X.
IMMEDIATE FOLLOW-UP
A. PURPOSE:
1. To Give Direction to the New Believer.
2. Fulfilling
Matthew 28: 19, 20, II Timothy 2:2, II Peter 3:18
B. PLAN:
1. Encourage the new believer to
follow the Lord in Believer's Baptism and Church Membership.
If
the person lives in a different area than you - encourage them to get
involved in a good Bible believing Church. If you know of a good Church get
in touch with that Church and see if someone can follow-up with the new
believer.
Identification
with Christ and His' Church was always the model the book of Acts presents for
us.
Acts
2:41-47 -
a. Salvation
b. Believer’s Baptism
c. Church Membership
All
for the purpose of:
1). Bible Study
2). Fellowship with Other Christians
3). Celebrating the Lord’s Supper
4). Prayer
5). Miracles, Power, and Blessings
6). Support of One Another
7). Worship and Praising
8). Evangelism
2. Enrollment in small groups:
a. Bible Study Groups
b. Connection Groups
c. Sunday School Classes
d. Children's Groups
e. Youth Groups
f. College & Career Classes
g. Men Groups
h. Ladies Group
i. Divorce Care Groups
j. Twelve-steps Programs
C. Teaching
the New Believer to grow in Christ
.
As
a member of God’s family, the Lord wants you to know the joy of your salvation
and the peace of His presence. There is no magic formula, but just as a newborn
baby grows physically, so you will grow spiritually by taking the
following steps.
1. Find a good Church where
you can worship, fellowship, and serve with other Christians as you grow in you
spiritual life.
John
4:24 - "God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in
spirit and in truth."
Psalms
122:1 - "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of
the LORD."
Acts
2:41, 42 - "Then they that gladly received His word were baptized; and
the same day there were added unto them about three thousands souls. And they
continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers."
Hebrews
10:25 - "Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one
another; and so much the more, as you see the day approaching."
2. Talk to
God in prayer every day .
Philippians
4:6, 7 - "Be careful for
nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
Ephesians
3:20,21 - "Now
unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us, Unto Him be glory in the church by
Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."
3. Read and Study Your
Bible Every day to
get to know Christ better.
I
Peter 2:2 - "As newborn babes desire the sincere milk of the word that
ye may grow thereby."
Acts
17:11 - "These were more noble
. . . in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched
the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
II
Timothy 2:15 - "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
Hebrews
4:12 - "For the Word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul spirit, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
4.
Tell others about Christ by sharing the Gospel and encouraging them to trust
in Christ alone for eternal life.
a. Be a Witness by Telling Others about Christ.
Matthew
4:19 - "And He saith unto them,
Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Romans
1:16 - "For I am not ashamed of
the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one
that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."
Mark
16:15 - "And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature."
II
Timothy 2:2 - "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many
witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach
others also."
b. Be a
Witness by Your Life - (Living your talk).
II
Corinthians 2:2 - "ye are our epistle written in our hearts, KNOW and
READ of all men . . ."
II
Corinthians 6:3 - "Giving NO OFFENSE in any thing, that the MINISTRY be
not blamed; but in all things approving ourselves as the MINISTER OF GOD."
