Discipleship 101: Apprenticeship to Jesus I.
Pictures of Discipleship A. A Letter from Martha in Baghdad B. Stories of Disciples Around the World
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Discipleship: The Decision, the Terms and the Cost A. A Decision to Follow Jesus B. The Terms of Discipleship (Luke 9:23-25) C. Discipleship: A Cost-Benefit Analysis (Mark 10:28-31) “Nondiscipleship costs abiding peace, a life penetrated throughout by love, faith that sees everything in the light of God’s overriding governance for good, hopefulness that stands firm in the most discouraging of circumstances, power to do what is right and withstand the forces of evil. In short, nondiscipleship costs you exactly that abundance of life Jesus said He came to bring (John 10:10). The cross-shaped yoke of Christ is after all an instrument of liberation and power to those who live in it with him and learn the meekness and lowliness of heart that brings rest to the soul.” Dallas Willard, The Great Omission D. Discipleship Defined Discipleship is a deliberate decision to commit my life to following Jesus Christ as His apprentice, for the purpose of learning from Him how to live my daily life in His power as He would live it, so that we are progressively transformed into His likeness in character and action. E. The Church’s Primary Mission: Making Disciples (Matthew 28:18-20)
III. Discipleship Lived Out A. What Do Disciples Act Like Anyway? B. Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) C. Character Traits of Disciples (Psalm 37:11; Matt. 6:14; Prov. 4:22; Psalm 101:3; Eph. 2:14; Titus 2:11-14; Gal. 2:20) D. Practical Examples of How to Live as a Disciple E. The Power Source for Disciples (Galatians 2:20) IV. Becoming a Disciple A. Born Again: The Journey Begins (John 3:3) B. Disciples Make Other Disciples (I Peter 3:15) A. Signing Up for Apprenticeship With Jesus B. Training versus Trying (Romans 7-8; I Tim. 4:7) C. The Outcome of Discipleship (II Cor. 3:18) “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.” II Corinthians 3:18:
Everything is Different Who am I to know Your glory? - 2 Corinthians 4:6 Who am I to recognize your voice, calling out? - Psalm 18:6, John 10:3 How could I be in Your story? - Isaiah 25:1 God who was and is and is to come, - Revelation 4:8, who has won? - 1 Corinthians 15:54 I was dead in my sin, - Ephesians 2:1 You came in, yeah - Revelation 3:20 You made a way when there was no way - Hebrews 4:16 You covered heaviness with garments of praise - Isaiah 61:10 You wrote a song and You're singing it over me - Zephaniah 3:17 I feel a dead heart beating now - Ephesians 2:5 This revelation makes me wanna shout - Isaiah 49:13 that Jesus has been sent and everything is different. - Romans 12:2 You turn ashes into beauty - Isaiah 61:3 You are for me, not against me now, - Romans 8:31, You found me somehow - Luke 15:24 You turn mourning into dancing - Jeremiah 31:13 You turn weeping into a joyful noise, Oh rejoice! - Psalm 30:11 What manner of love, that You would call us - 1 John 3:1 sons and daughters? We cry "Abba! Father!" - John 1:12, Romans 8:15 Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, I will never be the same. - 2 Corinthians 5:17 Recommended for Further Reading and Learning Radical: Taking Your Faith Back from the American Dream, David Platt The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’ Essential Teachings on Discipleship, Dallas Willard The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God, Dallas Willard The Complete Book of Discipleship: On Being and Making Followers of Christ, Bill Hull Growing True Disciples: New Strategies for Producing Genuine Followers of Christ, George Barna With Christ in the School of Prayer, Andrew Murray The Pursuit of God, A. W. Tozer The Normal Christian Life, Watchman Nee www.persecution.com www.operationworld.com www.desiringgod.com
