Everyday Discipleship with Real People

How to Share the Hope of Jesus!

2) Use the S.O.A.P. Bible journaling technique: Y or N

3) Pray & meditate upon the Lord’s Prayer daily: Y or N

4) Review all assigned memory verses, to include learning last session’s memory verse of Luke 9:23-25: Y or N

5) Manage your calendar for the “Big Three” and for gathering with your church: Y or N

Review of major concepts:

+ Discipleship = intentional journey and life-long commitment to learn and manifest the fruit of who I am in Christ

+ The “Big Three” transformative practices = Bible intake, prayer intimacy, and spiritual friendships

+ Church = intentional community of disciples who are called in love, gathered for love, and sent on the mission of love

+ Walk by the Spirit = empowered lifestyle of focused surrender

+ Walk in the easy yoke of Jesus = covenant faithfulness

+ Disciple’s Desire = “Well done, good and faithful servant”

+ Spiritual Warfare = a reality of everyday discipleship that must take seriously and plan for

AS A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST,

YOU ARE CALLED TO SHARE THE HOPE OF THE

RESURRECTION IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.

+ Read the conclusion of the Gospel of Matthew 28.

+ Memorize the Great Commission: Matthew 28:18-20.

+ Did you notice the bookends of the church’s mission:

“All authority…” and “I am with you always…”?

THIS IS HOW YOU SHARE THE HOPE OF JESUS

AS YOU GO…

+ God will assist you! Read Luke 12:11-12. Invite Him daily!

+ Partner with others! Read Luke 10:1-2. Pray for workers!

+ Make this your lifestyle! Read 1 Peter 3:8-18.

MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS…

+ You are enlisted for the mission! Read 2 Timothy 2:1-4. Don’t get distracted! (Philippians 3:8-17)

+ Disciples carry the message! Read 2 Cor. 3:2-6 & 5:17-20. You are called to embody the message! (1 Cor. 4:16-17; 11:1)

BAPTIZING THEM … AND TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THAT JESUS COMMANDED…

+ We do this together as fellow members of the body of Christ. Read Ephesians 4:11-16. You are invited to learn more.

Action Items moving forward:

2) Once you are done, start afresh with the New Testament or begin the epic journey through the Old Testament.

3) Take the 40 Days of the Easter Season to review all ten handouts. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you “become” conformed to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).

4) Memorize and live out Matthew 28:18-20.

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How to Do Spiritual Warfare!

Loving accountability from the first 7 sessions:

2) Use the S.O.A.P. Bible journaling technique: Y or N

3) Pray & meditate upon the Lord’s Prayer daily: Y or N

4) Memorize the assigned Bible verses, to include last week’s memory verse of Matthew 11:28-30: Y or N

5) Manage your calendar for the “Big Three” and for gathering with your church: Y or N

Review of major concepts:

+ Disciple = intentionally following Jesus’ way and teachings

+ Discipleship = intentional journey and life-long commitment to learn and manifest the fruit of who I am in Christ

+ The “Big Three” = transformative practices of Bible intake, prayer intimacy, and spiritual friendships

+ Church = intentional community of disciples who are called in love, gathered for love, and sent on mission

+ Walk by the Spirit = empowered lifestyle of focused surrender

+ Walk in the easy yoke of Jesus = covenant faithfulness

+ Disciple’s Desire = “Well done, good and faithful servant”

THE BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW IS

A SUPERNATURAL ONE, SO LET’S LEARN

HOW TO DO SPIRITUAL WARFARE!

Let’s look at the big picture to start.

+ Colossians 1:13-14

+ Acts 10:38

+ Matthew 17:14-21

+ Mark 5:1-20

Four Steps to Effective Spiritual Warfare

Step 1: Know there is an enemy.

+ 1 Peter 5:8-9

+ Matthew 12:43-45

Step 2: Discern/test/examine the spirits.

+ 1 John 4:1-4

+ 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22

+ 2 Corinthians 10:3-6

Step 3: Take cover by submitting your life to God.

+ Memorize James 4:7.

+ Acts 19:13-20

Step 4: Stand firm in your faith – the victory!

+ Ephesians 6:10-20

+ 1 John 5:1-5

+ John 16:33

Action Items for this week:

2) Write a SOAP journal entry for either each chapter or each day. Bring your notebook to take notes.

3) Review this handout as you prepare to read your Bible every day. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you “become” conformed to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).

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Teaching #7: “How to Work with Christ and Do All Things for God’s Glory!”

