The Foundation for Discipleship

Bulletin Insert 06/09/24

1. Discipling to bring each other vertical (vv.4-6)

a. Verse 4 as quoted by Christ

i. Mark 12:29

b. Discipleship helps us out of spiritual dryness

i. Joel 2:12-13

c. Disciple with the promise that God restores

i. Deuteronomy 30:6

d. Jesus’ Emphasis of verse 5

i. Matthew 22:37

e. Make Disciples because it is not burdensome

i. 1 John 5:3

f. Paul, the discipler

i. Philippians 3:17

ii. 1 Corinthians 4:16

g. Discipleship after the heart

i. Jeremiah 17:10

ii. Mark 7:21-23

iii. Ezekiel 36:26

h. An Example of one who loved God with heart, soul, and might

i. 2 Kings 23:25

ii. 2 Chronicles 34:1, 3

i. Prophets used to come alongside rulers

i. Nathan (1 Chronicles 17:3) -Instructive

ii. Hanani (2 Chronicles 16:7) -Rebuke

j. Using our might as members of one body

i. 1 Corinthians 12:12-20

2. Discipling with all diligence (vv.7-9)

a. Exhortation and discipleship from prison

i. 2 Timothy 2:15

b. Disciple diligently, not wrongly

i. Matthew 23:15

3. Discipling that pleases God (vv.13-18a)

a. See in light of Apollos in

i. Acts 18:27-28

b. Please God when He is reverently feared

i. Deuteronomy 6:13

c. Guides us in the making of oaths

i. Matthew 5:34-37

d. Discipleship keeps us in check regarding idolatry

i. Jeremiah 17:9

ii. Hebrews 10:23-25

e. Discipling as an act of love

i. Ephesians 5:2

ii. Colossians 3:12-17

f. Even when it may hurt

i. Matthew 16:21-23

g. God is not pleased when we sin

i. Ephesians 4:29-30

h. Verse 16 quoted by Christ as said to Satan

i. Matthew 4:7

ii. Luke 4:12

i. The sin of testing God and doubting in Him

i. Exodus 17:7

j. Disciples gently restore those in sin

i. Galatians 6:1

k. Our labors as a Christian are not in vain

i. 1 Corinthians 15:58

l. A Blessed Promise for obedience

i. To Israel

1. Exodus 3:8

2. Numbers 14:8

m. A Blessed Life for us

i. Philippians 4:11-12 (in lack or plenty)

ii. Philippians 3:14 (a reason to live)

iii. Ephesians 2:1-10 (seeing a dead man come to life and discipling along the way)