Real-Life Discipleship: Building Churches That Make Disciples

He trained them to minister to the people who came to hear Him. As they became more confident, He sent the disciples out by twos to preach and do miracles.

Jesus shared with His disciples the truth that He was the Messiah.

Pray That God Shows You Opportunities to Share Pray, Lord, help me do what You want me to do and to say what You want me to say. It’s critical that you pray every day for God to help you see what He sees. Allow His Word to wash you spiritually. John 17:17-19 tells us that we are sanctified by His Word — that His Word is truth. Ask Him to help you c

Jesus, the disciple-maker, not only shared the truth about Himself with His disciples but also offered an opportunity for them to connect with Him.

“and i will make you”: a disciple is being changed by christ

Share, Connect, Minister, Disciple process (SCMD).

“fishers of men”: a disciple is committed to the mission of christ

appendix c spiritual facts God created us to be in relationship with Himself (see Genesis 1:1,26; 3:8-9). God gave us a choice: Did we want to be in relationship with Him (see Genesis 2:16-17)? God warned us about the consequences of rejecting Him, not believing Him (see Genesis 2:17). We chose to be our own gods, to choose our own right and wrong

“come, follow me”: a disciple knows and follows christ From Jesus’ perspective, a disciple is one who follows Him.

three keys to His success: Jesus was an intentional leader in every sense. He did His disciple-making in a relational environment. He followed a process that can be learned and repeated. In other words, An intentional leader + relational environment + reproducible process = infinite number of disciples