Mentoring as Discipling

Pattern of Discipleship Set by Jesus

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The Pattern - 4 Parts

The Calling

Jesus asks them to follow him

He asks them to watch/listen

No high expectations at this point

The Sending

Gives them charge

Tells them how to go

Tells them what to do

The Returning

Shared with Jesus

Time to Rest

More Training

Feeding of the 5000

Now they are taking on more of a roll

Paul and Timothy

Who was Timothy?

Dad a gentile - possibly unbeliever (due to Timothy not be circumcised as a youth

His mother and grandmother were Jewish and trained Timothy in the Old Testament

Timothy becomes a believer under Paul’s teaching (it was his first missionary journey) at Lystra in Pisidia, Asia Minor - - A.D. 47-48

Paul considers Timothy his son in the faith from this conversion -

Timothy follows Paul

He leaves with other new believers and follow Paul & Barnabas to nearby Iconium and Antioch (25-100 miles away).

Witness a man crippled healed

Witness Paul stoned, get up, and reenter the city

Timothy is left to share faith - Acts 16:2

Timothy is enlisted on Paul’s second missionary journey - and proceeded to meet Paul with other disciples in Troas -

Timothy went on to serve in Ephesus -

Paul asks Timothy to join him in Rome where he was imprisoned and many letters to believers were written at this time.-

Mentoring is the following:

It is Intentional

You must decide to be in relationship with another person to help them in grow

Pray / Seek / Ask

It is Communal

Spend time with the individual - listening and watching

Pray with them

Listen more than talking to them

It is Directed

Provide direction and tasks

Do not be afraid to call them out of their comfortability

There is Follow-up

A period for rest

A period to for new growth