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What Jesus' Discipleship Model Was and How to Recreate It

  Jesus' discipleship style centered on teaching his students a lesson and providing opportunity for them to take risks and he formed connections with them, reprimanded them, and eventually sought to equip them to disciple others.  1. Using Parables to Teach The use of parables as a teaching technique was one of Jesus' major ministry tactics. When speaking to a gathering, he utilized parables. He also taught his pupils about the principles in these stories. An analogy is comparable to a parable. We can better grasp difficult or complex issues by using parables. Jesus would frequently explain topics to his disciples in the context of a parable. In this example, Jesus connects the separation of the good and bad fish during the end times to the separation of the evil and righteous. Several of his followers were fisherman, so they would have been familiar with this technique. 2. Chances to Take a Risk in Faith Giving his disciples the chance to put their beliefs into p...

What You Should Know Before Starting a Discipleship Group

The discipleship crowd is the gathering of Christians who meet on a regular basis to study the Word of God and to live life together by sharing meals, helping one another, and bearing one another's sorrows. Engage If you wish to lead a discipleship group , you should involve a community that is comparable to the early church described in Acts. The believers there met in a communal worship service. They got to know each other in a private setting, their own houses, and most importantly, they shared meals. Jesus intended for us to be in a secure community where we might thank Him and share our honest emotions. When beginning a discipleship group, consider how you can make it a safe environment for all participants. Don't just preach at them or reel off a list of reasons why they should attend to your discipleship group; instead, love them as Jesus would and begin to pray for them on a daily basis to guarantee your discipleship group is a safe place. It goes without stating t...

The Biblical Response: Paul's Discipleship Model

The discipleship model of Paul describes how he established and disciple the churches in a variety of locales during his lifetime. His lessons, connections, prayer, suffering, objectives, example, team, trust, time, and the God’s power through him were 10 major factors in his ministry that led to effective discipleship. All of these factors combine to create one of history's most dominant discipleship tactics. By looking at Paul's discipleship model, we may understand how we might enhance our own process and begin to experience the same dramatic change that Paul did. Paul did a lot in his lifetime, thanks to the Holy Spirit, and if we can learn how, we may apply those tactics to our own discipleship practices , we can do the same. Paul's Instructions As proclaimed and expanded upon in his letters, Paul's discipleship model included a large amount of instruction. His letters largely intended to address any concerns that arose in the church after his departure, as ...

A Side-by-Side Comparison of Discipleship and Apostleship

  Being a follower of Jesus is what it means to be a disciple. Being an apostle entails being a sender, or a messenger. A disciple is a learner under another Christian who has been on their path with God longer than you have. An apostle is one who delivers those teachings to others, whereas discipleship  is learning under another Christian who has been on their walk with God longer than you have. Apostleship: A Definition In Biblical words, an apostle is a plenipotentiary or representative of his lord. The apostle would be someone who talks on behalf of his master, the person he represents. God chose a group of individuals to create the basis for the church and a guarantee that the New Testament was written. Pastors and instructors at the church today wield power, but not to the same extent as the apostles of old. When Judas died and committed suicide in the New Testament, the apostles got together to see if they could find a successor for him. Discipleship: A Definition A d...

What is Causing so Many Young People to Abandon Their Faith?

Young people are abandoning their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord in unprecedented numbers. A lack of genuine biblical discipleship during their formative years and beyond may be the primary cause. People who have not been raised in the ways of Christ and who do not really know Him will reject Him, and He will eventually reject them as well.  According to a survey conducted by the Barna Group, only about 1% of young people in the United States have a biblical perspective. A biblical worldview, according to the Barna Group, is described as believing in the following main points: God is the supreme Creator of the heavens and the earth and reigns over the entire universe today Satan is a human entity, not a metaphor An individual cannot win his way into God's realm by good deeds Jesus Christ led a sinless life on earth God is the supreme Creator of the heavens and the earth and reigns over the entire universe today Intellectualism and cynicism are dominant in contemporary western cultur...

The Ways of Christian Discipleship

"Disciple" is a Greek term that means "follower." A disciple is someone who dedicated their life and effort to learning from others and then showing others what they had learned. The last teachings of Jesus in the New Testament encompass the most important facets of discipleship. We read the Great Commission, as it is known to Christians "'All power in heaven and on earth has been granted to me,' Jesus said to them. Making disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything, I have commanded you. And, behold, I am still with you, until the end of the century. '" (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 12:18-20). The Great Commission's key instruction is to "make disciples." There are three distinct pieces. First and foremost, a disciple is someone who is able to "go" and make disciples of others. Early followers of Jesus openly preached the risen Jesus...