Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Introduction:
What would happen if you planted a seed of corn and looked forward to the taste of tender,
juicy, sweet kernels, but you never watered the seed? Obviously, nothing would happen. We care
for new believers just as we would care for new seeds we have planted in our garden. They have
received the Good News seed and we have the opportunity to help nurture them in their faith.
God gives us the blessing and responsibility to help others grow as we grow. Making
disciples extends us outside of our comfort zones and starts us on an amazing adventure with the
Lord of this universe. Gods plan is to bless us and help us grow as we help others grow in His
love. How can we miss out on this opportunity?
Discussion Ideas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
How do we help a new believer grow in his or her relationship with Jesus?
What is a disciple?
Why do we want to make disciples?
What are some different ways that we can make disciples?
Is one-on-one discipleship important?
Why can making disciples be hard?
1. Stages of discipleship:
As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, but we were gentle
among you, like a mother [a] caring for her little children. We loved you so much
that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives
as well, because you had become so dear to us. Surely you remember, brothers,
our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to
anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you. You are witnesses, and so is
God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. For
you know that we dealt with each of you as a father [b] deals with his own
children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who
calls you into his kingdom and glory. And we also thank God continually because,
when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not
as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you
who believe. For you, brothers, [c] became imitators of God's churches in Judea,
which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own countrymen the same things
those churches suffered from the Jews, who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets
and also drove us out (1 Thessalonians 2:6b-15a).
A. Stage one: Like a mother caring for little children.
In this stage we surround new believers with the love and grace of God. We gently
help them understand the amazing gifts and blessings of being a believer. We feed milk at
firstsmall portions of the Wordto help them see how Gods grace and love which
will transform their hearts and minds. The lessons you studied that correlate to stage one
are:
B. Stage two: As a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and
urging you to live lives worthy of God.
In stage two we help a new believer understand that Gods laws bring freedom. We
teach about accountability and urge them to live lives that are transformed by Gods
power. The lessons you studied that correlate to stage two are:
Accountability
Brokenness and Justice
Victory in Spiritual Battles
Attitude and Behavior Checks
Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Confronting in Love
Current Issues Media, Entertainment, Dating, Etc.
C. Stage three: For you, brothers, became imitators of God's churches in Judea, which
are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own countrymen.
In stage three, believers are ready to suffer for the sake of the Gospel. We realize that
the most important thing that we can do on this earth is bring people into a growing
relationship with Jesus. Disciple-making becomes a natural part of our lives. The lessons
you studied that correlate to stage three are:
Review:
1. Why disciple?
2. Whats so great about discipleship and what is challenging about it?
3. Do we disciple everyone the same way? Why or why not?
4. Review the stages of disciple-making from 1 Thessalonians chapter two.