Christ's Disciple Fellowship and Leadership Training

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My church says it already has discipleship training.  What's different about what you have to offer?

The truth is most fellowships do say they have discipleship training, but the focus tends to be on obedience towards God, evangelizing and not developing a spiritually mature relationship with Him and all that He is.   If you want to learn more about God and want to grow in grace, knowledge and fellowship with Him, then stick around for what we have to share with you!

What's the difference between a believer and a disciple of Christ?

It's a question of choices and spiritual maturity. 

A believer accepts Christ as his or her Lord and Savior, and that's a great place to start!  Also, a believer accepts gratefully what Christ has to give him or her. 

A disciple goes further.  He or she makes the choice to follow Jesus and the lead of the Spirit regardless of the circumstances in their lives.  Doing and being what God has for them to do and be gives life meaning, purpose and the disciple a true sense of accomplishment.

My fellowship teaches God created us so we can serve Him.  Do you agree with that?  What can you add?

We do agree that God created us to do and be what He wants us to do and be for Him and the work He gives us to do.  But there's so very much more!  God created us to love us, to be in relationship with us, and He so very much wants us to be in relationship with Him.  That's why He gave us His law of love.  Not only is He love, as scripture says, He shows us how to relate to Him.

Here's the exciting thing!  Since Jesus told His disciples (followers) that is they have seen and known Him, they see and know the Father, and this means all you need to do is as the Spirit to guide your study of the Gospels and Jesus' interacting and relationships with those that followed Him.  You'll see that He had different relationships with different disciples, from just being an approachable teacher and leader to sharing Himself with those that chose to pursue that kind of relationship with Him.  So, it's your choice as to what kind of relationship you will have with God and all that He is, and he so very much looks forward to respecting your decision and fellowshipping with you in ways you have never before experienced!

I've been told that it's important to accept Jesus Christ both as my Savior and my Lord.  I know what it means to accept Him as my Savior, that He died for my sins so I can be with Him forever.  What does it mean to accept Him as Lord? 

What a great question!  Accepting Jesus as Lord means that you want Him to be in your life and that you want to follow Him like the original disciples did and many of us do today.  It means accepting the life He has for us to live regardless of pain or hardship, and it means being and doing all that He has for us to be and do.

Most importantly, it means following His example while He lived among us in action and attitude. 

My church teaches obedience is following the commandments  in the Bible.  Do you agree?

We agree that Jesus came to show us how to live and how to be love to God, others and self.  What's missing is obediently following the lead of the Holy Spirit. 

How long does it take to go from being a believer to a disciple?

There's no standard answer for this one because it depends on you and the Holy Spirit's plans for your growth in grace and knowledge.  It takes some very little time such as weeks or months, and it takes others literally years.