THE MENTORING MANDATE
(The Call to Raise Others With Kingdom Intentionality)
Matthew 28:18 MSG
Jesus said, “God authorized and commanded me to commission you…” (Matthew 28:18 MSG).
This is not a suggestion—it is a mandate. Every believer carries a kingdom responsibility to disciple, develop, and deploy others.
We are saved to save others, and raised to raise others.
1. The Reality of Seasons: You Won’t Be the Star Player Forever
Life is seasonal. You may shine today, but God will raise new stars tomorrow.
The same stadium where people pay to watch you today may one day be the stadium you pay to enter—to watch others.
Unless you choose to become a coach.
Mentoring is how you remain relevant beyond your personal season.
2. Mentors, Not Tormentors
Grace must make us generous.
Learn to give people opportunities—even when they don't “qualify.”
God gave you opportunities you didn’t qualify for—extend the same.
Chronological order is not destiny order.
God does not follow the sequence of man.
For “I will show mercy to anyone I choose” (Romans 9:15-16 NLT).
3. God Can Reorder Destinies
Just because someone doesn't look like it today does not mean God cannot prepare them for national influence.
God chose the last and made him first.
God takes ordinary people and rewrites their stories.
This is why mentoring is powerful—
you never know who your mentee will become tomorrow.
We have a mandate to train everyone, because the next global voice may currently be hidden in obscurity.
4. A Sent Man Raising Sent Ones
Be conscious of your status as a sent one.
Jesus authorized us to teach and transform others.
“Look, I have given you authority… Nothing will injure you.”
—Luke 10:17–19 (NLT)
Heaven backs those who are sent.
Mentorship is not “maybe”—it is mission.
5. Mentoring Multiplies Impact
“Teach these truths to trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.”
—2 Timothy 2:2 (NLT)
Impact is multiplied through mentorship.
“I know that same faith continues strong in you…”
—2 Timothy 1:5-6 (NLT)
Timothy became a spiritual giant because someone mentored him intentionally.
6. Godly Mentoring Raises Mighty Men
David gathered misfits in 1 Samuel 22:1-5, but by 2 Samuel 23:8-15 they had become mighty men.
Godly mentorship turns liabilities into leaders.
When people “have been with you,” what does your life turn them into?
“When the Council saw the boldness of Peter and John… they recognized them as men who had been with Jesus.”
—Acts 4:13 (TLB)
That is the power of proximity.
7. The Rewards of Mentorship
Being a mentor pays off:
1. Your impact is multiplied
2. You become more intentional and committed
3. You attract organic loyalty—not forced followership
4. You build lasting legacies
Mentorship is the seed that outlives you.
8. Practical Mentoring Steps
1. Prepare and establish your “Why.”
Purpose powers consistency.
2. Know your strengths and limits.
Self-awareness protects both mentor and mentee.
3. Learn how to mentor.
Your leadership must grow with your assignment.
4. Identify potential mentees.
They are around you—home, church, workplace, community.
5. Clarify expectations.
People rise to clear structure.
6. Build a mentoring structure.
Calls, meetups, books, accountability systems.
7. Track growth with empathy.
Correction without compassion becomes cruelty.
8. Let love be your greatest motivation.
Anything else will eventually fail.
9. Start Where You Are — Begin at Home
Your first mentees are those around you—family, children, siblings.
Be part of small groups.
Community creates growth environments.
10. The Abrahamic Mandate: We Are Blessed to Raise Others
The blessing of Abraham is a mentoring blessing.
“Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham…”
—Galatians 3:14 (NLT)
Abraham was raised to raise nations.
So are you.
You carry leadership activation grace:
“I have made you a father of many nations.”
—Romans 4:17 (NLT)
You cannot carry this grace and hoard wisdom—you must multiply yourself into others.
FINAL CHARGE
Mentorship is not optional.
It is a divine mandate.
Heaven is counting on you to reproduce greatness in others.
Be the coach.
Be the guide.
Be the bridge.
Raise others with grace and intention—
for this is how kingdoms are built and legacies are born.
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