Becoming Jesus-Followers

Disciple-followers of Jesus 1. Becoming – Becoming Jesus-Followers 2. Being – Being a Disciple (the Noun) 3. Doing – Doing Discipling (the Verb) 4. Forming – Disciple-making Communities

Living in His Logos Bearing Fruit More Fruit Much Fruit Lasting Fruit Dying to Self-n-Stuff Disciple-making The Elements Baptism Communion Gifts & Service

Disciple-making Two Modes (Mark 3.14; 6.7) 1. Intimacy – With Him 2. Involvement – Sent out

F-R-I-E-N-D-S The Jesus Approach He F ound a few teachable people He R elated to them and spent time with them He I nvested His life in them He E xhibited a quality lifestyle around them He N ominated them to try it for themselves He D irected them towards excellence through supervision He S ent them out to reproduce Rob Burns, Going Public VOCATE Director

4. Disciple-making Communities

Disciple-making Communities Acts 2:2 Suddenly, a sound, like a violent wind blowing, came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting. Acts 2:46 Every day they continued to gather together by common consent in the temple courts, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with glad and humble hearts, Acts 5:42 And every day both in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus was the Christ. Acts 8:3 But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. Acts 16:15 After she and her household were baptized, she urged us, "If you consider me to be a believer in the Lord, come and stay in my house." And she persuaded us. Acts 20:20 You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming to you anything that would be helpful, and from teaching you publicly and from house to house…

Disciple-making Communities Romans 16:5 Also greet the church in their house. 1 Corinthians 16:19 The churches in the province of Asia send greetings to you. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, with the church that meets in their house. Colossians 4:15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters who are in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church that meets in her house. Philemon 1:2 to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your house.

Disciple-making Communities 1 Timothy 3:15 I am writing to you, in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth. 1 Peter 2:5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Mentor Moi Disciple-making Communities The Approach1-2-3

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4. Disciple-making Communities

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