In this second of four sessions of our “Being and Making Disciples” workshop held in Sacele on September 1,2012 we answered the question “How Did I Begin to Disciple Someone?. We started by looking at things we should take into consideration even before we start discipling someone like how we should model Jesus, the importance of focusing on relationships and the goal of what we do in discipleship. We then went on to look at five key things we should do to help those we are discipling to get off to a good start.

1. How Do I Begin to
Disciple Someone?

2. What Does
It Mean to
be a
Disciple of
Jesus?

3. The Answer
Being a disciple of Jesus means that
you live for Jesus and Jesus only.
(see Philippians 1:21)

4. Make Disciples
Jesus came and told his disciples, “I
have been given all authority in heaven
and on earth. Therefore, go and make
disciples of all the nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and the
Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these
new disciples to obey all the commands
I have given you. And be sure of this: I
am with you always, even to the end of
the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT)

5. How Do I Begin to
Disciple Someone?

6. Before You Start

7. Thinker Statue

8. Model Jesus

9. Looking through
Binoculars

10. Model Jesus
And you should imitate me, just as I
imitate Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:1 (NLT)

11. Model Jesus
Whatever you have learned or
received or heard from me, or seen
in me—put it into practice. And the
God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:9 (NIV)

12. How to Actively Model Jesus
1.You watch me and I ask you questions
2. You help me and we debrief
3. I help you and make suggestions
4. I watch you and give feedback
5. You do alone and I give advice when you ask

13. Danger Sign

14. Danger!
For some members of Chloe’s household
have told me about your quarrels, my dear
brothers and sisters. Some of you are
saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others
are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow
Peter,” or “I follow only Christ.” Has Christ
been divided into factions? Was I, Paul,
crucified for you? Were any of you
baptized in the name of Paul? Of course
not!
1 Corinthians 1:11-13 (NLT)

15. Magnifying Glass

16. Outline of the Gospel
1. ?
2. Rebellion
3. Rescue
4. Restoration
5. Renewal

17. Outline of the Gospel
1. Relationship
2. Rebellion
3. Rescue
4. Restoration
5. Renewal

18. Trinity
Symbol

19. Relationships = Love
But when the Pharisees heard that he
had silenced the Sadducees with his
reply, they met together to question him
again. One of them, an expert in
religious law, tried to trap him with this
question: “Teacher, which is the most
important commandment in the law of
Moses?”
Matthew 22:34-36 (NLT)

20. Love is the Main Focus
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord
your God with all your heart, all your
soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first
and greatest commandment. A second
is equally important: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law
and all the demands of the prophets are
based on these two commandments.”
Matthew 22:37-40 (NLT)

21. Jesus Hugging Guy

22. Danger Sign

23. Danger!
Treating the person you are
discipling as a project.

24. Other Considerations
1. Be growing as a disciple yourself.
2. Be honest and transparent.
3. Pray all the time.
4. Open your life up to those you disciple.
5. Understand that discipleship is messy.
6. Realize that you will probably get hurt.
7. Remember there is a spiritual battle
going on at all times.

25. What is the Goal?

26. The Goal of Discipling
My dear children, for whom I am again
in the pains of childbirth until Christ is
formed in you,
Galatians 4:19 (NIV)

27. The Goal of Discipling
For those God foreknew he also
predestined to be conformed to
the image of his Son…
Romans 8:29 (NIV)

28. The Goal of Discipling
And we all, who with unveiled faces
contemplate the Lord’s glory, are
being transformed into his image
with ever-increasing glory, which
comes from the Lord, who is the
Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)

29. Jesus

30. What is Christlikeness?
1. To have the heart of Jesus.
2. To have the character of Jesus.
3. To love like Jesus.
4. To obey like Jesus.
5. To live like Jesus.

31. What is Christlikeness?
Synonyms
Holiness/Holy
Godliness/Godly

32. How Do I Begin to
Disciple Someone?

33. To Begin
1. Pray.
2. Spend time together and develop a
friendship.
3. Understand where they are at
spiritually.
4. Help them to understand the basics.
5. Baptize them and have them partake
of the Lord’s supper.

34. Pray
1. Confess your weakness and need
for help.
2. Ask Jesus to give you His heart
for who you are discipling.
3. Ask for wisdom, guidance and
discernment.

35. Friendship
1. Go out and do things together.
2. Find out what their likes, interests
and passions are (music, TV, movies,
sports, hobbies, etc.)
3. Open up your house and life to them.

36. Spiritual State
1. Have them tell you why and how
they became a Christian.
2. Have them explain the gospel to you.
3. Ask them what they think it means to
be a disciple of Jesus.

37. Understand the Basics
1. The gospel
2. Being a disciple of Jesus
3. Baptism and Lord’s Supper

38. Basics - The Gospel
1. Why do we need Jesus?
Sin, spiritual death, judgement and hell.
2. What did Jesus do to rescue us?
Born of a virgin and became a man, lived a
sinless life and died a sacrificial death on cross.
3. How do we receive salvation through Jesus?
Repentance and faith.

39. Being a Disciple of Jesus
Matthew 28:18-20
Mark 8:34-35
Luke 6:40, 14:25-27, 33
John 8:31-32, 13:35, 14:15-16, 15:7-8
1 Peter 3:15
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
2 Corinthians 5:15
Galatians 2:20 (memorize)

40. Basics - Baptism
1. Why be baptized?
Go and make disciples of all the nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Mt. 28:19
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,
every one of you, in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.
And you will receive the gift of the Holy
Spirit. Acts 2:38

41. Basics - Baptism
2. What is baptism?
A public testimony that you have repented
and are now a disciple of Jesus.
We are those who have died to sin; how can
we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know
that all of us who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his death? We were
therefore buried with him through baptism
into death in order that, just as Christ was
raised from the dead through the glory of the
Father, we too may live a new life. Ro 6:2-4

42. Basics - Lord’s Supper
Matthew 26:26-29
Mark 14:22-25
Luke 22:14-20
1 Corinthians 11:23-34

43. Jordan River

44. Baptism & the Lord’s Supper
1. Share testimony
2. Recite “Disciple’s Creed”
Bible verse - Galatians 2:20
3. Be baptized
4. Partake of first communion
5. Celebrate - have a party

45. Question Mark
Question
Mark