Multiplying is more than Adding
We did the original study of Multiply when Francis Chan’s book first came out and it was so impactful to many men’s lives, and it is deemed beneficial for us now. For us that went through it before, it is clear that we can benefit from the things we did not understand at the time and for those not involved, be willing to accept the great experience of this study.
We begin this time of pushing into some real application in life of the command we have been give by Christ in the bible. Were you aware that you have a purpose and to act on?
Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
This does not have anything about earning your salvation, but living as a Christian as an overflow of His grace. As a group we will be reading through the book Multiply. We will be posting the reading plan and progress here, so if you miss a week or if you want to catch up and join in, you will know where we are.
Some of these topics will challenge your own thinking of being a Christian. Some of the truth laid out for us pushes us to want to think that Jesus was not talking to everybody. If that is your stance, relax, recline and receive. Take some time to listen to the instruction of these two very wise followers of Jesus Christ, Francis Chan and David Platt.
Let us not be deceived. Let us gather together and take the journey together. None of us is as good as all of us. We will be reading sections and coming together each week to discuss the material. How it relates to our life. What, maybe, we have experienced in our past or we are in the middle of right now, that relates to the command Christ gave us.
Check out the following video for some introduction and then journey with us. As Jesus encouraged the disciples, “follow me”. Let’s do this together, for His glory.
Don’t Be Deceived, Disciples Make Disciples from Multiply on Vimeo.
The Book
We will be reading through the book Multiply as a group. So what that means is, you will need to have the material to read along. You have many options, depending on your preferences.
- Buy the book. You may be able to get it locally, but you can definately order it on Amazon, or even call Barnes & Noble and have them order it in for you, if that is easier for you. Here is the Amazon link might want to use.
- Get the book on Kindle or Nook. You should be able to search and purchase an electronic version of the book to read on your electronic device (tablet, computer or phone)
NOTE: if you buy the digital version on your Kindle account, you can also purchase the Whispersync Audio file as well, and that means you can read and listen to the book on your device interchangeably. For you that struggle reading this might be a great feature for you.
- If money is a challenge or if you might want to try a personal digital copy of the book, you can grab a PDF copy of the book for *FREE* by downloading at this link.
Multiply PDF File
YouVersion Reading Plan
The study will also have a lot of involvement with reading our bible. This is not to be a burden, but more of a great opportunity. To allow your quite time reading to track along with our study, you can join the reading plan by clicking the link below. Don’t fret if you get behind from day to day. Just click the button “catch me up”. This is not to be a burden but a tool to assist you in the discipline of reading our bible daily. The plan will track with us as we read through our book, Multiply. Give it a try. Either try to do it on your own, or join us as we read as a group by joining this reading plan group: