WE GROW SPIRITUALLY BY BECOMING DISCIPLES OF JESUS
Jesus IS calling us to be his disciples (Matt. 4:11-25)
Discipleship Points:
FOUR STAGES TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND DISCIPLESHIP
(1Pet. 2:2, Heb. 5:13-14, 1John 2:12-14)
The Baby Stage:
Head Knowledge: absorbing information, memorizing, reading your Bible daily
Checking what others are doing and asking questions
Learn about the foundations of the faith
The teacher carries the apprentice: I do, you watch, we talk
The Child Stage:
Heart Passion: adding passion to what you know.
Growing and developing by learning, imitating, and reflecting
Learn about various doctrines of the faith
The teacher guides and the apprentice follows: I do, you help, we talk
The Young Stage:
Hands On: you begin to disciple others
Knowing how to help
Learn about how to apply the foundations of the faith.
The teacher stands behind the apprentice as he/she does things: you do, I help, we talk
The Parenting Stage:
Hang as Peers: the disciple matures, and lives with other peer disciples makers
Showing other new believers how to be disciples for Christ.
Learn how to teach the foundations and basic doctrines of the faith.
The teacher and the apprentice become peers: you do, I watch, we talk
Jesus IS calling us to be his disciples (Matt. 4:11-25)
Discipleship Points:
- A disciple is one who is centered on Christ and one who is sent by Christ.
- A disciple is an apprentice who learns in theory and in practice.
- We must be disciples to make disciples.
FOUR STAGES TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND DISCIPLESHIP
(1Pet. 2:2, Heb. 5:13-14, 1John 2:12-14)
The Baby Stage:
Head Knowledge: absorbing information, memorizing, reading your Bible daily
Checking what others are doing and asking questions
Learn about the foundations of the faith
The teacher carries the apprentice: I do, you watch, we talk
The Child Stage:
Heart Passion: adding passion to what you know.
Growing and developing by learning, imitating, and reflecting
Learn about various doctrines of the faith
The teacher guides and the apprentice follows: I do, you help, we talk
The Young Stage:
Hands On: you begin to disciple others
Knowing how to help
Learn about how to apply the foundations of the faith.
The teacher stands behind the apprentice as he/she does things: you do, I help, we talk
The Parenting Stage:
Hang as Peers: the disciple matures, and lives with other peer disciples makers
Showing other new believers how to be disciples for Christ.
Learn how to teach the foundations and basic doctrines of the faith.
The teacher and the apprentice become peers: you do, I watch, we talk
