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Lesson 5: The Aim of Discipleship (Introduction) adapted from Francis Chan’s Multiply: Disciples making Disciples 
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Lesson 4: Motivations behind Discipleship adapted from Francis Chan’s Multiply: Disciples making Disciples
 Lesson Outline: 1.Motivated to lead eagerly. (1 Pet. 5:2) 2.Motivated to love exceptionally. (1 Cor. 13:1–3) 3.Motivated to live as an example. (Matt. 23:3–5) Questions for Journaling:
Q1 Take a moment to examine your heart. In all honesty, why do you want to make disciples? Do you struggle with wanting your actions to be noticed by others? Q2 Read James 3:1–12 and meditate on James’s warning. How do these powerful words affect you? How might you need to adjust your approach to making disciples? Q3 Up to this point, would you say that your desire to make disciples has been motivated by love? Why or why not? Q4 Describe your love for the people God has placed in your life. What evidence can you point to that shows that you love the people around you? Q5 In addition to praying fervently, what practical steps can you take to increase your love for people? Q6 Would you say that your life is being transformed by the truth of God’s Word? Why or why not? Q7 What changes do you need to make in order to live the truths that you will be teaching other people? Q8 The things you’ve been thinking through in this session are not easy to address— there are no “quick fixes“ here. End your time with this session by praying that God will give you the proper motivation to make disciples, increase your love for Him and the people around you, and empower you to live out the truths that He has called you to teach to others. Lesson 3: Snapshot of the Discipleship Process - Part 2 |
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Lesson Outline:
- The Extent of the Discipleship Process (Matthew 28:18–20; Philippians 1:6)
- The Enemies of the Discipleship Process (John 15:18–20)
- The Equipping for the Discipleship Process (Ephesians 4:11–16)
- The Excuses used to avoid the Discipleship Process (Luke 9:57–62)
- The Encouragement needed in the Discipleship Process (Hebrews 10:24-25)
Journaling Questions:
Q5 What excuses tend to keep you from following Jesus’s command to make disciples? What do you need to do in order to move past these excuses?
Q6 Whom has God placed in your life right now that you can begin making into a disciple of Jesus Christ?
Q7 Whom has God placed in your life for you to partner with in making disciples?
Q8 Spend some time praying that God will make you into a committed and effective disciple maker. Confess any feelings of unpreparedness and insecurity. Ask Him to empower you for the ministry He is calling you to. Ask Him to lead you to the right people to partner with and the right people to begin discipling.
Q5 What excuses tend to keep you from following Jesus’s command to make disciples? What do you need to do in order to move past these excuses?
Q6 Whom has God placed in your life right now that you can begin making into a disciple of Jesus Christ?
Q7 Whom has God placed in your life for you to partner with in making disciples?
Q8 Spend some time praying that God will make you into a committed and effective disciple maker. Confess any feelings of unpreparedness and insecurity. Ask Him to empower you for the ministry He is calling you to. Ask Him to lead you to the right people to partner with and the right people to begin discipling.
Lesson 3: Snapshot of the Discipleship Process - Part 1
adapted from Francis Chan’s Multiply: Disciples making Disciples
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Review:
1.We must proclaim with our lips that Christ is Lord (Romans 10:9)
2.We must prove with our life that Christ is our Lord (Luke 6:46; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
3.We must purpose to love God and love others (Matthew 22:37-40)
a.Loving God is not based on sight (1 Peter 1:8)
b.Loving God is shown by our obedience (John 14:15)
c.Loving God is shown in our love for others (1 John 4:20)
4.We must ponder the loss (Luke 14:25-33; Philippians 3:8)
1.We must proclaim with our lips that Christ is Lord (Romans 10:9)
2.We must prove with our life that Christ is our Lord (Luke 6:46; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
3.We must purpose to love God and love others (Matthew 22:37-40)
a.Loving God is not based on sight (1 Peter 1:8)
b.Loving God is shown by our obedience (John 14:15)
c.Loving God is shown in our love for others (1 John 4:20)
4.We must ponder the loss (Luke 14:25-33; Philippians 3:8)
Lesson Outline:
- The Extent of the Discipleship Process (Matthew 28:18–20; Philippians 1:6)
- The Enemies of the Discipleship Process (John 15:18–20)
Questions for Journaling:
Q1 Stop for a minute and read Matthew 28. Try to place yourself in the disciples’ shoes as they witnessed these things and heard these words from Jesus. How do you think you would have reacted?
Q2 Assess your church experience in light of Jesus’s command to make disciples. Would you say that your church is characterized by disciple making? Why or why not?
