someone ever taught you to do? Now imagine teaching it to someone else. That's how disciples grow!
🛡️ Defending the Faith
Skeptics sometimes claim the Jesus story got twisted as it passed from person to person, like a game of telephone. But Paul urges careful, faithful handing-on of the same teaching. The early church guarded it closely. They wrote it down within living memory of the events. It was a chain of faithful witnesses, not a rumor mill ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
is the discipleship strategy of the whole New Testament in one sentence, and it begins at home. Your children are the "faithful" ones nearest to you. The family table is the first link in a chain that can stretch for generations. But notice the word "commit." It implies relationship and trust, not mere instruction. Disciple-making is caught as much as taught. Your kids will reproduce the faith they see you live, not just the lessons you assign. Pick one spiritual habit you want to pass on. It might be prayer, generosity, or sharing Christ. Then intentionally model it with them this week, naming what you're doing and why. You are not raising rule-keepers. You are raising disciple-makers.
Draws on: Sean McDowell, So the Next Generation Will Know; Tony Evans, Raising Kingdom Kids.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You for the people who told us about Jesus. Make us faithful disciples who pass Your love on to others. Show us who to encourage. Help us walk with them as they follow You. In Jesus' name, amen."
Someone loved me toward Jesus. Now I get to be the next link in the chain.