Disciple making

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.


How are genuine disciples made? Are they made through giving them handouts? By giving them clothes or by giving them an education in a secular university? Or a job? 


One may get a follower through the above but not a disciple at heart. If you notice all those I have listed are done by most organisations and governments of this world, but still there are lots of disloyalty through the ranks. Case in point,  the government does a lot of things humanitarian as possible but nevertheless that has not stopped some people from overthrowing them through military coups, vote them out of power or even destroy property through strikes. We have also had instances where people change loyalties from one political group to another when the political they have been following is no longer in power. After switching sides, they talk ill about the previous government as if they weren't part of it.


How did Jesus make and still making disciples today? Through preaching, teaching, and healing. Jesus did a number of things, but the main thing He did was to teach, preach, and heal. Over the years, Jesus has loyal disciples who have even never seen Him face to face but love Him dearly and perform His commands even when no one is watching. Even when they face persecution,  they never give up on their faith. 


Embrace God's, which is the best way, which, though foolish in the eyes of men , is wisdom.


Further scriptures 


Matthew 4:23-24 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

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