A Faithful Steward

       Last week, I introduced my Discipleship series by answering the question, "What is discipleship?" This week I will be looking at an overview of Jesus's discipleship. This will definitely not be exhaustive, so I would encourage you all to take the time to study it for yourselves!        There are several things that first come to mind when I think of Jesus' discipling. First, He taught by word and by action; second, He taught at all times of the day and in many different situations; and third, He mainly focused on teaching a small group, "the twelve".        The account of Jesus washing His disciple's feet is a perfect example of teaching by word and by action. As strange as it may seem in a culture such as ours, feet-washing was something that a good host would do for his guests. It was a dirty, demeaning job, and the host would assign a Gentile servant to perform the task. It was a sign of unfriendliness if a host did...

       Discipleship is something that has been stressed a lot in my life during the past year or so. During my senior year in Bible School, I was an RA, and I was leading a one-on-one Bible Study on I John for counseling class. The responsibility of those two things, coupled with the enthusiasm my counseling teacher had for discipleship, instilled in me a passion for discipling others, and a desire to become a more fervent disciple of Christ.        Close to a year ago, I began a short study on my own to learn more about discipleship. I wanted to find the answer to the questions, "What is discipleship?"; "How did Jesus disciple others while He was on Earth?"; "What is required to disciple others?"; "How can we learn discipleship?"; and, "What methods can be used in discipling others?"        I plan to do a short blog series on discipleship, hopefully giving answers to these questions and giving my readers a desire to learn mo...