I am teaching on "Discipleship" in class today, part three of a trilogy we've been doing over the last few weeks. The first week we spoke on how we are to be salt and light, and this happens when we live as disciples of Jesus in our world. The second week we discussed evangelism in the realm of discipleship, how if we are true disciples, evangelism will come to us simply. This week we tackle the two great questions, "What, exactly, is a disciple?" and "How do I become a disciple of Christ?"

One of the texts I will be using is a tidbit from E. Stanley Jones' Conversation:

"The best Man that ever lived on our planet illustrated this receptivity and response rhythm. No one was so utterly dependent on God and no one was more personally disciplined in his habits.

He did three things by habit: (1) "He stood up to read as was his custom"--he read the Word of God by habit. (2) "He went out into the mountain to pray as was his custom"--he prayed by habit. (3) "He taught them again as was his custum"--he passed on to others by habit what he had and what he had found.

These simple habits were the foundation habits of his life. They are as up-to-date as tomorrow morning. No converted person can live without those habits at work vitally in his life."

I believe Jones is onto something. Being a disciple is simple though difficult. As disciples, we are called by God to study how Jesus lived and ask the great question, "Who would Jesus be if He were me in my daily circumstances?" As disciples, we are called to a life of prayer; "constant" prayer, as the Apostle Paul (I believe) put it. As disciples, we are called to "make disciples." We are called to share the beauty of the kingdom with those around us however we can.