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2) Use the S.O.A.P. Bible journaling technique: Y or N

3) Pray & meditate upon the Lord’s Prayer daily: Y or N

4) Memorize the assigned Bible verses, to include last week’s memory verse of Galatians 5:25: Y or N

5) Manage your calendar for the “Big Three” and for gathering with your church: Y or N

6) Did you “start your engines,” “keep your chin up,” and “trust His promises”?

+ Disciple = intentionally following Jesus’ way and teachings

+ Discipleship = intentional journey and life-long commitment to learn and manifest the fruit of who I am in Christ

+ The “Big Three” = transformative practices of Bible intake, prayer intimacy, and spiritual friendships

+ Church = intentional community of disciples who are called in love, gathered for love, and sent on mission

+ Walk by the Spirit = empowered lifestyle of focused surrender

Jesus doesn’t ask you to work for Him! He invites you to have life with Him! Memorize Matthew 11:28-30.

+ Come to Me… (Same invitation as Mark 1:17)

+ “I will give you rest” (How does this promise connect to Mark 1:17? How does 1 John 5:3-4 inform your answer?)

+ Take My yoke upon and learn from Me (Discipleship!)

+ I am gentle and humble in heart (Spiritual Formation!)

+ Jesus quotes Jeremiah 6:16. Read it in its context, then check out the context of Jesus’ gracious promise in Matthew 11:20-24.)

+ My yoke is “easy” = custom-made / well-suited (your personal relationship with Jesus) Read Acts 15:10-11.

Do all things for God’s glory! Read Colossians 3:23-24.

+ Whatever you do… (Does that exclude any activities?)

+ with your whole living being (soul) = Wholeheartedly!

+ as for the Lord, not for men (Read Galatians 1:10. How does this free you up from people pleasing tendencies?)

+ What reward are you hoping to receive from Jesus? Think about 2 Timothy 2:4 and Matthew 25:21.

Jesus’ teaching on the vine and the branches brings it all together – you need a trellis if you are going to bear fruit in the Kingdom of God! Read John 15:1-8.

+ “My Father is glorified by this…” (8)

Action Items for this week:

1) Bible intake for this week: 1 Cor. 7-16 & 2 Cor. 1-9.

2) Write a SOAP journal entry for either each chapter or each day. Bring your notebook to take notes.

3) Review this handout as you prepare to read your Bible every day. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you “become” conformed to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).

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Teaching #6: “How to Walk by the Spirit!”

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Action Items for this week:

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Teaching #5: “The Call to the Great Community!”

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     grace abounds! Don’t quit; keep going! Find a pace that works for you.]

5) Calendar a weekly time for spiritual friendship: Y or N

+ Disciple = intentionally following Jesus’ way and teachings

+ Discipleship = intentional journey and life-long commitment to learn and manifest the fruit of who I am in Christ

+ The “Big Three” = transformative practices of Bible intake, prayer intimacy, and spiritual friendships

+ Great Community = intentional community of disciples who are called in love, gathered for love, and sent on mission

1) The Great Community is the “church” (ekklesia in Acts 11:26), which literally means, “the called out gathering or assembly.” While it can be used to describe any assembly of people, in the New Testament it is the work of the Holy Spirit to ingather those who have been called in Christ for God’s will. The church is God’s idea; not mine or yours!

2) Read 1 Peter 2:4-12.  Why is God calling us out of the world and into fellowship with Him and one another?

+ Meditate upon this truth within the context of Matthew 5:13-16. How is Jesus calling us to be His church?

4) Read Acts 2:38-47.  What brings the church together?  What were some of the activities of the early church?

5) We are the church!  Jesus is the head, and we are the many members of His one body. This imagery gives the body structure and purpose. Read Ephesians 1:22-23; 4:11-16; Romans 12:4-8; and 1 Corinthians 12:12-27.

6) We are commanded to gather as the church. Read Hebrews 10:23-25. Why are we supposed to gather today? What difference does it make to gather regularly?

7) The kingdom of God is a relational kingdom! As fellow members of the church our relationships have significance. What is the “so that” of Jesus’ prayer in John 17:22-23 and how does that connect to the new command of John 13:34-35? What then is the ultimate purpose of all that we do as the church and as a local assembly of believers?

+ “so that the world may know that You sent Me, …”

+ “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, …”

Action Items for this week:

1) Bible intake for this week: John 13-21 & Acts 1-12.

2) Write a SOAP journal entry for either each chapter or each day. Bring your notebook. Are you willing to share?

3) Review this handout as you prepare to read your Bible every day. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you “become” conformed to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).

4) Memorize Matthew 5:14 and be intentional about gathering with your local assembly of believers (church).

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Teaching #4: “The Third of the Big Three:

The Importance of Spiritual Friendship!”