Q3 Have you identified yourself with Jesus through being baptized? If so, why do you think this was an important step for you to take? If not, what is holding you back from being baptized?
Q4 Would you say that you’re ready to commit yourself to studying the Scriptures and investing in the people around you? Why or why not?
Q1 Stop for a minute and read Matthew 28. Try to place yourself in the disciples’ shoes as they witnessed these things and heard these words from Jesus. How do you think you would have reacted?
Q2 Assess your church experience in light of Jesus’s command to make disciples. Would you say that your church is characterized by disciple making? Why or why not?
Q3 Have you identified yourself with Jesus through being baptized? If so, why do you think this was an important step for you to take? If not, what is holding you back from being baptized?
Q4 Would you say that you’re ready to commit yourself to studying the Scriptures and investing in the people around you? Why or why not?
Lesson 2: Loving Service to our Master
adapted from Francis Chan’s Multiply: Disciples making Disciples
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Review:
A Closer Look at Ephesians 2:
Lesson Outline:
Journaling Questions for the Week:
Q3 Evaluate your approach to following Jesus. Would you say that you view Jesus as your Lord, Master, and Owner? Why or why not?
Q4 As you look at your life, how would you say that your love for God is shown in your actions? (If you’re having trouble coming up with an answer, take some time to think through some changes you may need to make in your lifestyle.)
Q5 If you choose to obey Jesus’s call to follow, what might it cost you? (Avoid being vague. If following Jesus would cost you specific possessions, comforts, or relationships, list them below.)
Q6 What might hold you back from following Jesus at this point? Are you willing to let go of these things if necessary?
Q7 Before you end this session, spend some time in prayer. Ask God to work in your heart and prepare you for what is ahead. You don’t need to have all the answers or know specifically how God will use you. He simply calls you to follow wherever He might lead. As you pray, be honest about your doubts, hesitations, and fears. Ask Him to give you the strength to proceed and follow Him no matter what the cost. In other words, place your faith in Him.
- To be a disciple, we must be purposeful in the mission He has given us (Matthew 28:16-20).
- The discipleship process is an organic and natural element of the New Testament Church (Romans 5:14; 2 Timothy 2:1-2)
- In Christ’s initiation of discipleship, there were two central commands:
- Repent (Matthew 4:17)
- Follow Me (Matthew 4:19)
- As someone being discipled, we will begin to look like our teacher (Luke 6:40).
- The first of discipleship is to take that initial step of faith in accepting Christ as your Savior. After you have been reconciled to the Father, we are entrusted with the message of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:17-20
A Closer Look at Ephesians 2:
- A former walk (vs 1-3)
- A fore-ordained walk (vs 4-10)
- The foundation for our walk (vs 11-20)
- A fellowship integral to our walk (vs 21-22)
Lesson Outline:
- We must proclaim with our lips that Christ is Lord (Romans 10:9)
- We must prove with our life that Christ is our Lord (Luke 6:46;1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
- We must purpose to love God and love others (Matthew 22:37-40)
- Loving God is not based on sight (1 Peter 1:8)
- Loving God is shown by our obedience (John 14:15)
- Loving God is shown in our love for others (1 John 4:20)
Journaling Questions for the Week:
Q3 Evaluate your approach to following Jesus. Would you say that you view Jesus as your Lord, Master, and Owner? Why or why not?
Q4 As you look at your life, how would you say that your love for God is shown in your actions? (If you’re having trouble coming up with an answer, take some time to think through some changes you may need to make in your lifestyle.)
Q5 If you choose to obey Jesus’s call to follow, what might it cost you? (Avoid being vague. If following Jesus would cost you specific possessions, comforts, or relationships, list them below.)
Q6 What might hold you back from following Jesus at this point? Are you willing to let go of these things if necessary?
Q7 Before you end this session, spend some time in prayer. Ask God to work in your heart and prepare you for what is ahead. You don’t need to have all the answers or know specifically how God will use you. He simply calls you to follow wherever He might lead. As you pray, be honest about your doubts, hesitations, and fears. Ask Him to give you the strength to proceed and follow Him no matter what the cost. In other words, place your faith in Him.
What is a Disciple?
material written by Francis Chan
| "Multiply": Discipleship Lesson 1 - Ben Barrick |
This is a study that I am personally very excited about. These lessons on discipleship will cover topics that many of us will be familiar with, but are not always lived out. Be careful - this study will get personal. We will be asking hard questions of ourselves.
So, what is a disciple? Simply put, it is a follower of Christ. To be an active follower of Christ, we must be purposeful in the mission He has given us.
So, what is a disciple? Simply put, it is a follower of Christ. To be an active follower of Christ, we must be purposeful in the mission He has given us.
