Ralph Waldo Emerson said long ago, “In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.”19 “Disciple” or “learner” is Matthew’s favorite word for a follower of Jesus.20 Preaching enrolls people in the Jesus School, which is peer-to-peer learning. Jesus even promised us a divine teacher; he said, “The Holy Spirit . . . will teach you all things.
