Romans 10:9-14 “For if you confess with your mouth that Yeshua is Lord and believe in your heart that G-d raised Him from the dead, you will be atoned . For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with G-d, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are atoned . ” As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who believes in Him will not be disappointed . Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect . They all have the same Lord, who generously gives His riches to all who ask for them . For "Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be atoned . But how can they call on Him to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them?”

As is true of all topics in the Bible, you must not pick and choose verses out of context but obey the WHOLE Word . If people are not “fed” after they are atoned they will be hungry and go looking elsewhere for “food” . Thus they will leave the faith hungering for spiritual “food”, even if it is “junk food” .   This discipleship course is designed to be “brain and spiritual food” .  

How important is this making disciples business to Yeshua (Jesus)? Here is what Yeshua said to His own disciple Peter:

John 21:15-17 “…do you love Me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "You know I love you . " "Then feed My lambs," Yeshua told him .  Yeshua repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love Me?" "Yes, Lord," Peter said, "You know I love You . " "Then take care of My sheep," Yeshua said . Once more He asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love Me?" Peter was grieved that Yeshua asked the question a third time . He said, "Lord, You know everything . You know I love You . " Yeshua said, "Then feed My sheep . ”

What does this mean to you?

Take care of both the new “baby believers” lambs, and the older sheep. Shepard them. Yeshua did not try to disciple the whole world, He choose 12 men and taught them for over 3 years by example and by the Word what it means to have a personal relationship with G-d. Then He told them to go make more disciples who could duplicate themselves and make more disciples, and so on, and so on.

If we, YOU and I, do not help FIND AND TRAIN new believers in the ways of G-d, then we are being disobedient to G-d. But when we do find and train new believers, we can be assured of hearing this from G-d Himself:

Matthew 25:21 “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.”

However, let’s be real here. If you yourself are still a new believer, or are not well versed in the Word and the ways of G-d, then you are not yet equipped to “pass the baton” of knowledge. That is why I have put together this discipleship book to help you learn G-d’s ways and teach them to others. You may also want to use my sharing book I Have a Friend Who’s Jewish …Do You?, to give to non-believers so that they too will get atoned. But your best method of bringing others to the Lord is to tell your personal testimony and live a life that makes others jealous for what you have in this G-d of yours. People always want what they don’t have if it is attractive to them.

Before we actually get started, let me address some realities first. All your life you have been trained to walk by sight (what you see) and not by faith. But now, you are beginning an exciting new adventure of walking by faith.

Hebrews 11:1 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. 

So what should you do?  Learn from this course how to build a strong personal relationship with G-d . This relationship will be built over time, and through experiences .   Will it always be easy?  No .   Sometimes you'll need to take what seems to be the hard road . Stepping out in faith to do the will of G-d sometimes "is" scary, but it's the only way to truly achieve a strong trusting relationship .   After He's protected you for the millionth time and blessed you as only He can do, you will understand that it is a bit ridiculous to even worry, right? I mean c’mon, you’ve got the Creator of EVERYTHING loving YOU . He takes good care of His children, very good care!

Can I say that I have personally seen blessings?  Absolutely!  Do I always see them right away? Nope. Do I get everything I want? No. But do I have a promise from G-d, written in His Holy Word to keep me, to guide me and to love me?  YOU BET! The Lord knows my heart, and He knows I wish to please Him. What wonderful personal stories you will soon be able to tell... and the miracles you will witness in your life will be AWESOME and PROOFS in themselves.  Can you feel it?  Are you excited yet?

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