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4. I will strive to be engaged in discipling
at least one other person in our congregation at all times.
Corresponding Blessing:
With great joy I am discovering that love is expressed by investing time
and energy in others lives through obeying, learning, and teaching the
commandments of Jesus, our perfect model.
5. I will support the idea that every small
group in the congregation must be organized for the end purpose of teaching
obedience of Jesus' commandments; that Bible study without the effective,
productive teaching of obedience is unbiblical.
Corresponding Blessing:
Every small group in our congregation recognizes the main purpose in Bible
study is to prepare and equip each Christian for the work of making
disciples by teaching obedience of all Jesus commands us. We will never
have perfect knowledge, so rather than wait until we gain a certain level
of knowledge, we do this discipling work now! At least half of all small
group meeting time is spent discussing the discipling activity that took
place in our lives last week and that which we are planning for the coming
week in joyful obedience to all that Jesus commands us to do.
6. I will work to guide the spiritual
energies of our congregation to be focused on organized efforts to disciple
individuals, families, congregation and neighborhood.
7. I will encourage an emphasis on the need
for righteousness in the life of every believer. I will teach the need for
an inventory of blatant and subtle sin in our lives so we can do the work
of discipling from a state of righteousness with no un-confessed sin in our
lives.
Corresponding Blessing:
Because I have taken the subtle sin inventory, I find confession and
repentance produces an empowering state of cleansing and forgiveness in my
life. God is blessing me with increased effectiveness and productivity in
my knowledge of Jesus Christ.
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