Jon's post
Just came back from an Agape (Campus Crusade for Christ London) training session at the All Soul's Clubhouse... One session was on discipleship, and the other on street evangelism...The passion of the staff workers for Christ and for spreading His love and Word really encouraged and challenged me...
some useful statements i heard:
when thinking about whether to steer a conversation with a friend, to talk about gazing at Jesus instead....
- "don't ask whether that person will be happy now if i ask this question. think about whether that person will be happy in 1000 years time. "
"sharing the gospel improves with practice"
"prayer before discipling/evangelising shows that you recognize that it is God leading the event, not yourself"
in discipling somebody
- "memorizing verses together, praying together, reading Bible together helps the disciple"
"pray for opportunities to serve Him, God loves to answer prayer for opportunities"
they mentioned more, but i don't really know how to phrase it out in singular sentences, so...
thing is, i realized the importance of accountability once again.... no one was holding me to task for not discipling, evangelising, doing regular and proper quiet times, reading the Bible and good Christian books regularly, etc.... except the occasional sermon which would give a short dose of guilt... going for corporate (ie, in a group) street evangelism sessions and training sessions and finding accountability partners are important for my good spiritual growth... sticking with committed Christians extremely useful as well...
anything to keep my soul continuously gazing toward God...
some useful statements i heard:
when thinking about whether to steer a conversation with a friend, to talk about gazing at Jesus instead....
- "don't ask whether that person will be happy now if i ask this question. think about whether that person will be happy in 1000 years time. "
"sharing the gospel improves with practice"
"prayer before discipling/evangelising shows that you recognize that it is God leading the event, not yourself"
in discipling somebody
- "memorizing verses together, praying together, reading Bible together helps the disciple"
"pray for opportunities to serve Him, God loves to answer prayer for opportunities"
they mentioned more, but i don't really know how to phrase it out in singular sentences, so...
thing is, i realized the importance of accountability once again.... no one was holding me to task for not discipling, evangelising, doing regular and proper quiet times, reading the Bible and good Christian books regularly, etc.... except the occasional sermon which would give a short dose of guilt... going for corporate (ie, in a group) street evangelism sessions and training sessions and finding accountability partners are important for my good spiritual growth... sticking with committed Christians extremely useful as well...
anything to keep my soul continuously gazing toward God...
