Evangelism and Discipleship

New Life Bible Ministries

College and Career Ministry
(Derived from Cru Knowing God Personally Booklet and Teachings)

I.

The Great Commission

a. Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority has been given to
Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things
that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
i. In this verse, the primary verb is ____________.
ii. What is a disciple?
Disciple- one who __________________ and _______________ in spreading the
doctrines of another
Roger Hershey a mature disciple is one who ___________ by faith,
__________________ their faith, and ___________________ their faith.
b. Was the Great Commission only applicable to those who heard it, or is it applicable to us?
i. Let us assume the original disciples ____________ the Great Commission.
ii. The original disciples went and made __________________.
iii. The original disciples taught the new disciples _________________ Christ had
____________________ them (this would therefore include the ______________
______________________)
iv. Having heard all the teachings, including the __________ ____________, the new
disciples were bound to __________ the ___________ ___________________ and
make more _____________. Thus, the new disciples begin the ______________ again.
v. After many, many generations of disciples, ______ ________ _________. Thus, the
_________ __________________ is applicable to __________.

II.

The Master Plan of Reaching the Nations

a. Spiritual ________________: one person _________________ ______________ others to Christ
over _______________.

b. Spiritual __________________: one person ______________ disciples and ________________

the disciples to make ________________________.
c. Case Study
Year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Addition
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000

Multiplication

192
768
3,072
12,099
48,585
194,340
777,360

Total

In year 7, Spiritual Multiplication surpasses Spiritual Addition ______________ to

_______________ total
III.

How to Have a Personal Relationship with God

a. Gods _________: God ___________ you and ______________ you to know Him personally.
He has a wonderful ______________ for your life
i. John 3:16 shows Gods ____________
ii. John 17:3 shows Gods ____________
iii. Questions: What prevents us from knowing God personally?
b. Our _________________: People are _____________ and _______________ from God, so we
cannot know Him personally or experience His love and plan
i. Roman 3:23 shows people are _________________
ii. People were created to have _______________ with God but, because of our stubborn
_______-_________, we chose to go our own ____________ way and fellowship with
God was _____________. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of ____________
_______________ or ______________ ______________ is evidence of what the Bible
calls _______.

iii. Romans 6:23 show people are ______________ from God

iv. The diagram below illustrates that God is ____________ and people are
_______________. A great gulf separates the two. The arrows illustrate that people are
continually trying to ________________ God and establish a personal relationship with
Him through __________ _________ ______________, such as a ________ _______,
______________, or ______________, but we inevitably ____________.

God

People
c. Gods ___________________: Jesus Christ is Gods only _______________ for our sin.
Through Him alone we can __________ God personally and ____________ Gods love and plan
i. Romans 5:8 shows He ____________ in our place
ii. 1 Corinthians 15:3-6 shows He ______________ from the dead
iii. John 14:6 shows He is the ____________ ___________ to God
iv. The diagram below illustrates that God has _____________ the gulf that separates us
from Him by ______________ His Son, Jesus Christ, to _________ on the cross in our
place to __________ the penalty for sin

God
Christ
People
d. Our ________________: We must ___________________ receive Jesus Christ as
______________ and ____________; then we can _______________ God personally and
____________________ His love and plan
i. John 1:12 shows we must _________________ Christ
ii. Ephesians 2:8-9 shows we receive Christ through ___________________
iii. John 3:1-8 shows when we receive Christ we experience a ___________ ____________
iv. Revelation 3:20 shows we receive Christ by _______________ ____________________

v. Receiving Christ involves _______________ to God from self (repentance) and

______________ Christ to come into our lives to forgive us of our sins and to make us
what He wants us to be. Just to ____________ ____________________ that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for our sins is _________
________________. Nor is it enough to have an _______________ _______________.
We receive Jesus Christ by ___________, as an ________ of the __________.
vi. The two circles below show two kinds of lives.
1. Which circle best describes your life?
2. Which circle would you like to have represents your life?
self
self

e. Sample Prayer: Lord Jesus, I want to know You personally. Thank You for dying on the cross
for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for
forgiving me of my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make
me the kind of person you want me to be.
IV.

Accountability Partner Conversation Points

a. Explain when you first accepted Christ, or if you have not, what is holding you back.
b. Share what spiritual conversations you had over the past week and if any led to gospel
conversations.
c. Share someone in your life who you would like to pray for salvation.
d. End in prayer for each other.