The GROW Group Ministry Member’s Guide

WORSHIP
 
through Song
In the Service of the King
  DISCIPLING THE GROUP MEMBERS
I am happy in the service of the King! Training Stage (Guide #4)
I am happy, oh, so happy!
I have peace and joy that nothing else can bring, Session Objectives: For the members to understand the fundamentals
In the service of the King. of discipling others for Christ.
 
Chorus:
In the service of the king,
Every talent I will bring.
GREET
I have peace and joy and blessing, Share about a person who was significant in your spiritual development. In
In the service of the King. what way did this person serve as your discipler?
 
I am happy in the service of the King! REVEAL the Word
I am happy oh so happy! Look at the following verses and discover the things Jesus did to
Thro’ the sunshine and the shadow I can sing, disciple the twelve.
In the service of the King.
  1. "Come, follow me," Jesus said..." —Mark 1:17
through Prayer  
He gave them a clear and definite invitation.
One of the commonly known statements of Christ is his invitation-
‘Come follow Me.” It was a spiritual turning point in the life of
those who responded. They became His disciples and their lives
were never the same again. It is really a wonder how a simple
invitation can be the beginning of a new life.
 
Following the example of Christ, a leader must also invite his
members. Invitation underlines the seriousness of the task of
being a discipler and a disciple. To invite a person to be a part of a
Grow group is to take the person not as a stranger but a brother
or a sister, and as a part of your first circle of people to whom you
are committed to serve and nurture in the name of Christ.

2. “Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples
followed him.” —Luke 22:39
 
He lived his life with them.
Ancient teachers were disciplers not just classroom teachers. That
means they teach by means . A classroom may be sufficient when
 you only want to teach facts, but it will not be enough when you those principles he desires be developed within him.
want to teach virtue and wisdom. Students must be convinced by  
your life examples. 6. ““It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had
  come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved
3. “I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of
given me, for they are yours.” —John 17:9 his love.” —John 13:1
 
 
He prayed for them. He loved them.
Christ was hard pressed by the shadow of the cross looming in His This sums up the work that Christ is doing not only for his disciples but
consciousness but instead of praying for Himself, he was more for entire humanity. Love is basically the word that describes the task
concerned with what would happen to his disciples the moment he of a discipler. It is a love not just spoken and explained but lived and
would be tried and crucified. manifested in caring service for a person’s spiritual growth.
 
 
One way to test oneself in order to truly know whether you have a At the end, the call to lead a Grow Group is an invitation to Christian
caring heart for others is whether you can pray for them with love; it is be partakers of God’s character and of the divine passion of
intensity. The problem with many of us is that we underestimate the loving and saving others.
power of prayer in our ministry as leaders. Prayer opens our lives to
the Holy Spirit allowing Him to work powerfully through us that the Life
others might be reached.  

  State one of the ways by which your small group or its members has
4. “After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his helped you.
disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around ____________________________________________________
him.” —John 13:5 ____________________________________________________

He served them.
A true Grow Group leader never considers himself superior over his
OBEY
Discuss your progress in establishing new G groups.
members. Instead, he exemplifies the loving character that Christ
Day: ________________________________________
showed by washing the disciples feet. Christ was more than wiling to
take the task of a lowly servant if that would mean lifting his disciples
Time: _______________________________________
up to a higher level of spirituality. Place: _______________________________________
   
5. “Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7Calling the List the members of the new group including the core members:
 
Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority
1. ___________________________________________
over evil spirits.” — Mark 6:7
2. ___________________________________________
He mentored them 3. ___________________________________________
One of the interesting methods that Christ employed on the twelve is 4. ___________________________________________
what we can now call as mentoring. He instructed the twelve, then 5. ___________________________________________
gave them the opportunity to do what he told them, and then 6. __________________________________________
discussed with them afterwards what happened. 7. __________________________________________
  8. __________________________________________
This is the way to disciple. You do not tell the person what to do then 9. ___________________________________________
afterwards leave the person on his own. You help the person 10. ________________________________________
determine the right course to take, then assist the person in living out