{"id":8263,"date":"2017-08-10T23:26:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T20:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=8263"},"modified":"2018-01-11T02:14:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T00:14:45","slug":"a-ticket-to-heaven-gospel-mistake-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/a-ticket-to-heaven-gospel-mistake-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ticket to Heaven | Gospel Mistake #3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that up to 30% of students who get accepted into universities or colleges never show up in the Fall? Can you imagine applying and getting accepted to Harvard and then just not showing up but instead framing your acceptance letter and hanging it on the wall. When guest come over they would look and ask, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cso it looks like you went to Harvard?\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And your reply would be, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo, but I did get accepted there.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or what if you applied for a job showing them the acceptance letters from several prestigious schools? It sounds ridiculous doesn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n

It seems pointless to us for someone to get accepted into a university and then not go there but that is exactly what happens when we make the mistake of doing evangelism without discipleship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mat 28:19-20<\/b><\/p>\n

19<\/b> \u00a0Go therefore and make <\/span>disciples<\/b> of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,\u00a0<\/span>20<\/b> \u00a0<\/span>teaching<\/b> them to observe <\/span>everything<\/b> I have commanded you. And, remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.\"\"<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know that up to 30% of students who get accepted into universities or colleges never show up in the Fall?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[451],"tags":[81,10,98,452],"class_list":["post-8263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-sermon","tag-discipleship","tag-evangelism","tag-gospel","tag-gospel-mistakes","post_format-post-format-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-29h","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11435,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/evangelism-or-discipleship-season-5-episode-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":8263,"position":0},"title":"Evangelism or Discipleship? | Season 5 Episode 2","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"February 15, 2019","format":"audio","excerpt":"\u201cThere are different periods in the life of every church and now is one of those times when we just need to focus on strengthening the people who remain in our church rather than trying to share the gospel with unbelievers.\u201d Believe it or not, I\u2019ve heard something very similar\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "The Gospel Today"","block_context":{"text":"The Gospel Today","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/alexander-michl-724529-unsplash.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/alexander-michl-724529-unsplash.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/alexander-michl-724529-unsplash.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/alexander-michl-724529-unsplash.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/alexander-michl-724529-unsplash.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23534,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/our-transition-to-gospel-today-answering-your-questions\/","url_meta":{"origin":8263,"position":1},"title":"Our Transition to Gospel Today: Answering Your Questions","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"August 29, 2025","format":"video","excerpt":"In this episode, talk about our transition from ABWE to Gospel Today and do our best to answer your questions. 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