"The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you."
Philippians 4:9 (NKJV)
Once when I was in the Frankfurt airport, traveling to the USA, a woman behind me in the passport line asked about what we needed to do there, and where the security lines were. As I talked to her, I found out that this was her first time flying back to the USA from Germany, and she was not sure what to do. So, I explained some things, and then I encouraged her to just follow me through the airport to the gate where the flight that we were both going to take was. Since I already knew the way, it was easy for me to help her, and she was very thankful.
To give someone directions, you could write something down, point out the direction they need to go, or explain what they should do and lead them to where they needed to go. Any of these methods can be successful, but the most successful way would be to not only tell them or show them where they need to go, but to actually lead them there. This is exactly how we need to do things as we follow Jesus and help others along the way. We not only need to tell them how to follow Jesus, and "point" the way, but we should also then lead and guide them along the way.
The Apostle Paul wrote several letters that are a part of the New Testament, and we can see from the Book of Acts that Paul was an effective speaker. Paul wrote and taught about what Jesus did for us and how we can have a living relationship with God. But Paul was also a leader and an example to others. He told the Philippians to do what they had learned, received, heard, and saw from him. We need to be like Paul, and rather than just telling others what to do, or pointing them in the right direction, we need to be a living example of someone who follows Jesus, and help lead others in the way they should go.
Philippians 4:9 (NKJV)
Once when I was in the Frankfurt airport, traveling to the USA, a woman behind me in the passport line asked about what we needed to do there, and where the security lines were. As I talked to her, I found out that this was her first time flying back to the USA from Germany, and she was not sure what to do. So, I explained some things, and then I encouraged her to just follow me through the airport to the gate where the flight that we were both going to take was. Since I already knew the way, it was easy for me to help her, and she was very thankful.
To give someone directions, you could write something down, point out the direction they need to go, or explain what they should do and lead them to where they needed to go. Any of these methods can be successful, but the most successful way would be to not only tell them or show them where they need to go, but to actually lead them there. This is exactly how we need to do things as we follow Jesus and help others along the way. We not only need to tell them how to follow Jesus, and "point" the way, but we should also then lead and guide them along the way.
The Apostle Paul wrote several letters that are a part of the New Testament, and we can see from the Book of Acts that Paul was an effective speaker. Paul wrote and taught about what Jesus did for us and how we can have a living relationship with God. But Paul was also a leader and an example to others. He told the Philippians to do what they had learned, received, heard, and saw from him. We need to be like Paul, and rather than just telling others what to do, or pointing them in the right direction, we need to be a living example of someone who follows Jesus, and help lead others in the way they should go.
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