•  Abide in Christ – The Foundation of Discipleship

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.  2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.  3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.  5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.  (John 15:1-5)

• Bearing Godly Fruit — The Evidence of True Discipleship

If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.  7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.  8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.  (John 15:6–8 NIV)

A Simple Discipleship Summary from Jesus:

Come → Follow → Learn → Obey → Bear Fruit → Make Disciple

• Go and Make Disciples — The Mission of Fruitful Disciples

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  (Matthew 28:18-20, NIV)