Last night was great. I was at the Macleod Youth meeting where Capt Danielle preached and taught the boys how to play bascketball. Even better then Danielles trash talk and jump shot was her sermon about apathy paralysing us. And even better than that the guy I was sitting next to got saved! Halleljah!
We all know its one thing to get someone saved but its another to disciple them into a mature Christian. So heres a list of stuff I try to do for brand new believers...
- I get them to testify as soon as they can to as many different people as possible. This consolidates their belief as they say what has happend. It keeps them accountable to a heap of people, and like baptism it identifies them with Jesus and that theyre old self is gone, the new has come!
- Get them to start reading the Bible. Starting in the gospels to see who Jesus was. If theyre going to follow Him they need to know what He did and said.
- Teach them to pray, (tell them to pretend Jesus is on chair and talk to the chair, if stuck for what to say, Thank You, Sorry, Please) Again, if following Jesus they need to be able to communicate with Him.
- Come to church. I dont just mean a meeting, rather get them hanging out with the body of Christ on Sundays, bible studies, mcdonalds etc... They get built up, encouraged, learn, discipled etc
- Encourage them to get all their friends and family saved. We're aiming for multiplication of people getting saved not just addition. If they get their families and friends saved that multiplies the conversions, its not just one all on its own. Its like domioes. Knock one over and the rest follow...
So priase God for my friends Salvation, and please keep him in your prayers as he starts his life of following Jesus.
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