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What is a disciple? What is the disciple? This is going to launch us in the next six weeks,

or what it means to make disciples. We've got to know what a disciple is. When you look in the New Testament, you see the word disciple mentioned about 269 times. Just by way of contrast,

comparison, you see the word Christian mentioned three times. Disciple is mentioned over and

over and over again. What is a disciple? Now, when the New Testament talks about disciples, it talks

about disciples in different ways. I want you to see three main categories. First of all,

in the New Testament, you see the New Testament talk about disciples. Sometimes it's referring

to a casual listener, a casual listener. People who are in the crowds following Jesus,

listening to what he is saying, a casual listener.

Then you take a step deeper and you see some people referred to his disciples more along the lines of being convinced listeners.

And by that I mean, they're not just casually listening.

There's some buy-in there. Okay, I believe what this guy is saying. I'm embracing what he's saying.

I'm convinced. He is who he says he is. And so

you've got convinced listeners. And then you've got a deeper level. Beyond that, not just casual

or convinced listeners, but you've got a committed lifelong learner and follower described as a

disciple in the New Testament. What's interesting is that in the New Testament, when we see all

these references to disciples,

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