The second day of the retreat was characterized by great teachings and study. The first bible study was on “Stewardship”. It emphasized that every Christian is a steward and must handle God’s resources with utmost care. In all, God requires us to be faithful and being faithful is to do His wish at all times.

A session of prayer led us to a seminar by Evang. Victor Ejimadu – Book Review: Catch The Fish and Keep it Alive by Pastor Nonyem Numbere. The review emphasized the following;

1. The primary purpose for the coming of Jesus to earth was the salvation of man, hence this should be our priority.
2. The call of believers to evangelise in this book, was likened to fishing. That is to say, the call of every believer is to fish for men and harvest souls.
3. Every believer is a labourer
4. The scope of the gospel is the whole world
5. Taking into cognisance Matthew 28:19 & 20, the book mentioned that the Word “Go” in this context is a command which must be obeyed.
6. Our task as believers does not stop at winning the souls but discipling them.
7. Types of evangelism range from personal evangelism to mass media evangelism, Group evangelism and a lot others
8. Hindrances to evangelism could stem from fear of being ridiculed by people, lack of self-confidence, prayerlessness, ignorance of the Word of God, lack of commitment, selfishness, laziness etc
9. Examples of soul winners include Jesus, Andrew, Apostle Numbere etc

Finally, Keeping the Fish Alive, entails proper nurturing and care which was termed Follow-Up in the book. This could be done by ensuring the person is truly saved, counselling, encouraging the person to attend church activities etc.

The closing talk for the day was taken by the International Director, with the topic “The Making of a Real Disciple” (John 8:30-36). The message revealed that to be a disciple indeed one must continue in the Word, which is what distinguishes a true disciple. To continue in God’s Word is to abide in the Word and not depart from it. It also means to remain faithful to God’s Word no matter the situation. Obedience to the Word means live by the Word by continuing in His testimonies and patterning one’s life after Him. Other critical points mentioned in this talk include;

1. Genuine salvation comes through the Word.
2. One can only find rest when they continue in the Word.
3. One of the greatest bondage is the bondage of ignorance but continuing in the Word grants you knowledge and deliverance from ignorance
4. When a person is in Christ, all things become new and as a result there must be a difference when the old life is compared to the new. Nevertheless, if a person is not taught properly by the Word, the old nature will persist.
5. For the image of Christ to be formed in any believer, he/she must do something about it.
6. The reason for the making of a true disciple is that every man will be presented perfect in Christ Jesus - Colossians 1:28.

Also, he was keen to mention the key element that will make one a disciple indeed and that is the Word. This is possible when one is engrafted in the Word. The process of engrafting shows a fitting process and allowing the Word to bring about the best fruits in us. By engrafting, our old nature is put away and what is revealed are the fruits of the Word– James 1:21. Having being engrafted, one must put away sin, else the Word will not survive in such a life, as sin is a killer of the Word.

The talk also analyzed the two parts of the Word – the letter and the spirit (2 Corinthians 3:6). To have access to the Word, you need the Spirit everyday - 1 Corinthians 2:9-14.