21 Century
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Discipleship
Lessons from
a duck
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the
one who kills the prophets and
stones those who are sent to
her!
Matthew 23:37A
How often I wanted to gather
your children together, as a
hen gathers her chicks under
her wings, but you were not
willing!
Matthew 23:37B
dis·ci·ple
/dəˈsīpəl/
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noun
1.a personal follower of Jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.
Similar:
apostle
follower
•a follower or student of a teacher, leader, or philosopher.
"a disciple of Rousseau"
21 st Century Discipleship
“Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a
friend. Thanks for showing that what you
build can change the world. I will miss
you.”
-Mark Zuckerberg
And Jesus came and spoke to them,
saying, “All authority has been
given to Me in heaven and on
earth.
Matthew 28:18
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,
Matthew 28:19
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.
Matthew 28:20
Andrew:
Faith and
repentance
brought to
another
level
John: The disciple whom
Jesus loved
Jesus: What do you seek?
Disciples: Where are You staying?
Jesus: Come and see.
John 1:38-39
…And the first voice which I
heard was like a trumpet speaking
with me, saying, “Come up here, and
I will show you things which must
take place after this.”
Revelation 4:1
Simon Peter:
The
questioner,
the rock
Blessed be the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who according to His abundant
mercy has begotten us again to
a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3
Philip:
The
overlooked
Demoniac:
Menace to
Evangelist
6 things Jesus to prepare His disciples
to minister to others
1.Jesus brought them to a place/situation where there
were others who were in need.
2.Jesus had given them real teaching prior to this point.
3.Jesus connected them to God and to each other.
4.Jesus had equipped them and released them to do
ministry.
5.Jesus shared truth that was new to them.
6.Jesus modeled discipleship to them as they were all
together.
The Dead Sea is dead
because it doesn’t give,
it doesn’t flow.
Being a disciple of
Jesus means
discipling others.
21 Century
st
Discipleship