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The Paul Tripp Podcast

401. The Difference Between A Convert And A Disciple | Connecting Clip Of The Week

The Paul Tripp Podcast

Paul Tripp Ministries, Inc.

Religion & Spirituality

5723 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Connecting Clip Of The Week, we’ll hear a portion of Paul's conversation with Francois the Church Planter on the latest episode of the Connecting Podcast. In this clip, Francois shares the difference between a convert and a disciple and why the discipleship process is something that is vitally important for a new believer.

To hear more from Francois, don’t miss his entire episode on The Paul Tripp Podcast episode 397. You can also watch the video on YouTube or Facebook.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

0:10.7

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. In this week's connecting clip of the

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week, we'll hear a portion of Paul's conversation with Francois the church planter on the latest

0:21.3

episode of the Connecting podcast. In this clip, Francois shares the difference between a convert

0:26.3

and a disciple, and why the discipleship process is something that is vitally important for a new

0:31.9

believer. To hear more from Francois, don't miss his entire episode on the Paul Tripp podcast,

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episode 397.

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You can also watch the video on YouTube or Facebook. Here's Paul with Francois on this week's

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connecting clip of the week. So talk a little bit more about what the process of discipleship looks like in Mozambique.

0:56.7

The process is, you know, it's interesting that Paul, when he, in scripture, Paul never uses the word convert ever.

1:07.7

He speaks about, immediately speaks about a disciple.

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And it's just amazing and very sad in the church.

1:20.5

I was so lucky in my own life. When I found Christ, I had an elderly gentleman in the church.

1:26.5

He became a mentor immediately. He didn't wait. He just grabbed me by the shoulder.

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And he said, hey, young man,

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would you allow me to be your mentor and coach and make you a disciple of Jesus? And I said,

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that would be fantastic. It was my, it was the most fantastic experience of my entire life. And I'm here because someone cared and made me a disciple. And so our churches, when people receive Christ, one of the saddest moments I experience over and over and over again,

1:51.0

when these wonderful disciples comes to Christ and then they just left behind.

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Nobody really cares, follow up, put them through a process, walk with them because as you

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said, it is a process.

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And we just spend even just three months to six months with someone.

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And we've seen it's like a baby, you know, when a new baby is born and imagine the

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