1. “All Aboard the Disciple-Ship!”
Ambassador Bible Church

2. ABC Mission Statement:
To be a God-glorifying, gospel-centered, grace-filled community that loves Jesus and is empowered by the Spirit to make and equip disciples of all nationalities to be Christ’s ambassadors to all the nations.

3. Matthew 28:18–20
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

4. The GOAL of Discipleship The MEANS of Growing as a Disciple

5. The END GOAL of Discipleship is to
BE LIKE JESUS

6. 1 John 3:2
2 Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.

7. Luke 6:40
40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

9. 1. Understanding your IDENTITY is key to discipleship

10. Acts 11:26
26 and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

11. 2. JESUS IS DISCIPLING US. . . and thank God He is patient!

12. 2 Corinthians 3:18
18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another
Romans 8:29
29 For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, . . .

13. (”I am with you always even to the end of the age”)
Jesus “disciples” us . . .
By His PRESENCE
(”I am with you always even to the end of the age”)
Through PAIN
(”Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day”)
Through a PROCESS

14. 1 Timothy 1:15–16
15 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. 16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

15. 3. Discipleship is lived out in COMMUNITY with ONE ANOTHER

16. What to do with one another . . .
Direct one another to the truth of God’s Word
Encourage obedience to God’s Word
Show love to one another
Offer hope to one another