The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP As far as discipleship is concerned, pray that C&YA would always:

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP As far as discipleship is concerned, pray that C&YA would always: Watch for need

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP As far as discipleship is concerned, pray that C&YA would always: Watch for need Be bold to speak

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP As far as discipleship is concerned, pray that C&YA would always: Watch for need Be bold to speak Make disciples

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP As far as discipleship is concerned, pray that C&YA would always: Watch for need Be bold to speak Make disciples Reach younger generations

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP When we talk about discipleship goals, what do we mean? We are talking about the primary objectives. The targets, the mark of achievement when someone is being mentored in God’s word.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP The bible has given us a model to establish goals. Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:… The great commission is to teach people observe the things that Christ taught.

Hearing is one thing, doing is another Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Hearing is one thing, doing is another Rom 2:13 For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP A DISCIPLE BEARS FRUIT The chief purpose of a disciple is to bear fruit to the glory of God. Jhn 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP KEY POINT: Worship is defined by our position and posture in relation to our Creator.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP To Establish the Believer in Worship of God. Position - where/who we are in light of what God did for us. Eph 2:26, Rom 8:16 Posture - how we hold ourselves in light of who God is and position (where we are) Rev 7:11, Ps 63:4 A position and posture of worship begins with the heart

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP To Establish the Believer in Worship of God. Position - where/who we are in light of what God did for us. Eph 2:26, Rom 8:16 Posture - how we hold ourselves in light of who God is and position (where we are) Rev 7:11, Ps 63:4 A position and posture of worship begins with the heart

Posture the Heart 13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 14 If iniquity [be] in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 16 Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and] remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP To Establish the Believer in Worship of God. A proper position and posture of the heart will result in a physical response

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP KEY POINT: Service to God is only possible when hearts are made ready

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP Worship is About Worth Psa 96:8 Give unto the LORD the glory [due unto] his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 For thou, LORD, [art] high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. Mat 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP KEY POINT: You only invest has much as you believe something is worth.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP Worship is About Sacrifice 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid [it] upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP Worship is For Those Set Apart KEY POINT God cannot receive worship from the lost and he won’t receive worship from the belligerently carnal.

Worship is for those Set Apart 1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP Worship is Communal The nation of Israel was charged to cultivate that... Exo 9:16 And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up, for to shew [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP Worship is Communal The believer’s in eternity future will live that…. Psa 22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP To Establish the Believer in the Word of God. Psa 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP KEY POINT: If a disciple is not meditating on God’s words then it will be evident in all the other goals.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP The Value of God’s Word God’s name is of great power and authority Psa 124:8 Our help [is] in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP The Value of God’s Word God’s name is of great power and authority Isa 42:8 I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP The Value of God’s Word He holds His WORD higher Psa 138:1 [[[A Psalm] of David.]] I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP KEY POINT: The bible informs every aspect of our humanity and should be cherished above all things on earth.

The FOUR GOALS of DISCIPLESHIP KEY POINT: The evidence of a disciple being established in God’s Word will be displayed in the fruit of their ministry, the joy of their countenance and the content of their words.