to introduce the message theme of balancing making more disciples and making better disciples readers alternated reading Matthew 28:18-20 with other verses that discipleship.

Acts 5:42, Colossian 1:28

Ethan talks about grammar of Matthew 28:19-20 only one command "make disciples" and vocabulary "disciple" = follower

promise that Jesus will be w/ us Matthew 28:20

Ethan emphasizes that "doing half great commision is doing none of it"

HUMOROUS VIDEO interns Chase Boyer & Andrew David rowing on only 1 side of boat = going nowhere. Only rowing both sides in unison gets results.

Next steps:

(1)   tell 2 people you want to be disciple

(2)   read Bible, especially read book Matthew that has Great Commission

every person who is disciple called make disciples

HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATION Ethan admits doesn't know anything about karate beyond watching the Karate Kid movie. When you invite someone to learn karate w/ you, you are NOT inviting them to learn from you, but to come to the "karate gym" to meet the "karate dude" who really knows karate.

You do NOT need to know everything, you are inviting others to meet Jesus - He's the one who knows everything.