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♣ A disciple is one
who walks with,
learns from, and
lives in submission
to a master in
order to become
like the master.
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♣ Biblical discipling is the
art of shaping the life of
an individual into
growing partnership with
God.
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♣It begins with assurance
of salvation through the
acceptance of the Gospel,
and then continues
integrating Christ’s
lordship into every area
of daily life.
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Description of a disciple
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♣ Passionately loves Jesus
Christ.
♣ Maintains intimacy with
God through daily
devotional life.
♣ Integrates Christ into
every area of life.
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Description of a disciple
!
♣ Makes Christ the priority in
all decisions.
♣ Lives and ministers as a
vital part of a local church
body.
♣ Actively shares Christ with
others.
shift |ʃɪft|
verb
-change in emphasis,
direction, or focus.
!
-move from a place or rouse
oneself from a state of
inactivity.
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Discipleship is
not about
rules, it is
about
relationship.
Mark 3:14
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Discipleship
is not
cheaply, it is
costly.
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Discipleship is not
about following
the program, it is
about following
the person.
Mat. 4:19; Luke
10:38-42
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Discipleship is
not about the
big things, it is
about the
small things.
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Discipleship is
not list of
things to do
and not to do,
it is a lifestyle.
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Discipleshift is
having a living
and loving
relationship
with God.
Mark 3:14
From Reaching to
Making: Instead of
focusing all our
efforts on reaching
the lost, we should be
focusing our primary
1
efforts on making
disciples.
From Informing to
Equipping: Instead of
concentrating on
giving people
information about
Jesus, we need to
2
concentrate on
equipping them with
the character and
skills of a disciple.
From Program to
Purpose: We need to
replace our emphasis
on having good
programs with an
emphasis on the
3
purpose of making
disciples.
From Activity to
Relationship: Instead
of seeing ministry as
being primarily about
activities, we should
see ministry as being
4
mainly about
relationships.
From Accumulating to
Deploying: The way we
measure our success
needs to change from
the number of
attenders, converts
5
and size of budget to
the number of mature
disciples actively
deployed in disciple-
making ministry.
