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The document outlines the mission of discipleship, emphasizing the importance of leading young people to a relationship with Jesus Christ and the process of becoming like Him through personal engagement and spiritual habits. It discusses the cost of discipleship, the role of love, and various methods of evangelism, including music and vocational outreach. Ultimately, it stresses that the goal of evangelism is to make disciples who will continue the cycle of mentorship and outreach within the church community.

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Discipleship

The document outlines the mission of discipleship, emphasizing the importance of leading young people to a relationship with Jesus Christ and the process of becoming like Him through personal engagement and spiritual habits. It discusses the cost of discipleship, the role of love, and various methods of evangelism, including music and vocational outreach. Ultimately, it stresses that the goal of evangelism is to make disciples who will continue the cycle of mentorship and outreach within the church community.

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Discipleship,

Creative MG RODGERS
WILLIAM
Evangelism and CHILEMBA GAMA

Preserving
YM Manual p 17

MISSION:
To lead young people into a saving relationship with
Jesus Christ and help them embrace His call to
discipleship.
Discipleship

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in


heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I
have commanded you. And surely I am with you
always, to the very end of the age. —
Matthew 28:18-20
What is it

• What is a disciple?
In the rabbinic tradition of Jesus’ days, a disciple was
one who responded to the call of the rabbi to
follow him. Following him would mean leaving family,
friends, synagogue, and village to devote the entire life
to becoming like the rabbi. A disciple is a follower, a
learner, a student, an apprentice, and a
practitioner. A disciple doesn’t just want to know what
the rabbi knows. A disciple wants to be like the
rabbi and wants to learn to do what the rabbi
does.
It’s to be like Jesus

“A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who


is perfectly trained will be like his teacher” (Luke
6:40).

When Jesus called the disciples He said, “Follow Me;”


not merely
“Follow My teachings,” but “Follow Me.”
Becoming Christs’ images

“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you
have love for one another” (John 13:35).

In other words, “When people see you acting like


Me, they will know you are My disciples.”
Discipleship Handbook P. 11

Discipleship is the process of becoming like Jesus by


spending time
with Jesus. Discipleship classes alone won’t do it.

Religious forms won’t do it.


The personal relationship between disciple and
Teacher is the heart of discipleship
There is a cost

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny


himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but
whoever loses his life for My sake will find it”
(Matthew 16:24-25)
Compelling love

We have had our hearts changed by the unconditional


love of a crucified Savior. “For the love of Christ compels
us” (2 Corinthians 5:14).
“We love Him because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19).
The book Steps to Christ reminds us that “when love
springs up in the heart” it makes every burden
light. “Duty becomes a delight, and sacrifice a pleasure”
(Steps to Christ, p. 59).
Habits of a disciple

Below is a list of eight spiritual habits that are


essential for the disciple of Christ:
1. Daily personal prayer
2. Daily personal study of the Bible
3. Daily morning and evening family worship
4. Weekly Sabbath school attendance
5. Weekly church attendance
6. Weekly prayer meeting or mid-week small group Bible
study attendance
7. Regular personal witnessing
8. Regular involvement in local church ministry
Sent forth as labourers

“A sower went out to sow” (Luke 8:5). “The fields are …


already white for harvest” (John 4:35).

“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the


laborers are few” (Matthew 9:
Sow the seeds

• Share something God has done in your life either in the


past or the present.
• Tell the story of how you came to know Christ and
became a Seventhday Adventist.
• Offer to pray with someone.
• Share Bible promises when someone you know is facing
a difficult situation.
• Distribute small sharing tracts (GLOW, Balanced Living,
etc.) by leaving them places, handing them to
strangers, and giving them to those with whom you are
already acquainted.
Creative ways for evangelism

• Voice of Youth
Regular. Youth speakers preaching like evangelists in the church
or
meeting hall. One or a group of youth speakers are selected for
the job.
Usually a few to 10 days or nights of meetings are arranged for
the Voice of
Youth. Each night the program will be well planned. This will
include song
service, welcoming chairperson, special music, gifts to encourage
attendance, and well-selected topics for the speaker(s) that will
make up a
theme.
• Campus Evangelism
Regular. Students are our main target group. There are
day students and dormitory students. The usual outreach
for our students includes Bible study groups, prayer
groups, and care groups. However, we can use the Voice
of Youth evangelism ideas to make contacts.
• Music Evangelism
Regular. Singing is the most common form of youth
evangelism. Either
vocal or instrumental music together with personal
testimony can be very effective in sharing the gospel.
We can plan for a regional youth religious concern. Send
invitations to local churches, schools, and community
youth organizations. We can involve more youth in music
groups, make more friends, and have more opportunity
to share Jesus.
• Vocational Evangelism
Regular. The most effective way to evangelism is to live
out the life of
Jesus. We can let our working youth witness about Jesus
in their work
places. Train them to form Bible study groups and prayer
groups with their coworkers. We should provide study
guides to them.
How to
succeed
winning souls
Preparing the Soil

No one settles upon a raw piece of land with the


expectation that it will at once yield a harvest. Diligent,
persevering labor must be put forth in the preparation of
the soil, the sowing of the seed, and the culture of the
crop. So it must be in the spiritual sowing” (The
Adventist Home, pp. 145-146).
Planting the Seed

No farmer intends to till the soil indefinitely. The


preparation of the soil is only for the purpose of sowing
the seed. Without planting seed, there will be no harvest.

The apostle Paul reminds us, “He who sows sparingly


will also reap sparingly, and he who sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully” (2 Corinthians
9:6).
Cultivating

Once the seed has taken root, the new plant must be
cultivated. This includes watering, fertilizing,
weeding, and otherwise nurturing to promote
healthy growth. This is by far the most time-consuming
and labor-intensive phase of the growing cycle
Harvesting

• The harvest is what the farmer has been laboring for all
season long!
• Just as the ripe grain must be picked at the time of
harvest, so a person contemplating a decision to follow
Christ must be invited to act.
• This is why Jesus urged us to “pray the Lord of the
harvest to send out laborers into His harvest” (Matthew
9:38).
• Jesus saw that it would take more than tillers, sowers,
or cultivators to get the job done. He would need
workers who knew how to harvest!
Church Membership Not the Final
Goal

The ultimate goal of evangelism is to make disciples,


who in turn make
other disciples. Baptism and its corresponding entrance
into church
membership are only the early steps in this process.
Preserving the Harvest

The final phase of the cycle of evangelism is called preservation.


In this critical phase, new members are mentored, equipped, and
then sent out to make other disciples.

New members often face many challenges after baptism. Non-


Adventist friends or relatives may oppose the changes the
new member has recently made. It can be hard to make
friends and integrate into a new church. Living in harmony
with the high standards of the Bible can also be a challenge.
And then there are the winds of false doctrine that threaten
to unsettle those new to the faith.
Any or all of these can lead to discouragement,
disillusionment, and distractions, resulting in the proverbial
“back door” through which new members all too frequently slip
out of the church
God Bless
You All
References
Discipleship Handbook,

Young Adult Manual

Getting it right

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