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Teaching #3: The Second of the Big Three:

The Gift of Intimacy with God and How to Pray God’s Word!

The Second of the Big Three:

The Gift of Intimacy with God and How to Pray God’s Word!

1) Bible intake of Matthew 1-28 & Mark 1-12: Y or N

2) Study the handout on the Five Finger Method: Y or N

3) Use the S.O.A.P. Bible journaling technique: Y or N

4) Pray before and after my Bible time: Y or N

5) Memorize Mark 1:17 & Galatians 5:22-23: Y or N

A disciple is a person who intentionally follows the ways and teachings of Jesus Christ. Last week, you were taught the importance of Bible intake through the five-finger method of getting a grip on God’s Word. Today, you are going to learn how to follow Jesus’ example of Bible intake and prayer, twined together as Jesus prayed the Word.

The ways of Jesus that you will encounter in Luke this week. Read Luke 4:1-13, 16, 42; 5:16; 6:12; and 22:39-46.

+ Jesus defeated Satan by praying the Word all three times (4:4, 8 & 12).

+ “as was His custom” (4:16)

+ “went to a secluded place” (4:42)

+ “often slip away to the wilderness and pray” (5:16)

+ “He went off to the mountain to pray” & “He spent the whole night in prayer to God” (6:12)

+ “as was His custom” (22:39)

+ “Pray that you may not enter into temptation” (22:40).

+ “Yet not My will, but Yours be done” (22:42).

The Three Obstacles to Intimacy with God

When am I to pray?

+ Find Jesus praying in the Gospels and take note of it.

+ Read and reflect on Jesus’ prayer in John 17.

+ Read and reflect on Jesus’ prayer in Luke 10:21.

+ Memorize 1 Thessalonians 5:17. It’s only 3 words!

Tips to Praying Scripture

+ S.O.A.P. moves you to pray the Word.

+ Move God’s Word from your head to your heart.

+ Pray God’s Word when you don’t have words or when you are not sure if your words are “in His name.” A great first step is the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13):

“Pray then in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’”

Action Items for this week:

1) Bible intake for this week: Mark 13-16 & Luke 1-17.

2) Write a SOAP journal entry for either each chapter or each day. Bring your notebook each week.

3) Review this handout as you prepare to read your Bible every day. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you “become” conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.

4) Memorize 1 Thessalonians 5:17 and practice praying the Lord’s Prayer each day, found in Matthew 6:9-13

5) Read and reflect on the Tyranny of the Urgent handout.

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Teaching #2:  The First of the Big Three:  

The Importance of Bible Intake & Reflection!

The First of the Big Three:  

The Importance of Bible Intake & Reflection!

Seize the Moment

Action Items for this week:

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Teaching #1: “The Journey to Christlikeness!”

Teaching #1: “The Journey to Christlikeness!”

Christian Discipleship is the intentional journey to Christlikeness!

Read Romans 8:29:

+ “predestined to become”

+ “conformed to the image of His Son”

God chose you to look like Jesus!

Look at the context. Read Romans 8:26-28:

+ “according to the will of God” (27)

+ “to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (28).

What is that purpose? “To become conformed to the image of His Son – to be God’s “image bearer” (Genesis 1:26-28).

Read Colossians 1:15.

+ “the image of the invisible God”

When we look like Jesus – Christlikeness – we do that which Christ came to do (Luke 19:10 & Matthew 28:18-20)!

¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

+ The Call = “Follow Me”

Discipleship is the life-long journey of learning and manifesting who you are as a “disciple” through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. A disciple is a person who intentionally follows the ways and teachings of Jesus Christ.

FOCUS: The call of discipleship requires you to “follow” Jesus. The promise of discipleship requires you to trust the work of the Holy Spirit to “make you become.”

Read Philippians 2:12-13.

+ “work out your salvation with fear and trembling”

+ “it is God at work in you … for His good pleasure”

Christian Discipleship is a BOTH-AND: Hard work + a lot of trusting God! This journey is a long obedience in the same direction of Christlikeness (Matthew 11:28-30)! 

Read 1 Timothy 4:7b-8.

+ “Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness”

+ “godliness is profitable for all things”

We are to train ourselves according to godliness – the pattern of Jesus’ life (“godliness” = “Christlikeness”).

Action Items for this week:

1) Start the 90-Day New Testament Reading Challenge, reading Matthew 1-21 this week. Pick up a reading plan.

2) Start a notebook or journal about your reading plan. Bring it next week as I will teach you how to write a SOAP journal entry for either each chapter or each day.

3) Pray through this handout as you prepare to read your Bible every day. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you “become” conformed to the image of Jesus Christ.

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