- Genre:religion
- Sub-genre:Christian Ministry / Discipleship
- Language:English
- Series Title:Discipleship House Study Guides
- Series Number:1
- Pages:158
- eBook ISBN:9781634150118
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Overview
In our culture today, there are few parallels to help us understand the original concept of discipleship. The idea of apprenticeship is close, but we don’t see that practiced much anymore. To aid in our understanding of the original concept, we need to look back in time to the culture of Jesus’ day. Back then, a philosopher, sacred author, or teacher would have students join him for a period of time, abandoning everything else in order to learn his special knowledge. The master would personally tutor the disciple both by oral instruction and hands-on direction.
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One directive of the Great Commission is for us to make disciples. I believe this means helping people become disciples of the living Christ, not disciples of us. It’s amazing to realize Jesus is still calling and training disciples today, just as He did over two thousand years ago. The only difference now is He is invisible, but He relates to us much in the same way He did with His disciples when He walked around Galilee—spending time with us, letting us ask questions, teaching us about how the Kingdom works. If we embrace the process, He will train and equip us as He did the original Twelve. This has been my experience and something I intentionally lead others into.
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