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 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 to the 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 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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