What is the most important part of
Discipleship? The most important part of Discipleship is Commitment! Jesus
could not have made disciples had they not committed to follow him. The
commitment Jesus asked for was simple. Follow me! As people followed him they
were discipled. They learned to be imitators of Jesus! The strength of what we
teach is also based on commitment! It is not as strong as the 3 year commitment
that Jesus required, but it has been proven very effective. We have been able
to effectively disciple a couple hundred people over the last 3 years as a
result of getting the following commitments! We have found that, if a Christian Testimonies will commit to write out their testimony and
commit to share it daily, that this commitment sets the stage for the Holy
Spirit to disciple them!
The first thing we challenge people to do in
our discipleship teaching is to commit to write their testimony and be a part
of a Real Life Stories Christian Testimony Book or their own Testimony Flyer.
The
second thing we do is challenge people to carry 2 copies of the Real Life
Stories Christian Testimony Book or their Testimony Flyers in their hand every
time they leave the door of their home and every time they get out of their
car.
The third thing we do is challenge them to
ask the Holy Spirit to help them in the giving away of the Testimony books or
Testimony Flyers!
The forth thing we do is challenge the to
practice what was taught in that session. In session 1, we taught on As You Go:
Love The commitment to carry the Testimony Books or Flyers and the Commitment to Love, As They Go is joined with the
commitment to ask the Holy Spirit to help them. This sets the stage for the
Holy Spirit to be active in their life!
If a
person is always carrying the Gospel message with them in the form of a Real
Life Stories Christian Testimony Book or Testimony Flyer and always practicing
loving people as they go, then they are always trusting in the Holy Spirit to
help them! This gives the Holy Spirit total access to all their Time and Daily
Life! Sons and Daughters of God are led by the Spirit of God!
What we accomplish during our 12 Discipleship Training Sessions is getting a strong commitment from
the person being discipled to allow the Holy Spirit to lead them into Living a
Witnessing Lifestyle! When the Holy Spirit comes upon us we will be His
Witnesses! Watching the 12 Discipleship Videos is Good, but on their own it is
not enough to make a disciple! It is the joining together of the videos and the
commitment to write, carry and use your testimony that will help you to be a
strong disciple of Jesus!
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