Post by disciple on Jun 1, 2010 14:08:10 GMT -5
CHAPTER 5
ESSENTIALS FOR MAKING DISCIPLES
ESSENTIALS FOR MAKING DISCIPLES
PURPOSE: UNDERSTANDING 4 ESSENTIALS
OF DISCIPLE MAKING
GOD’S WORD COMES THROUGH A BODY (JN 1:14)
WORD>FLESH>WORD>FLESH>WORD>YOUR NAME>
EXAMPLE: JESUS>12>BARNABAS>PAUL>LUKE>THEOPHILUS>>
SINCE YOUR NAME HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO THE PROGRESSION, WILL THE TRANSFER OF WHAT GOD SAYS END WITH YOU, OR WILL IT CONTINUE THROUGH YOU?
ONLY WHEN YOU WIN AND TRAIN SOMEONE ACCORDING TO GOD’S STANDARD WILL YOU GUARANTEE THAT THE CHAIN WILL NOT BREAK WITH YOU OR WITH THAT PERSON. WORLD-VISIONARY, WORLD-IMPACTING DISCIPLE MAKING IS THE STANDARD OF GOSPEL ADVANCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
4 ESSENTIALS OF DISCIPLE MAKING, FOR BOTH YOU & THOSE YOU TRAIN:
1. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY (MOST IMPORTANT)--"IT SEEMED FITTING FOR ME ALSO"
· FULL OBEDIENCE TO JESUS CHRIST MEANS THAT I AM PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE TO TURN PEOPLE INTO DISCIPLES. IF THIS IS NOT THE END RESULT OF MY SPIRITUAL GROWTH, I HAVE NOT OBEYED THE COMMISSION OF CHRIST.
· MY FRUIT IS FOR SOMEONE ELSE (TREE EATING ITS OWN FRUIT)
· YOU HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE PERSON! (DON'T BE LIKE CAIN, WHO REFUSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS BROTHER)
· THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN UNLESS I SEE AS GOD SEES, HEAR AS GOD HEARS.
2. PAINSTAKING RESEARCH--"HAVING RESEARCHED EVERYTHING CAREFULLY FROM THE BEGINNING"
· YOU CANNOT SIMPLY READ THE BIBLE, YOU MUST STUDY IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOMEONE ELSE AND ALL NATIONS.
· TERMINAL INTAKE V. GERMINAL PLANTING
· LK. 1:3 “INVESTIGATED”>GR. “PARAKOLUTHEO,” “TO FOLLOW CLOSELY A MENTAL TRAIL CLEARLY SET FORTH BY ONE WHO HAS FREQUENTLY TRAVELED THE TERRAIN, INVESTIGATING EVERY DETAIL AND LEAVING NO STONE UNTURNED.” (EX. CHILD TRACING A PICTURE)
· OUR LIVES ARE A “GOSPEL,” A COPY OF JESUS’ LIFE FOR SOMEONE ELSE
· ONE TRUE MARK OF A VISIONARY DISCIPLE MAKER IS AN EVER-ENLARGING NOTEBOOK! ONE MUST RESEARCH GOD AND HIS WORD FROM TOP TO BOTTOM FOR THE DISCIPLE(S).
· LK. 1:1 “EYEWITNESSES”>GR. “AUTOPTES,” “TO SEE FOR YOURSELF.”
· LK. 1:2 “MINISTERS”>GR. “HUPERETES,” AN UNDER-ROWER (OCCUPIES THE LOWEST PLACE TO GET SOMEONE ELSE TO THEIR DESTINATION; DEFINITION OF A BOND SERVANT)
3. PRECISE RESOURCES--"TO WRITE IT OUT FOR YOU IN CONSECUTIVE ORDER"
· LUKE PLACED THINGS IN THEIR PROPER ORDER, BOTH TO WIN AND TO BUILD THE DISCIPLE. CURRICULUM IS NECESSARY AND WILL NATURALLY DEVELOP AS YOU DO THIS.
· THIS IS NOT JUST A PREACHER’S JOB; THIS IS ALSO YOUR JOB! LUKE WAS A DOCTOR BY PROFESSION BUT A DISCIPLE MAKER BY VOCATION.
4. PERSISTENT REPRODUCTION (ALSO VERY IMPORTANT)
· THE DISCIPLE MAKING PROCESS IS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE DISCIPLE BECOMES A WORLD-IMPACTING REPRODUCER OF OTHER WORLD-IMPACTING REPRODUCERS. "NO SUCCESS WITHOUT SUCCESSORS."
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS ONE MUST HAVE/BE TO MAKE DISCIPLES. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IS CRUCIAL, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DISCIPLE MAKING AND INFLUENCING.