And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to RELIABLE men who will also be qualified to teach OTHERS. (2 Timothy 2:2). If the Church were to consistently follow this advice, it would expand geometrically as well taught believers would teach OTHERS & commission them, in turn, to teach still others. Believers need to be equipped to pass on their faith to others. Our work is not done until new believers are able to make disciples of others. Let us not leave believers at convert level. Let us disciple them, investing our lives in their lives so that they become disciples & later on disciple makers. This way, we produce spiritually qualified people in the church. People who can witness, lead someone to Christ, & grow him or her in the Word, ministry, knowledge & grace of Jesus Christ. People whom pastors can assign various spiritual responsibilities. People who are rooted in Christ & who strive to abide in the Word of God. Thank you Jesus. Good morning Holy Spirit. Prayer: Father, I thank you for Jesus. You gave us a command to do two things: evangelism & discipleship, powered by love for You & love for our neighbor. Help us to pass on our faith to reliable men. Help us to invest our lives into their lives so that they will grow, mature, become disciples & repeat the process on their own in the life of another. I believe that we are BORN TO REPRODUCE. Help us to reproduce ourselves in others. In Jesus mighty name we pray & believe, Amen. Grace & peace be with you.
This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds & write them on their hearts. I will be their God, & they will be My people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying: Know the Lord, because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest. (Hebrews 8:10-11). If our hearts are not changed, following God's rules will be unpleasant & difficult. We will rebel against being told how to live the Christian way. The Holy Spirit, however, gives us new desires, helping us wanting to obey God. With new hearts, hearts of flesh & not hearts of stone, we will find that serving God is our greatest joy. Under God's new covenant, God's law is inside us & not outside, ie, on a tablet of stone. No, it's written in our hearts. It is no longer an external set of rules & principles. The Holy Spirit reminds us of Christ's words, activates our ...
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