Week 2 Outline

Week 2 Outline

Sept. 15, 22: Living as a Disciple Maker

  1. What Is a Disciple?
  2. The Command to Make Disciples
  3. The Heart of a Disciple Maker

Week 1 Recap
  • How is God working in your life through Discipleship?
  •  Discipleship opportunities with 5 people who need Gospel (unbelievers) or encouragement (believers)? Learning their burdens/pains?
  • Comments from Part I reading?

1.     What is a Disciple?

Read Matthew 4:17-22

Picture of Jesus’ Disciples
  • Common men and women (no social status required)
  • They had jobs, families, hobbies, and social lives
  • Originally thought they were going to be trained as rabbi’s
  • None were aware of what would be required of them after Jesus’ ascension
  • In only a few years, these simple men were standing before some of the most powerful rulers on earth and being accused of “turn[ing]the world upside down” (Acts 17:6)
 
      Review Luke 6:40
  • Up to this point in your life, would you call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ? Where is the evidence


     a.     Rabbi’s Commands

Repent (Matt. 4:17)
Let not your heart be troubles (Matt. 6:25-26)
Follow Me (Matt. 4:19)
Rejoice (Matt. 5:12)
Let your light shine (Matt. 5:16)
Honor God’s law (Matt. 5:17-19)
Be reconciled (Matt. 5:24-25)
Do not commit adultery (Matt. 5:27-30)
Keep your word (Matt. 5:33-37)
Go the second mile (Matt. 5:38-42)
Love your enemies (Matt. 5:44)
Be perfect (Matt. 5:48)
Practice secret disciplines (giving, praying, fasting) (Matt. 6:1-18)
Lay up treasures in heaven (Matt. 6:19-21)
Seek first the kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33)
Judge not (Matt. 7:1-2)
Do not throw your pearls to pigs (Matt. 7:6)
Ask, seek, and knock (Matt. 7:7-8)
Do unto others (Matt. 7:12)
Choose the narrow way (Matt. 7:13-14)
Beware of false prophets (Matt. 7:15)
Pray for those who spread the word  (Matt.9:37-38)
Be as shrewd as serpents (Matt. 10:16)
Fear God. Do not fear man (Matt. 10:28)
Listen to God’s voice (Matt. 11:15)
Take my yoke (Matt. 11:29)
Honor your parents (Matt. 15:4)
Beware of false teaching (Matt. 16:6, 11-12)
Deny yourself (Matt. 10:38)
Do not despise little ones (Matt. 18:10)
Go to Christians who offend you (Matt. 18:15)
Forgive offenders (Matt. 18:21-22)
Beware of covetousness (Luke 12:15)
Honor marriage (Matt. 19:6, 9)
Lead by being a servant (Matt. 20:26-28)
Make the church a house of prayer for all nations (Mark 11:17)
Pray in faith (Matt. 21:21-22)
Bring in the poor (Luke 14:12-14)
Render unto Caesar (Matt. 22:19-21)
Love the Lord (Matt. 22:37-38)
Love your neighbor (Matt. 22:39)
Be born again (John 3:7)
Await my return (Matt. 24:42-44)
Celebrate the Lord’s Supper (Matt.26:26-28)
Watch and pray (Matt. 26:41)
Keep my commandments (John 14:15)
Feed my sheep (John 21:15-17)
Make and baptize disciples (Matt. 28: 18-20)
Teach disciples to obey (Matt. 28:18-20)
Receive God’s power (Luke 24:49)

b.     Love is God’s Greatest Command

Rabbi Challenged by Pharisees, Sadduces, and Scribes
37 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:37-40)

Last Supper Discourse
“…34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13: 34-35)

15”If you love Me, keep My commandments…” (John 14:15)

Love Lived through Sacrifice (Jesus, Disciples)
16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. (1 John 3:16)

      c.       Faith to Follow Jesus (John 14, Ephesians 2)
     Jesus Prepares Disciples
     1“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. (John 14:1)

      6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
     (John 14:6)

     Disciples Teach Salvation through God Alone
     8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,9 not of
     works, lest anyone should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

     Review Ephesians 2
  • Do you ever struggle with believing you need to do something to save yourself?

     d.      Counting the Cost


     Read Luke 14:25–33
  • If you choose to obey Jesus’ call to follow, what might it cost you? (Write it down)
  • What might hold you back from following Jesus at this point? Are you willing to let go of these things?

Disciple Making, Fruit Of Being A Christian by Francis Chan And David Platt

Week 1 Outline

Matthew 28: 18-20 (NKJV)
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Course Summary
This study will explore what it means to be and make fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Believers will discover simple, practical, biblical, and personal tools for discipleship. More information can be found at www.multiplymovement.com.

What You Can Expect Each Week
Multiply Lessons – Book, Videos (Francis Chan, David Platt)
Group Discussion – Testimonies, Weekly Highlights (Disciple Making)
Scripture Memorization
Prayer

Guidelines to follow throughout Course
  1. Teach what you learn. This material is not meant to be read, but to be taught. There are plenty of other Bible studies you can do if you just want to absorb more information. The emphasis of Multiply is to get you in the habit of passing on the knowledge you gain.
  2. Share life, not just information. The Multiply process is meant to be highly relational. True discipleship involves deep relationships. Jesus didn’t simply lead a weekly Bible study. He lived life with His disciples and taught through actions as well as words. While this requires a much deeper commitment, it is the only way to truly make disciples.

Outline of Material Covered
This study will focus on the core elements of discipleship, the role of the church in disciple making, the centrality of biblical study to making disciples, and a review of old and new testaments and their relevance on discipleship.

Sept. 15, 22: Living as a Disciple Maker
1: What Is a Disciple?
2: The Command to Make Disciples
3: The Heart of a Disciple Maker
Sept. 29, Oct. 6: Living as the Church
1: Life in the Church
2: The Local Church
3: The Global Church
Oct. 13, 20: How to Study the Bible
1: Why Study the Bible?
2: Studying the Bible Prayerfully and Obediently
3: Studying Logically
Oct. 27, Nov. 3: Understanding the Old Testament
1: Creation
2: The Fall
3: God’s Covenant with Abraham
4: Exodus and Redemption
5: God’s Covenant with Moses
6: Sacrifice and Atonement
7: God’s Presence on Earth
8: The Kingdom of God
9: Exile and the Promise of Restoration
Nov. 10, 17: Understanding the New Testament
1: Jesus the Messiah
2: The Great Commission
3: The Spirit of God
4: The Early Church
5: Good News for All Nations
6: The End of the Story
Nov. 17/24: Where Do We Go from Here?

What You Are Working Toward
  • Learn from, Fellowship with, and Obey everything which Jesus Chris commands
  • Transform ourselves to His image
  • Commit our lives to training up others to be followers of Christ and who will likewise equip others to give everything for the glory of God
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