Discipleship and followup process
What consists of making disciples
1 – Discipleship involves following by the calling of Jesus.
When Jesus saves you, things in your life are put right.
Jesus call us to be members in the kingdom of God
2 – Discipleship involves a leaning processes, keep learning from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Mathew 11:25 -29 Come unto me all ye that are burdened.. you shall find rest for your soul.
When you learn from Jesus, you learn his character. He wants to change your character, identify
When you learn from Jesus, you learn his character. He wants to change your character, identify
We also learn the work of Jesus, which is saving people. We have to get involved in the work of saving people.
There is room to put things right, Jesus preached to all categories of people.
We must learn from Jesus regarding the secret of his power. John 3:33&34.
God poured His Spirit on Jesus in full capacity, whatever Jesus did, He did under the anointing of the holy Spirit.
Its by the power of the Holy Spirit that you will be able to succeed as a Christian.
3 – Discipleship also involves following up the people who get saved.
John 5:14, Jesus was doing a followup, of the man who was healed.
We need to follow up people to understand the challenges that people go thorough, so that they can be helped.
As you testify of the Grace of God, there are people who will not be happy with you, but keep on, stand up for Jesus and testify.
Why do we follow up?
- To comfort new converts
- To encourage new converts
- To give hope to the converts. Etc
4 ~ Discipleship also involves a growing processes.
God wants us to grow.
The joy of every pastor is to see that the church he leads is growing, from faith to faith, from glory to glory, from strength to strength.
We need to grow despite persecution.
Growth can take place when there are things pressing you, finances, health, anxiety, stresses, but those are the good soils for the growth if your faith. Keep up hope, don’t let go.
Remember that in all challenges, you are more than a conqueror.
Pray that your Faith may not fail.
With Jesus interceding for us, we shall make it, we shall grow in the grace of God.
