F – Followup

Shortly after I became a Christian, I was kicked out of my dorm room because I had become ‘too religious.’ The only room available was with the dorm atheist. He set himself the task of talking me out of my faith.

But I had three things going for me:

• A weekly prayer group where I could worship and pray with like-minded Christians.
• A more mature believer who would read the Bible with me at breakfast (when he woke up on time).
• A Bible study series I could do each morning on my own.

F stands for “Follow-up,” and it is the way you spend time with new believers immediately after they come to faith.

I have seen many good follow-up studies. First Steps with God is available in 27 languages and includes:

• Assurance of Salvation
• Experiencing God’s Love and Forgiveness
• Sharing About Jesus with Others
• Growing Spiritually
• Who is the Holy Spirit?
• Living in God’s Power

Select something that you are comfortable using and that you can teach others to use.  I suggest  doing the complete series on your own before using it with anyone else.  That way, you will not be surprised with new or controversial topics when you teach.

It is also possible that your church has a class or group for new believers. That is a great way for new Christians to meet others who are at the same stage of spiritual development.

Let’s pray:

“Lord Jesus, thank you for the people whom I am going to see come to faith.  I pray that you will give me wisdom on how to continue relating to the new Christians and showing us the material we should use to guide our discussions.  Thank you for my church and the ability to work with other believers.  Amen.”

Most process outlines end with F, but I like to go on the GHI.

See you next week.