Consider the Great Commission:
Matthew 28:16-20
16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Basic Points of the Great Commission:
- Go
- Preach
- Baptize
- Teach (the primary focus of this study)
Key Points of the Lesson:
listen to the audio recording for a full description and explanation of these points
- Find a discipler - be purposeful in receiving personal instruction and accountability
- Find someone to disciple - be purposeful in engaging each other and the community.
- Christ's command was to "follow me".
- A disciple will look like his teacher (do you look like Christ?).
- Being a disciple / follower of Christ requires repentance (a turning / a change of course).
- Our sin separates us from God, but God provides a way for reconciliation.
- Being a disciple allows us to enjoy the presence of God daily.
- The first step of discipleship is an acceptance of Christ's death on the cross as the payment for the wages of our sins. It is to take that initial step of being saved from our sins.
Weekly Questions to Ponder:
Take time to consider these questions. I would challenge you to get a notebook and journal your answers as we go through this study.
Question 1:
Up to this point in your life, would you call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ? Why do you say that? Do you see evidence of your faith as described in Luke 6:40?
Up to this point in your life, would you call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ? Why do you say that? Do you see evidence of your faith as described in Luke 6:40?
Question 2:
Read Ephesians 2 carefully and take some time to consider the truths it presents. Do you trust in the death of Christ for your salvation? Do you ever struggle with believing you need to do something to save yourself?
Read Ephesians 2 carefully and take some time to consider the truths it presents. Do you trust in the death of Christ for your salvation? Do you ever struggle with believing you need to do something to save yourself?
“My soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; so I say, “My endurance has perished; so has my hope from the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:17-18
We have all had days like this. In our lack of hope, we find ourselves echoing David’s cry in many of the Psalms where he exclaims, “my enemies have surrounded me!” When we fail to properly equip ourselves to handle the daily battles of our life, we will fail in the battle and lose hope.
There are certainly days when our battles seem very personal and physically directed, but Paul warns us in Ephesians 6:10-20 that these daily battles are spiritual. They are a battle of the soul. He uses battle imagery to teach us how we are to prepare for the fiery darts of the evil one; we are to put on the whole armor of God. These physical pieces of armor represent spiritual steps of preparation that we must utilize in our life. As we internalize these pieces, we are choosing to embrace certain beliefs. We are preparing our mind to dwell upon and draw upon truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, our salvation, and the power of the Word of God.
There are certainly days when our battles seem very personal and physically directed, but Paul warns us in Ephesians 6:10-20 that these daily battles are spiritual. They are a battle of the soul. He uses battle imagery to teach us how we are to prepare for the fiery darts of the evil one; we are to put on the whole armor of God. These physical pieces of armor represent spiritual steps of preparation that we must utilize in our life. As we internalize these pieces, we are choosing to embrace certain beliefs. We are preparing our mind to dwell upon and draw upon truth, righteousness, the gospel, faith, our salvation, and the power of the Word of God.
Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:13
In the Greek, this gives us the picture of “girding up the loins of your mind.” Again, using battle imagery, we are given an active command that requires us to purpose our thoughts, hopes, and beliefs to the outworking of our faith. Looking at the previous verses in the chapter, we see great truths about God’s great mercy, our living hope that we have through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, our guarded inheritance that will never fade, the purpose of trials in our life, and the greatness of our salvation. Because of all of what God has done, through Jesus Christ, we are to “set our hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” It is through this preparation of our mind, the soberness of our thoughts, and the focus of hope in Christ, that we live out God’s truth in our lives.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy." Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God;
1 Peter 1:14-16; 22-23
Ephesians 4:17-20 teaches us that without Christ, we were futile in our thinking, darkened in our understanding, and ignorant. At the time of our salvation, we are given a new spiritual life (2 Corinthians 5:17). As a new person, we are to put away the actions that once revealed our sinful thought patterns. With the Spirit of God residing in us and working through us, we will see the fruits of that Spirit in our lives. This radical change happens when we follow the pattern laid out in Ephesians 4:22-24 and renew our minds with the truth of His Word. Our obedience to the truth purifies our souls and empowers us to live holy lives. Psalm 119:9 tells us that we find our cleansing by taking heed to the Word of God.
The Christian life is full of spiritual battles. Don’t lose hope. Remember what the Lord has done for you. Be sober. Prepare your minds for action. Apply the truth of God’s Word to your life, so that you may live holy, fear God, and love one another earnestly.
The Christian life is full of spiritual battles. Don’t lose hope. Remember what the Lord has done for you. Be sober. Prepare your minds for action. Apply the truth of God’s Word to your life, so that you may live holy, fear God, and love one another earnestly.
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