*DAILY DEW 31/MAY/2022* *DISCIPLESHIP, GATHERINGS & GROWTH* _Key Bible Text:_ *“Some people have gotten out of the habit of meeting for worship, but we must not do that. We should keep on encouraging each other, especially since you know that the day of the Lord's coming is getting closer."* (Hebrews 10:25 (CEV)) _Bible Insight:_ 'We don't need long sermons. Just 10 minutes can be very edifying' Me: Ah, satan we've seen you. Stop disguising. 10 minutes is edifying. 2 hours is more edifying. It's only in the body of Christ soldiers are told to train on their own. Soldiers train together as an army! Get into the gathering of the saints. That's where the training is! Amen After 3 years of ministry, Paul said to the Pastors at Ephesus, 'I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God' (Acts 20:27). They had been taught all they needed to know as touching the Christian faith. It was because they met daily (Acts 20:31). You can spend 20 years in church today and not even learn the essential and core doctrines in the faith because we have to keep relaying foundations. You come to church once a week and the world washes off the influence before the next week. Either by stronger cell units, family structures, or community level gatherings, we (must) gather more as we see the day approaching...! A major part of discipleship is PHYSICAL OVERSIGHT. We don't just preach and teach mindlessly. There are people who get distracted, some sleep off, some start chatting. I'm always on the look out for people while teaching. This oversight also plays out during prayer. There are those who just stand and look around while others show no zeal at all. Such people are helped in the gatherings. This is one of the disadvantages of online streaming. Many tune in without actively following and we can't even know. Imagine if Jesus had streamed the last prayer meeting in the garden, He wouldn't have known that they were sleeping through the session. Take away physical oversight, discipleship is weakened and on its way out. _MEDITATION:_ *“Research has shown that it takes at least 66 days (two months and six days) to build a habit that automatically shows up in our daily living. For most believers, their bible study and prayer habits are epileptic because they've never gone just one month without breaks. In the early church, this was easily achieved because they gathered daily. Long term exposure to sound doctrine and training is the only pathway to maturity!"* *#Adebowale_Ibukun_Tosin* *#Tuesday_wisdomforliving* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#Year_of_Big_Favours* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Grace_For_Accomplishments* *#Guest_Message* *#Hello_June* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg *WhatsApp Group:* http://bit.ly/The_David_Generation Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you.