The Effectiveness of Discipleship on the Life of A Christian

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The Effectiveness of Discipleship on the Life of A Christian

Jesus’ words taught the disciples what it means not to be powerful but

to be servants.

“Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the

servant of all”

Jesus always had a way of teaching his disciples how to be better

people.

“Christians care for the weak in society for religious reasons. They

recognise others as members of God’s family, brothers and sisters of

Christ. Worship of God, and care for their neighbours are part of the

way they understand the meaning of their lives. Christians today work

for each other and for the people that they see as the weak in society

such as the elderly, alcoholics, drug addicts and one-parent families.

There are plenty of schemes run by voluntary Christian organisations

for the poor and weak in society e.g. Cardinal Hume Centre for the

homeless.

The Salvation Army is well known for its concern of outcasts in

society. They practise many different activities including children’s

day centres and nurseries and family welfare work and homes for the

elderly.

There are international Christian organisations that include the Tear

fund and Christian Aid, these groups care for the needs of developing

nations. They help third world countries to live life as best as they

can by providing clean water, health care and education.

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with

all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mark’s Gospel - 12:

30-31).

This is an extract from Mark’s gospel in the passage of ‘The Great

Commandment’; it is what Jesus said to be the greatest commandment of

all. Jesus explains this to mean that God is the only Lord we have so

therefore we need to love trust him and depend on him in everything we

do. The second greatest commandment of them all is to “Love your

neighbour as yourself” (Mark’s Gospel - 12: 31). When Jesus was

talking of these two great commandments he wanted us to realise that

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