What Is the Multiply Material? and David Platt
The Multiply Material is designed to train believers to multiply the gospel by making disciples who make disciples.
This sermon emphasizes the importance of intimate discipleship, drawing parallels to Jesus' close relationship with Peter, James, and John. It highlights the need for vulnerability, accountability, and a shared journey through studying the Word with the goal of multiplying the gospel. The focus is on training individuals not just to receive knowledge but to reproduce and make disciples, ensuring that the core teachings are understood and passed on to others for a disciple-making movement.
Full Transcript
The way this multiplier material is designed to be used is primarily in a pretty intimate setting. So think Jesus, even with his twelve disciples, he had three, Peter, James, and John, who he spent even extra time with. You know, one, two, three, four other people where you're studying this alongside of them, you're actually teaching them and expecting them to pass it on to other people.
Vulnerable with each other, accountable to each other, walking through life with each other, diving into this word together, but knowing and reminding each other every time they're together. Alright guys, the goal is not just to know this word, the goal is to multiply this gospel, the goal is not just to receive, the goal is to reproduce. We want to train one another to go and make disciples.
This is something that you could remember, it's not a ton of information where it's just going to be over our heads, because many of us, we can only take in so much, and so we want to make sure that we take in the core teachings of this book. So that it's fueling disciple making movement, not just creating another activity for some particular group to walk through. It's not a bible study, this is so that you can pass it on, everyone who goes through the material is encouraged and taught to pass this on to someone else.
Sharing life together, diving into the word together, and in the process training one another to make disciples who make disciples.
Sermon Outline
- The Purpose of the Multiply Material
- To train one another to go and make disciples
- To multiply the gospel, not just receive it
Key Quotes
“The goal is not just to know this word, the goal is to multiply this gospel, the goal is not just to receive, the goal is to reproduce.” — Francis Chan
Application Points
- Make a conscious effort to share your life with others and dive into the word together.
- Train others to make disciples who can multiply the gospel.
- Remind yourself that the goal is not just to receive, but to reproduce the gospel.