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D. The follow-up agenda: starting your Christian life off strong

1. You ought to be baptized, Rom. 6.1-4.

2. Understand the “first things” of the doctrine of salvation and the Kingdom, Heb. 5.12-6.4; 1 Cor. 15.1-4.

3. Learn the disciplines of the spiritual life, 1 Tim. 4.9-10.

4. Get deeply involved with the believers, Eph. 4.9-15.

a. Membership in a local church

b. Committing to a small/cell group

c. Forming intimate personal relationships

d. Faithful participation in body life

5. Celebrate the Eucharist (Communion) and the discipline of worship in the body of Christ, 1 Cor. 11.

6. Share your personal testimony in Christ with the lost, Acts 1.8.

7. Submit to godly spiritual authority: Connect with pastoral care, Heb. 13.17.

E. Final thoughts on follow-up as incorporation