Discipleship training





2 Timothy 2:1-7 You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 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. (1-2)





♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #456 Have you Failed in Your Plan (#509 in previous version)





 The church prospers when it properly trains its disciples. On the other hand, the church will slowly lose strength if it trains its disciples incorrectly. Disciples must properly discern within the church between the Gospel and things that are not the Gospel.






1. Things that are not the Gospel
 God gets distressed when there are many things in the church that are not the Gospel. There are many cases where the church still contains the ideology of Old Testament times. The best example of Old Testament ideology is the law. The church is so full of things that are not the Gospel, like legalism, humanism and unhealthy mysticism that the church is getting attacked by the resourceful attacks of Satan. However, the church doesn’t know why they face hardships. Nothing is more important than the Gospel.






2. Church life
 Most Christians live their church lives according to a personality or nature that is not centered on the Gospel. Even enjoying the Gospel a little bit or thinking Gospel-centered thoughts will be of great benefit to us. No matter how many Bible studies you may attend, you won’t change if you don’t have a fundamental understanding or enjoyment of the Gospel. Christ suffered on the cross, completely died and rose again after 3 days. He completely solved our problems that came from being separated from God, the problems of sin, curses and Satan. The salvation we have received is perfect. When we truly believe this, we will enjoy our Christian lives and enjoy true freedom and peace.






3. Church
 We must correctly understand what kind of place the church is. The church is a place where people who confess that Jesus is the Christ gather. It is a place where children of God, who have had all of their problems solved by Christ, gather. They become the light and salt of the world and devote themselves to the work of saving others. The church is where the fact that Jesus is the Christ is proclaimed, people enjoy the mystery of the kingdom of God, and people experience the work of the Holy Spirit. The core of discipleship training is sharing the mystery of this blessing and helping people to enjoy it.





● Forum Topic - Are you a disciple of Christ? Are disciples being raised up through you? Disciples are in the hand of God. Pray today that God will send you disciples.





New Believers Retreat Lecture 2 / 2009.9.15