Disciple And Discipler

The verse of the day today reminded me once again that every Christian is to be a disciple and is to also be a discipler. We are responsible for the growth of the New Christians around us, and we are to be encouraging for all Christians in not being a stumbling block to them by the things that we selfishly want to do for ourselves, it may not cause us to sin, but what about our brother?
Verse of the day - Acts 1: 6-8 (The Disciples asked), Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, [1] after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem(neighborhood or city), and in all Judaea (province), and in Samaria (your country), and unto the uttermost part of the earth (to the world).

I had never really experienced the world as such before May of 2010 as Diane and I went to Rwanda Africa with e3 Partners Ministries. It was an amazing trip, I started to tell about it earlier but now I would like to finish telling it.

Since going and experiencing how God is working in another country and learned more about discipleship, God has given me a new burden for Canada,and the church. As well as a new burden for new believers. Every new believer needs a mentor, someone to model the Christian life for them. Someone to walk beside them, as an encourager and someone that can be forgiving and understand that as a new christian they are going to make mistakes. As new babies fall, hurt themselves, get up and do it over and over again until finally the they can walk. Why do we expect new baby Christians to be any different. They to need guidance and someone to lean on as they learn to walk the Christian life.

We as the Church need to provide that kind of service, for those that we see come to the Lord so that they feel that they are a part of the family of God.