Mathew 4:19 ~ Follow me and I will make you fishers of men…
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
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 ~ Discipleshipalsoinvolvesagrowingprocesses.
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.
Every Christian needs to depend on the word of God in order to overcome the plagues, disease, trials, persecutions and any such things as we are facing today. The word of God is vital, it helps us as children of God through such times and we live in victory.
James 1:17 1 Corinthians 4:7, Spiritual Gifts. 2 Timothy 1:6, Spirit of power, love and self-discipline 1 Timothy 4:14, don’t neglect the gift that was given to you. Worship the giver, not the given. The Lord our God is the giver, the father loved the world so much that He gave Jesus Christ. John 3:16….
So then, according to Jesus if the soul is the most important thing, it shouldn’t be lost but saved. The ultimate healing for the soul is salvation. If you repent of your sins and accept Jesus as personal Savior and Lord, this answers the question whether your soul is saved.
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