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Go, Make Disciples: The Disciple-Making Kung Fu

Discover the art of disciple-making and follow the teachings of Jesus to love God and make disciples. Learn how to invite, model, empower, and release disciples through practical examples and prayers. Join the movement of creating healthy biblical communities of holy people multiplying disciples.

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Go, Make Disciples: The Disciple-Making Kung Fu

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  1. Dr. Mark Adams, Superintendent disciplemakingkungfu go, make disciples…

  2. Go, make disciples • “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, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always until the end of the age.” • Matthew 28:19-20.

  3. Free Methodist Church USA Mission Vision To bring wholeness to the world through healthy biblical communities of holy people multiplying disciples, leaders, groups and churches. • To love God and make disciples.

  4. Go, make disciples • What is a disciple? • Someone who and accepts and assists in the spread of the doctrines of another. (Merriam Webster Dictionary). • On who increasingly embodies love for God and neighbor.

  5. Where are you as disciple of Jesus? WHITE – NOVICE YELLOW – FERTILE EARTH GREEN – GROWING PLANT BLUE – REACHING HEAVENWARD RED - DANGER, SELF CONTROL BLACK – MATURE, PROFIENT

  6. Put your hip into it… snap your wrist! B.Lee • Make every effort to… • Add to your faith goodness… • To goodness knowledge… • To knowledge self-control… • To self-control perseverance… • To perseverance godliness… • To godliness brotherly kindness… • To brotherly kindness love… (2Peter1.5-9)

  7. Put your hip into it… snap your wrist! B.Lee • Run a Mile? • Bake Cake? • Clean Room? • Pass Math Test? • Repair Car? • Perform Surgery? • Be like Jesus? • Join running book club? • Join baker’s prayer group? • Like ‘Clean Rooms’ on facebook? • Watch a TV Special on numerology? • Listen to sermon about lug nuts? • Print MD license from doc.com? • Study Acts again?

  8. Go, make disciples • Who are you “discipling.”

  9. Go, make disciples… in relationship • “Come follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Mark 1:16. • And he passed by Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Come follow me.” Mark 2:14.

  10. make disciples . . . kungfu . . . follow me INVITE make a personal and informed invitation to something impactful MODEL demonstrate the attitude, behavior, thoughts you want emulated EMPOWER encourage the disciple to practice the attitudes, behaviors with you RELEASE send the disciple on a path of making more disciples

  11. . . . invite . . . • COME FOLLOW ME, AND I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN. • John 1:36 – John says, ‘Look, the lamb of God.” Two followed. • John 1:39 – Where are you staying? “Come, and see.” • John 1:42 – You are Simon, son of John. You will be called Cephas. • John 1:43 – Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.” • John 1:48 – How do know me asked Nathaniel? “I saw you under…” • Who invited you on a journey of growth? • Who are you inviting?

  12. . . . model . . . • I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. John 13:15 • We all have different gifts and each belong to the other according to the grace given us. If a person’s gift is… • prophesying, let them prophesy… • serving, let them serve… • teaching, let them teach… • encouraging… contributing… leading… mercy… let them . . . • Do it cheerfully! (Romans 12:6-8) • What are you able to teach to another seeking to grow?

  13. . . . empower . . . • You feed them . . . • Go and do likewise . . . • He sent messengers on ahead who went into Samaria to get things ready for him… They asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them. Luke 9:51-55 • How can you increase support for those you are ‘discipling?’

  14. . . . release . . . • The Lord appointed 72 others and sent them out two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. (Luke 10:1) • The 72 returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’ (Luke 10:17) • “Go, make disciples . . . And I will be with you always…” (Mathew 29:20) • Who have prepared to multiply ministry? How will you start?

  15. make disciples . . . kungfu . . . follow me INVITE MODEL EMPOWER RELEASE

  16. Simple Example . . . How to Pray • I invite you to pray out-loud. • Simple breath prayer. • The “Jesus Prayer” … Lord Jesus, have mercy on me a sinner. • YOUR “Jesus Prayer” … Your title for God . . . Your desire outcome • Model it . . . • Empower it . . . (you do it) • Release . . . Spend some time praying this prayer M-F.

  17. Breath Prayer Examples Title of God Desired Outcome Grant Me Peace Help Me Forgive Purify My Mind Give Me Patience with My Mom Restore My Hope Love Through Me • Ancient of Days • Loving Lord • King Jesus • Savior and Friend • Holy Spirit • Almighty Father

  18. . . . wrap it in love . . . By this all people will know you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35

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