The 8 Steps of Discipleship
The Steps of Discipleship
The word “disciple” in all it’s forms, occurs 273 times in 256 verses in the Bible. It occurs first and only once in the Old Testament at Isaiah 8:16 and the last occurrence is in Acts 19:9. Most of the verses record actions or interaction between Christ and His disciples. A few of those verses actually define discipleship for us. Let’s look at them and apply them.
John 3:16
#1 Become a Believer by trusting Jesus Christ as Savior.
John 8:31
#2 A disciple is in the Word of God every day.
Luke 11:1
#3 A disciple is in prayer to God every day.
John 13:33-35
#4 A disciple and discipler meet together every week.
Ephesians 4:11-12
#5 A disciple is faithful in a biblical, local church
Luke 14:33
#6 A disciple is obedient to the Word of God and becomes a disciple maker.
John 15:8
#7 A discipler leads people to Christ and disciples them.
John 15:16
#8 A discipler multiplies disciplers who multiply disciplers.
The word “disciple” in all it’s forms, occurs 273 times in 256 verses in the Bible. It occurs first and only once in the Old Testament at Isaiah 8:16 and the last occurrence is in Acts 19:9. Most of the verses record actions or interaction between Christ and His disciples. A few of those verses actually define discipleship for us. Let’s look at them and apply them.
John 3:16
#1 Become a Believer by trusting Jesus Christ as Savior.
John 8:31
#2 A disciple is in the Word of God every day.
Luke 11:1
#3 A disciple is in prayer to God every day.
John 13:33-35
#4 A disciple and discipler meet together every week.
Ephesians 4:11-12
#5 A disciple is faithful in a biblical, local church
Luke 14:33
#6 A disciple is obedient to the Word of God and becomes a disciple maker.
John 15:8
#7 A discipler leads people to Christ and disciples them.
John 15:16
#8 A discipler multiplies disciplers who multiply disciplers.