Disciplemaking 2
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This document discusses what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes that disciples show unconditional love for God and others through selfless love and sacrifice. Disciples are dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission by making other disciples, not just believers. A disciple seeks to do what Jesus would do in every situation and asks God through prayer and fasting to show them how. The document then provides practical guidance on how to make disciples, including praying and fasting for them, believing in their potential, and doing what Jesus did by withdrawing to pray, preach the gospel, and perform miracles.
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Disciplemaking 2
- 2. Matthew 22:36-40 NLT, “Teacher, which is the most important command…”
- 3. Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- 4. Love for God and love for each other are the fundamental, indispensable marks of disciples of Jesus.
- 5. John 15:13 NIV, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
- 7. The Greek word is ‘agape’ which means ‘selfless love’ God and others are more important to us than our own desires.
- 8. The word [agapao] will never seek anything but the highest good for others. It does not need a chemistry, an affinity or a feeling.
- 9. 1 Cor 13:4-7 tells us what love looks like: Love is patient and kind …does not envy or boast …is not rude …does not insist on its own way …is not irritable or resentful
- 10. …does not rejoice at wrongdoing …rejoices in the truth …bears all things …believes all things …hopes all things …endures all things
- 11. Disciples love one another like a family. They sharing what they have…money, time, a service or a skill. Acts 2:41-47
- 12. Disciples love one another like a family. They sharing what they have…money, time, a service or a skill. Acts 2:41-47
- 13. John 13:34-35 NLT So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
- 14. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:34-35 NLT So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
- 15. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
- 16. 5.DISCIPLES ARE DEDICATED TO THE GREAT COMMISSION Matthew 28:18–20
- 17. Win disciples, not believers. Believers change their minds but disciples change their Master (and their lives).
- 18. “The goal of biblical leaders is to equip disciples who make disciples.” Marcus Honeysett
- 19. 6. A DISCIPLE ASKS ‘‘WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?’’ A Disciple has Responsibility
- 20. In every situation. Agree with Jesus to always try to do what he would do, 1 John 2:6. Ask the Holy Spirit to show us what Jesus would do.
- 25. HOW DO YOU MAKE DISCIPLES? A practical exploration
- 27. “The gospel we preach determines the disciples we produce.” Bill Hull
- 28. Someone once asked George Whitefield how many conversions occurred in a meeting, and he answered, “I don’t know. We should know in six months.”
- 29. A disciple is a follower of Christ, not just a believer in Christ
- 30. A simple gospel message, “Follow Jesus, and he will teach you everything you will ever need to know—but what Jesus teaches will take a lifetime to learn”
- 32. Jesus took ordinary people with everyday, normal lives and made them into world changers.
- 34. So what did Jesus do?
- 35. What have been the things people have done in discipling you that have most helped you?
- 36. A. BE SPIRITUAL Disciplemaking is firstly about God not about men
- 37. A.1. PRAY AND FAST FOR THEM Prayer must be your lifestyle.
- 39. Luke 5:15, 16 …even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. [he was regularly withdrawing…]
- 40. “…increasing crowds, the demands on Jesus’ time, and the fact that no one else could duplicate his ministry did not stop Jesus spending long times in prayer.” Ajith Fernando
- 41. When did you last hear a sermon on fasting? (it is mentioned 75x in the Bible compared to 74x for baptism!)
- 42. Why fast? Jesus fasted Jesus expects us to fast—Matt 6:16
- 43. We fast… To worship To overcome temptation To humble yourself To show repentance To seek God’s help
- 44. When we fast we are screaming out at the top of our lungs—I want God, I want Christ more than I want to please myself!
- 45. Col 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 1 Thess 5:17 Never stop praying.
- 46. Martin Luther, “Tailors make clothes and shoe repairers mend shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray.”
- 47. A.2. BELIEVE IN THEM AND SEE THEIR POTENTIAL
- 52. Recognise what God is doing.