Discipleship Training Course

DTC- DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING COURSE
James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so
that you may be healed.
This is quite a hard part, as this is where you are peaking out of
darkness into the light. It is hard to open up your life to someone else
especially if it is filled with a bad past. However don‟t be caught in the
trap of pride, shame and condemnation. For it is in the light that all
darkness flees.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, A royal priesthood, a holy
nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim
the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvellous light
Ephesians 5:8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in
the Lord; walk as children of Light
A vital part after confession is accepting the forgiveness of the Father.
Far too often many fall away by holding their own past against
themselves, feeling it is far too great for the Lord to forgive. If you fall
into this trap it is a slippery slope that pulls you back into the life of sin. It
is the result of your doubt in His amazing grace and forgiveness of your
sins.
Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has He
removed our transgressions from us.
The next step is to pursue a Godly lifestyle. This is where you make
conscious and deliberate decisions to change life habits and
thought patterns in your life that are not pleasing to God,
everything from a lying tongue, anger outbursts, a manipulative
attitude, selfish desires or lustful thoughts and actions. And the list
goes on.
Well this is the part of the process that becomes tricky, and this is
where the enemy loves to trip up new believers. However there is
Gods Holy Spirit that will convict, lead and encourage you to take
the right steps in every decision and change that needs to take
place.
True repentance is made SECURE when we enter a
process of Restoration.
Now this process of restoration is where the body of Christ “the
church” comes in. To help maintain and guide your Godly lifestyle
you need to be connected into Godly relationships and a Godly
family. However there needs to be a deeper sense of
accountability that cannot be attained alone. You need Godly
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