Disciple Making

Disciple Making You will look in vain in the New Testament for a category of Christians who are not disciples.

Table 2: Colossians 1:24-29; 3:16 Disciple Making Discussion: Table 1: Matthew 28:18-20 Table 2: Colossians 1:24-29; 3:16 Table 3: 2 Timothy 2:1-7; 3:14-17 Table 4: 1 Timothy 4:6-16

Disciple Making Discipleship is Gospel Centered   Discipleship is aimed at developing conduct that is in step with the truth of the Gospel

Disciple Making Galatians 2:11-21 Peter and Barnabas were not in step with the truth of the Gospel v.14 Paul is concerned that our lives be shaped by the truth of the Gospel.  

Disciple Making Two essential truths of the Gospel that shape the life of a believer:   We have been crucified with Christ. This crucifixion with Christ yields new life!

Disciple Making We have been crucified with Christ. V. 20 This crucifixion is a death to self. V. 20 cf. II Cor. 5:14-15  

Disciple Making We have been crucified with Christ. V. 20 This crucifixion is a death to self. V. 20 cf. II Cor. 5:14-15 This crucifixion is a death to the law. V.19 cf. Col. 2:12-14; Phil. 3:7-11

Disciple Making We have been crucified with Christ. V. 20 This crucifixion is a death to self. V. 20 cf. II Cor. 5:14-15 This crucifixion is a death to the law. V.19 cf. Col. 2:12-14; Phil. 3:7-11 This crucifixion is a death to sin. Romans 6:3-11, Col. 3:1-5

Disciple Making We have been crucified with Christ. V. 20 This crucifixion is a death to self. V. 20 cf. II Cor. 5:14-15 This crucifixion is a death to the law. V.19 cf. Col. 2:12-14; Phil. 3:7-11 This crucifixion is a death to sin. Romans 6:3-11, Col. 3:1-5 This crucifixion is a death to the flesh and the world. Gal. 5:24; 6:14

Disciple Making We have been crucified with Christ. V. 20 This crucifixion is a death to self. V. 20 cf. II Cor. 5:14-15 This crucifixion is a death to the law. V.19 cf. Col. 2:12-14; Phil. 3:7-11 This crucifixion is a death to sin. Romans 6:3-11, Col. 3:1-5 This crucifixion is a death to the flesh and the world. Gal. 5:24; 6:14 Conduct in step with the truth of the gospel keeps our eyes on the cross of Christ.

Disciple Making This crucifixion with Christ yields new life! A life of Christ living in me. v. 20 cf. II Cor. 13:5; John 17:23; Phil. 1:21; Col. 3:3,4; Romans 8:9-11

Disciple Making This crucifixion with Christ yields new life! A life of Christ living in me. v. 20 cf. II Cor. 13:5; John 17:23; Phil. 1:21; Col. 3:3,4; Romans 8:9-11 A life living to God. V.19 cf. II Cor. 5:15; Rom. 6:11

Disciple Making This crucifixion with Christ yields new life! A life of Christ living in me. v. 20 cf. II Cor. 13:5; John 17:23; Phil. 1:21; Col. 3:3,4; Romans 8:9-11 A life living to God. V.19 cf. II Cor. 5:15; Rom. 6:11 A life lived now in the flesh. V.20 cf. I Peter 4:1-2

Disciple Making This crucifixion with Christ yields new life! A life of Christ living in me. v. 20 cf. II Cor. 13:5; John 17:23; Phil. 1:21; Col. 3:3,4; Romans 8:9-11 A life living to God. V.19 cf. II Cor. 5:15; Rom. 6:11 A life lived now in the flesh. V.20 cf. I Peter 4:1-2 A life by faith in the Son of God. V.20 Who loved me. cf. Rom. 5:8-10; 8:37-39 Who gave himself for me. cf. Gal. 1:4 the substitutionary atonement! Cf. II Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:7-11

Disciple Making This crucifixion with Christ yields new life! A life of Christ living in me. v. 20 cf. II Cor. 13:5; John 17:23; Phil. 1:21; Col. 3:3,4; Romans 8:9-11 A life living to God. V.19 cf. II Cor. 5:15; Rom. 6:11 A life lived now in the flesh. V.20 cf. I Peter 4:1-2 A life by faith in the Son of God. V.20 Who loved me. cf. Rom. 5:8-10; 8:37-39 Who gave himself for me. cf. Gal. 1:4 the substitutionary atonement! Cf. II Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:7-11 A life of Grace. V. 21 cf. Titus 2:11-14

Disciple Making “In short, Warfield’s own Christian life is marked by a fervent and adoring appreciation of Gospel truth, especially the person of Christ and his work for us and in us. And to encourage us in our Christian walk he offers the same. Warfield teaches us that we never outgrow the gospel. We will never reach such levels that we should ‘move on to better things.’ There is no better thing. And there is nothing so well suited to our growth and faithfulness than this.” – Fred G. Zaspel, Warfield on the Christian Life: Living in the Light of the Gospel, Wheaton: Crossway, 2012, p231.

Disciple Making Discussion: At your tables: Reflect on your own experience of being discipled. Identify 2 or 3 things that you found most helpful and share them with your group. Discuss how you might incorporate them in discipling others. Identify 2 or 3 things that were missing that you wish were part of your discipleship experience and share them with your table. Discuss how you might incorporate them in discipling others.

Disciple Making WHAT CHRISTIANS NEED TO GROW: Knowledge, Passion, and Practice of: Bible study Prayer Worship Communion with Triune God Mortification of sin Fellowship Service and stewardship Evangelism/Discipleship

Disciple Making Make Disciples who will make other Disciples! Encourage disciples to share what they are learning right away with someone else so that Disciple Making is multiplied. Sharing what we learn strengthens and completes the learning process.