Focus Word: Discipleship

In the fourth chapter of the gospel of Matthew as the Lord Jesus Christ was walking by the sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Peter and Andrew. Peter and Andrew were already saved prior to this event as related to us in the gospel of John 1:40-42. Now Jesus invites these two saved men to enroll in His discipleship program. He lets them know the goal or objective of discipleship to be that of fishing for men.

The word disciple means a learner, a pupil, a scholar, or one who comes to the taught. In Matthew 4:19 we can come up with a good definition of a disciple. "And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19)." Therefore, the definition of a disciple is one who makes a conscious decision to follow Christ in pursuit of becoming a fisher of men. A disciple comes to learn the art of winning people to Christ.

As believers, we must learn to "rightly divide the Word of Truth" as the Bible teaches in 2 Timothy 2:15 or live in confusion. I want to personally invite you to be a part of Sunday School or Wednesday Night Discipleship programs. Don’t let these opportunities past you by because you have been called to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.