Discipleship

Discipleship Defined:

The process of training people incrementally in some discipline or way of life.

The process of devoting oneself to a teacher to learn from and become more like them.

For the Christian, this refers to the process of learning the teachings of Jesus and following after his example in obedience through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Discipleship not only involves the process of becoming a disciple but of making other disciples through teaching and evangelism.

Matthew 4:18-19 = An occupational shift

Matthew 8:11 = Excuses Removed

Matthew 9:9 = Background Irrelevant

Matthew 16:24 = Denial to self

Matthew 19:21 = Position above possessions

John 1:43-45 = Follow to find followers

John 12:26 = Following the Lord is connected to service to the Lord

John 21:22 = Follower should be focused on his or her own path not the path of a different follower.

“As beings made in God’s likeness we do NOT function by instinct. Rather we are value-motivated human beings.”

Paul Tripp