Christ In Discipleship DSMN 500: Discipleship Ministries March 27, 2014 The definition of a disciple is “One who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another, as one of the twelve in the inner circle of Christ 's followers according to the Gospel accounts.” Discipleship means nothing without Christ being the central focus. It is crucial that Christ be the central focal point for all Christian discipleship. There are
When someone think about Jesus Christ being the center of discipleship there are two things that comes to mind; change and commitment within the disciple. One day Jesus Christ was walking by the sea of Galilee when He saw Simon and Andrew fishing; he said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men” Matthew 4:19 . The next verse show them immediately dropping their nets and followed Jesus Christ. The actions of Simon and Andrew is described best by Putman, Harrington, and Coleman in the
Follow Up Plan Follow-up is essential to fulfilling the command of Christ to make disciples of all nations. It is the bridge between evangelism and discipleship Waylon Moore once said, “There is no continuing New Testament evangelism without follow-up. They are God’s ‘two-edged sword’ for reaching men and making them effective disciples for Christ.” The sad reality is that, according to Alvin Reid, “churches have neglected follow-up. We have left a generation of baby Christians stranded, unsure
relationship examined was with Peter. The Gospel accounts list a variety of interactions between Jesus and Peter that define this discipleship process. Categorizing the items in this process included Peter’s presence in the transfiguration (Mark 9:2ff), his participation in miraculous acts such as walking on water (Mark 6:45), and his confession that Jesus is the Christ (Mark 8:27ff). Jesus set apart His relationship with Peter through changing his name from Simon to Peter (Mark 3:6), and making the
and Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ I. Introduction Evangelism must be led with a holy passion. In a book edited by James Berkley, one will find the words of Carl Rantz, who said, “If we don 't live it, we can 't preach it with conviction,” (Berkley). Evangelism begins and ends with Jesus. The desired outcome of this paper is to birth a growing passion to make life count for eternity through the work of evangelism and discipleship of others for Christ. There is no higher calling in life
The bible contains many examples of Jesus, and his disciples performing miracles. Most of the New Testament is compiled of miracles, discipleship and Christ’s exemplary lifestyle. We can see through Christ’s actions how we as Christians are commanded to treat, not just other individuals, but individuals with disabilities. In Micah 4:6-7 God proclaims his covenant to Zion and states that he will resort the nation of Israel. The restoration process includes Gods restoration of the disabled. In Micah
topic that we discussed. This semester, the main topic was that of discipleship. The questions are as follows: What is discipleship? What does Scripture say about discipleship? How should Scriptural principles shape our understanding of discipleship? What does the world say about discipleship? How should a Christian live in the world today with respect to discipleship? Each of these questions are important for engaging discipleship, as will be demonstrated through the analysis of each question, the
1 – Christ in Discipleship Submitted to Dr. Buddy R. Lowman, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course DSMN 500-D11 Discipleship Ministries by 10/27/201 INTRODUCTION Christ is the central person in Christian discipleship. Without Christ, Christianity would not exist and there would be no followers of Christ. To be true followers of Christ, believers must be willing to learn of the ways and teachings of Christ. Christ is
Discipleship For Barth, discipleship is the content of sanctification in which human respond to the Son of Man as Lord in Jesus Christ. It is a calling from Jesus Christ, whom is “the creation of his new form of existence as the faithful covenant-partner of God.” In Christ, Human beings are called to be the bodies of this one and only faithful covenant-partner of God. Therefore, in Christ, human is endowed a capacity as a freely given gift to accompany Christ. This capacity has nothing to do with
The concept of discipleship can most likely be traced back to the beginning of time. It is comparable to a form of apprenticeship. In its simplest form, discipleship can be defined as the act of learning to become like someone by being under the influence of another. However, when one explores Biblical discipleship the rules change. It is certain that discipleship was a part of Jewish culture. However, Jesus and his chosen twelve model the most accurate Biblical form of discipleship. The purpose