The Effect of Discipleship on the Life of a Christian Today

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The Effect of Discipleship on the Life of a Christian Today

There are five ways in which discipleship might affect the lives of

Christians today: Vocation, Service, Faith, Prayer and Worship. I

intend on answering this question by examining these five examples.

Vocation is the main way. This means a sense of being called to

perform a task for God. Many Christians have a vocation to help those

who are ill in a practical way. Christian medical workers may feel

called to dedicate their lives to heal and ease the suffering of

others, in their own country or in other countries around the world.

In this way these Christians may feel that they are spreading the good

news of Jesus and of his concern for those in need. Vocation is the

most important way in which discipleship can affect Christian life.

Another way in which discipleship affects Christian life is Service.

An example of service is Mother Teresa and the missionaries of

Charity. Mother Teresa is a Christian whose work is known throughout

the world. She has found many centres throughout the world to help

lesson peoples suffering. Another example of service is volunteer work

to help the poor and unfortunate. Jesus taught us “if one of you wants

to be great, he must be the servant of the rest. For even the son of

man didn’t come to be served. This shows us that the life of a

Christian today must involve service.

Prayer is another way in which discipleship affects Christian life.

For Christians, prayer is communicating with God. In order to find

time to pray many Christians go on retreats and pilgrimages to pray

for the sick. Asking God for help is an important part of prayer. But

Christian prayer is more than asking for things. It should involve

praising, thanking and confessing to God. Many Christians neglect

their prayer life though. Jesus taught his disciples that they needed

to pray in order to have a strong connection with God and we see Jesus

prayed before performing many of his miracles for example in

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