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Study Series: DISCIPLESHIP

Study Series: DISCIPLESHIP . QUIZ ON THE WORD STUDY. 10 pts each. Write out all 5 scriptures for the word study. Write out the Memory Scripture. 1 Timothy 4:16. 20PTS 3 WRONG/10PTS. 10 PTS EACH. Write out two points from the following Passage: John 8:31-32.

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Study Series: DISCIPLESHIP

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  1. Study Series: DISCIPLESHIP

  2. QUIZ ON THE WORD STUDY 10pts each Write out all 5 scriptures for the word study Write out the Memory Scripture. 1 Timothy 4:16 20PTS 3 WRONG/10PTS 10 PTS EACH Write out two points from the following Passage: John 8:31-32 Write out one Purposeful Question for the following passage: John 12:47-49 10 PTS

  3. 10pts each 5 scriptures for the word study • 2 Timothy 3:16-17/Hebrews 4:12-13/1 Timothy 4:16/ • John 8:31-32/John 12:47-49/Acts 17:10-12 Memory Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:16 20PTS 3 WRONG/10PTS “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 10 PTS EACH Two points from John 8:31-32 ♦ Intellectual belief is not enough! ♦ Everyone must hold on to and follow the teachings of Jesus to be a true a disciple ♦ Sincerity does not equal truth. 10 PTS Purposeful Question John 12:47-49 • Why would the people of Jesus’ day not accept his word? • What role will the bible play in our eternity? • Which words of Jesus do you find it easy to accept? Reject?

  4. What is the Aim of this Study? • These Scriptures should: clear up common misconceptions about following Jesus, convict us of our rejection of true discipleship, and inspire us to answer the true call of Jesus. Discipleship

  5. DISCIPLESHIP SCRIPTURES • Acts 11:25-26 • Luke 9:23-27 • Luke 9:57-62 • Mark 1:16-20 • Matthew 28:18-20 • *Matthew 22:34-40 Discipleship

  6. THE PASSAGE(1) • Read the selected passage that is to be studied with those seeking to understand what it means to be a disciple of Jesus SCRIPTURAL BACKGROUND(2) Read and understand the scriptures before the passage to get a deeper understanding. Also, investigate other passages that the scripture may directly point PURPOSEFUL QUESTIONS(3+) Ask the questions that will help the seeker to understand the passage, apply it to their personal lives and make life changing decision. THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE(3) Write out at least two points that can made from this passage What would the audience have understood from hearing these words? What would God want us to get from this passage today? Discipleship

  7. STUDYING THE PASSAGE Passage: Acts 11:25-26 Greenbrier (Abeleda) Passage: Luke 9:23-27 Chesapeake (Tahj/Spearman) Passage: Luke 9:57-62 Portsmouth/Suffolk/Singles Passage: Mark 1:16-20 Teens/Deep Creek Passage: Matthew 28:16-20 VA Beach (Foxworth/James) • THE PASSAGE(1) SCRIPTURAL BACKGROUND(2) Act 11:25-26 ► Acts 8:1-3; Acts 11:19-25 Luke 9:23-27 ► Luke 9:18-22 Luke 9:57-62 ► Luke 9:51-56 Mark 1:16-20 ► Mark 1:9-15 Matthew 28:16-20► Matthew 28 THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE(3) PURPOSEFUL QUESTIONS(3+)

  8. THE PASSAGE • Acts 11:25-26 • “ Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.” • SCRIPTURAL BACKGROUND • Background scriptures: Acts 8:1-3, 11:19-21 • These followers were scattered because of the persecution that broke out in Jerusalem. Acts 11:19 • The Apostles stayed in Jerusalem so these were your every day believers. Acts 8:1 • They continued to preach everywhere they went, to all nations and were effective in helping people come to know Christ- Acts 11:19-21 • THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE • 1st Century believers preached everywhere they went, to all nations and helped many become believers. They were called Christian because of their lifestyle. • Disciple and Christian are synonyms. • Christian = Disciple = Believer • PURPOSEFUL QUESTIONS • What is the relationship between a Christian and a Disciple? How does this change your view of what it means to be a follower of Christ? • What would it have meant to be called a “Christian” to these 1st Century believers? • Do you live your life like the disciples in the 1st Century? If not why? Discipleship

  9. Matthew 28:18-20 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Discipleship

  10. SCRIPTURAL BACKGROUND • Background scriptures: Luke 9:18-22 • Peter acknowledges that Jesus is the Messiah • Jesus warns them to not tell anyone • Jesus predicts his death • Jesus now calls anyone who is to follow him to die to themselves as well • THE PASSAGE • Luke 9:23-27 • “ Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self? 26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. • “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.” • PURPOSEFUL QUESTIONS • What are the three demands of discipleship? • What does it mean to "deny yourself? Take up you cross daily? • How can we be “ashamed of Jesus and His words?” • Are you following Jesus the way that Jesus expects you to follow him? • THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE • To follow Jesus takes: Daily self-denial and cross-bearing. • To follow Jesus means to forfeit our worldly lives • To follow Jesus is to stand up for Jesus Discipleship

  11. Matthew 28:18-20 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Discipleship

  12. THE PASSAGE • Luke 9:57-61 • The Cost of Following Jesus • “As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.” Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” • SCRIPTURAL BACKGROUND • Background scriptures: Luke 9:51-56 • Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem • His disciples were with him and people wanted to follow him • PURPOSEFUL QUESTIONS • What did it mean for each individual to follow Jesus? • What would be your biggest challenging in following Jesus? • THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE • Following Jesus will not be comfortable • Following Jesus means making Him your number one priority • Following Jesus means not looking back but going forward to proclaim the gospel Discipleship

  13. Matthew 28:18-20 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Discipleship

  14. SCRIPTURAL BACKGROUND • Background scriptures: Mark 1:9-15 • Jesus has just been baptized by John • John the Baptist has been put in prison • Jesus is now beginning his ministry • He is calling those who would follow to repent and believe the good news • Now, Jesus is calling his first disciples. • THE PASSAGE • Mark 1:16-20 • “As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him.henhe had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.” • PURPOSEFUL QUESTIONS • What would it have looked like to be a follower of Jesus during his day? • How does one go about fishing for men? • Can you be a follower of Jesus and not be a fisher of men? • Are you involved in the process of following and fishing? • THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE • Following Jesus means, being taught, discipled, trained for his mission • Those who followed Jesus responded immediately and without delay Discipleship

  15. Matthew 28:18-20 “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Discipleship

  16. THE PASSAGE • Matthew 28:16-20 • “Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” • SCRIPTURAL BACKGROUND • Background scriptures: Matthew 28 • Jesus has risen from the dead • The women encounter Jesus’ risen body • Jesus gives the women instruction to tell the disciples to go to Galilee • The disciples obey and meet Jesus at the location that Jesus had directed • PURPOSEFUL QUESTIONS • How would the disciples have responded to Jesus’ words? • How would the world be different if every follower of Jesus obeyed this command? • Have you ever been taught to be a disciple of Jesus? • THE POINT OF THE PASSAGE • This is God’s plan to save the world • Every person must be taught to be a follower of Jesus, baptized and taught to obey the commands of Jesus Discipleship

  17. Additional Scriptures Luke 14:25-35Matthew 25:31-46Matthew 10:26-39Colossians 3:13Matthew 7:21-27Luke 11:1-4

  18. Prayer • Set Up Next Study • Give scriptures for the next study • Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23 • Luke 7:36-50 • Mark 7:21-22 • *Galatians 5:19-21 • James 4:17 • Isaiah 59:1-2 Discipleship

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