Establishing In The Faith

I did a little work for a farmer during my teenage years putting up hay in the loft of a barn. After the hay was cut down and harvested, the work wasn't done yet. It still needed to be baled, loaded on a wagon, and stacked in the barn. If you've ever "done hay," you'll never forget the hot, dusty and sneezy job of stacking hay in the barn on a hot, humid summer day.

The work of harvesting doesn't stop when you "reap" and lead your friend to faith in Christ. There is still "baling, loading, and stacking" to be done. You still need to work at growing and establishing them in their walk with Jesus. You still need to help them "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." You need to help them learn to "walk as Jesus."

Read John 4:39-42.

Read John 2:1-12.

This was Jesus' first miracle, and it most likely helped strengthen His disciple's belief in His identity as the Messiah. I'm guessing that during the two days He spent with the new Samaritan believers in John 4:39-42, Jesus was helping them deepen their faith in Him too.

Read Ephesians 1 & 2.

Write down some things about the identity of Jesus and your identity in Jesus. These are things you can share with new believers to help them "grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."

Ephesians 1:3.

Ephesians 1:4.

Ephesians 1:5.

Ephesians 1:7.

Ephesians 1:11.

Ephesians 1:13-14.

Ephesians 1:22-23.

Ephesians 2:4-5.

Ephesians 2:6-7.

Ephesians 2:10.

Ephesians 2:12-13.

Ephesians 2:18.

Ephesians 2:19.

Ephesians 2:22.