LIFE OF PAUL

S E S S IO N E IG H T : D O IN G Y O U R D IS C IP L E S H IP D U T Y
WEEK 8 DATE Feb 29 SUBJECT Doing Your Discipleship Duty ACTS 18 SANDERS 131-157 DUE Quiz 7

Thesis: The church at its birth was the church at its best, and the church at its best is a ________________-making church
11. DOING YOUR DISCIPLESHIP DUTY

Defn.: ____________________ is where one person or couple ministers the word of God to another person or couple, to help them carry-out the Christian life. 2 Tim 2:1-2 Discipleship Fundamental #1. You as a person need to __________ in your lifestyle everything a lost urbanite in Kansas City needs to understand about the Christian life. Psa 12:1 Discipleship Fundamental #2. Our ultimate missionall church growthis tied to finding and reproducing ________________ men and women in our urban, academic and vocational environments. Prov 20:6 Discipleship Principle #1. ____________________ rises or falls on discipleship. Point 1. The quality of leadership you exercise will depend on the quality of training you have ____________________ to. Discipleship Principle ________________________. #2. Discipleship moves forward or backward on

Discipleship Principle #3. Relationships start or stop on ____________________. LEVEL I: LISTENERINSTRUCTIONMESSAGETIME LEVEL II: LEARNEREDIFICATIONMOTIVATIONTRUTH LEVEL III: LABOREREQUIPPINGMULTIPLYTASK LEVEL IV: LEADEREXHORTATIONMANAGETEAM Point 2. All truth needs in order to succeed is ____________________. THE RULE OF RECOGNITION: Recognition follows ____________________. ______ PEOPLE, LUKE 9:23-24 Ffaithful Aavailable Tteachable

a. Defining the Duty in Scripture, Mark 3:13-14; Matt 28:19-20

APPOINTMENT (CHOSE 12) ________________ (MADE DISCIPLES) AUTHORITY (SENT OUT) 1) Paul's Model in Corinth (18:1-21) ACTION #1: He associated ____________________ with a certain couple. RESULT #1: You will never disciple anyone if you only allow your life to be viewed from a ____________________. ACTION #2: He ____________________ them in the word of God. RESULT #2: There was a breakdown of the ________________, and a building-up of reality living. ACTION #3: He ____________________ himself through his disciples. RESULT #3: There is a multiplication of ____________________ through discipleship. 2) Paul's Disciples in Ephesus (18:22-26) 1. an eloquent man, 2. and ____________________ in the scriptures, Titus 1:9 3. ____________________ in the way of the Lord; Luke 1:4; 1 Cor 14:19; Gal 6:6; 1 Sam 12:23 4. and being ____________________ in the spirit, 5. spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, Luke 1:3; Eph 5:15; 1 Thes 5:2 Point 3. You impress lives from a distance, but you only ____________ them one-on-one. Acts 11:4 HOW TO EXPOUND THE WAY OF GOD (DISCIPLE SOMEONE), ACTS 28:23 1. There was a ____________________ 2. They had a ______ ________ when they met 3. It involved persuasion 4. It was not tied to a timetable, but to the accomplishment of certain __________ WHEN DISCIPLESHIP IS ________ 1. Encourage them 2. Support them 3. Release them 3) Paul's Grandchild in Achaia (18:27-28) 1 Cor 3:6 WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU GET WHERE YOURE GOING 1. He carried out a discipleship ministry 2. This led him to continue in a persistent effort of ____________________

b. Applying the Duty in KC

1. The greatest relay of God's word is preaching, but the greatest relay of God's way is discipleship WHAT ______________ ARE FOR, EPH 4:11-12 A. The perfecting of saints B. The work of the ministry C. The edifying or building up of the body of Christ 2. The best time to learn how to walk, and how to disciple others in that walk, is _________ Point 4. You have done nothing worth remembering until you've _____________ ________.

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