On Being a Disciple: What do we look like?

Apostle Paul taught the basics of being a disciple to young Timothy and the congregations to whom he wrote the epistles.  Paul engaged in discipleship, his goal was for each person to become someone like himself, someone committed to Jesus.  There should be no difference today.  Paul wrote to the early church the same advice we need today:     

·         “You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings … continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, …” 2 Tim 3:10-15

·         “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”  1 Cor 11:1

The sign points where Christ folowers are to go:
 Into the Community to find new disciples.

Today things haven’t changed from when Paul taught how to be a Christ follower. We, like Christ worshippers in the day of Paul, are still a New Testament church.  Discipleship today, as then, is to look like this:

1.      A disciple submits to a teacher who teaches him or her to follow Jesus.

2.      A disciple learns Jesus’ words.
3.      A disciple learns Jesus’ way of ministry.
4.      A disciple imitates Jesus’ life and character.
5.      A disciple finds and teaches other disciples for Jesus.

I must challenge you to change your world:

 

Is the church today, are you, engaged in the above five activities as a follower of Jesus?

What would happen if each of us were to introduce and disciple one person to Christ a year?

To the point,

Owen <><