Our website and ministry are called Disciple Makers Increase. From time to time, people write to us and ask for input on how to grow as a disciple of Jesus. We love that! Just today we had a message from a brother named Riaz. He asked some important questions.
- How can I start my discipleship journey?
- I am a Christian, but how do I grow as a disciple?
- What does it actually mean to be a disciple?
Check out this short video clip where our founder, C. Anderson, shares briefly with Esther (on a live Q&A) about what it means to be a disciple of Christ.
To watch the full video, go to: https://fb.watch/acOYMYqpul/
To make disciples, you first need to be a disciple.
Like C. Anderson said, a disciple is someone who follows the Way of Jesus. They study His ways. They observe how He lived and then apply those things in the way they choose to live as well.
In Luke 6:40 Jesus said, “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained, will be like his teacher.” To be a disciple, we must obey Jesus and become like Him.
In the next few articles, we will address some of the other questions Riaz asked. Check back or subscribe below to get our next article sent to your inbox.
Hello Everyone.
It’s so nice to hear from you about this issue of discipleship.
Yes as a disciple we are under discipline in order to have a good quality of discipleship.
I finally realized that instead of making disciples,churches were busy making christians.
We didn’t follow the Great Commission but now we’re standing for it.
Let’s join hands to make it happen.
Blessings and a very happy new year 2022.
Sylvain Xavier Nkembe Kemwa
Thanks and Happy New Year to you too!
It is very much important to obey the Lord’s instructions by accomplishing the Great commission which is mandatory to all believers.
This is useful to learn more steps, already I’m a disciple of Jesus.
Thank you very much for the update, I got some very sound, ‘To make disciple, you need to be disciple.
Thank you.
Yours in Christ
James
Dear mam ,what can I do for Jesus. I live among Hindus. I like to preach about Jesus. Most of them are fisherman. They need Jesus they are very poor need they all your prayers.
Mon nom ce mugisha Pierre je suis burundais merci d’avoir ce connecter sur cette grande rĂ©seau ministĂ©rielle
Hallelujah, I’m glad to hear about disciple making,.. the disciples making, is the really Godly purpose for our living as Christians,
We don’t need to stay idle in our Christianity, we are supposed to exercise our spiritual responsibilities.
There is no any need of somebody in Christianity to find another great life purpose more than this of making disciples
I as believer, making the disciples is My business, and will so, till the end.. thank you all disciples making, for exercising this great commission (God’s vision)….
Your beloved in Christ,
Yuda Aloyce Mwacha.
I undrestood that, to be desciple and to make desciples is all about Christianity. Thank you God.
I undrestood that, to be a desciple and to make the desciples is all about Christianity. Thank you God.
I really love this program because it has been helping me in many ways to grow and also make disciple for God
Am grateful to be one of disciples maker…
Am full of gratitude after I come to know what w discipleship is all about and am ready to pass on to others what I have aquired.so that the team must grow
Hi this is George Chance Gibson Maneseh I am happy to be part of this training of discipleship it’s good lesson.
Our lord Jesus Christ had 12 disciples some of them assign in another duties but the good think all of them are followers of our lord Jesus Christ.
Then when Church enter in crisis all of them die on the cross like our lord Jesus Christ.
Only John wrote the book of John and 1John up to three John and Revelation.
Me I am happy to learn more about discipleship this is the power of Church and we have to follow our lord Jesus Christ like them.
I am ready for training.
Hi this is Elie Jobert Niyongabo I am happy to be a part of this training of discipleship it’s good lesson. Our Lord Jesus Christ had 12 disciples some of them assign in another duties but the good thing all of them are followers of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Then when church enter in crisis all of them die on the cross like our Lord Jesus Christ. Me I am happy to learn more about discipleship this a power of church and we have to follow our Lord Jesus Christ.
I understood that disciples making through Jesus Christ is like a working for your salvation, meaning I’m saved so I need to save someone’s too through Christ Jesus.
This the way we will have internal life
Amen
Hey Daniel. That’s not true at all. We can do nothing to earn our salvation. It was bought and purchased fully by the blood of Jesus. All we can do is receive it as a free gift. We don’t work for salvation, we work and obey because we love our Savior and we’ve chosen to follow His way of life.
Be blessed for the good work your doing for your sure fishers of men.the Bible tells us the harvest is many with few labourers.we have so many people who have not been reached with the word of God and the work your doing is great of increasing disciples. Seeing what is happening in Palestine where few disciple makers are risking there life preaching the word of God to Palestinians who are accepting Jesus Christ and becoming Christians is great job done.Am in Kenya đ°đȘ and most people have been reached with the word of God but not all for we have our Muslim brothers and sisters whom have not been reached and other marginalised groups who need to be reached.my church is small and lack support of enabling missionaries who are always ready to spread the gospel to community around and organise crusades and camps .with your support and prayers we can reach the unreached.we can share more about God through the email .nzioki2001@gmail.com. thank you and God bless you
RECOGNIZING JESUS CHRIST
Mathew 14:34-36 NKJV
âWhen they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret. And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.â
One of the basic definitions of the word ârecognizeâ is to accept someone to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority. To recognize a person entails identifying him according to his position, character, attributes and appearance. You cannot claim to be able to recognize a person if you have not seen or heard anything about him before meeting them.
When the Lord Jesus Christ entered the land of Gennesaret, He did not need to make an introduction of Himself to the people. He did not have to send His disciples to announce His arrival in the land. The men of that region saw Him and immediately recognized that He was the man whose fame had spread far and wide.
It is amazing that when they saw Jesus Christ, they sent out for the sick people in their region to come and receive their healing. This implies that they recognized the Lord as the healer. They must have either seen Him miraculously healing people or heard testimonies of people who had encountered His healing power. It is even possible that they were familiar with the account of the woman with the issue of blood and how she was healed. No wonder they wanted the sick people to touch the garment of the Lord Jesus Christ. Their faith was activated the moment they identified Him as the miracle worker.
It is this ability to accept Jesus Christ with all that was being said about Him and the faith in His power and authority that made the people in Genesareth to receive their miracle. That grace to recognize the Lord Jesus Christ is what ushered these people into their season of breakthrough.
Friend, what we need is the grace to acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ and to believe all that is said and written about Him. We need to accept Jesus Christ and acknowledge all that He accomplished while hanging on the cross if we are to enjoy this life of salvation. Unless we totally surrender to His authority and exercise faith in His power, we may not experience the victory which is in His name.
Since recognizing Christ is an act of our will in submission to Godâs grace, we need to consciously grow in the knowledge of Christ on a daily basis. Praying deep in the Spirit and spending considerable time in Godâs word greatly improves our ability to perceive and recognize the Lord at work in our lives. The more we are devoted to Christ Jesus, the more He becomes real to us.
This is why we should not tolerate spiritual laziness. We should not allow anything to come between our intimacy with the Lord. It is not enough to just be a church-attendee or a religious person. Recognizing Christ goes beyond just loving gospel songs. There is a level you get in your intimacy with the Lord where those songs begin to minister to your life and you sing them from the depths of your spirit.
We need to cultivate our personal relationship with the Lord in order to enrich our experiences with Him. When we do this, our worship unto God will become more fulfilling, transformative and true.
Be blessed all