The Signs of a True Disciple

WHAT DOES WINNING LOOK LIKE?

Discipleship 101

A DISCIPLE HAS A HEART FOR SCRIPTURE

A DISCIPLE LIVES BY DIFFERENT STANDARDS (GODLY)

A DISCIPLE GROWS CLOSER TO GOD

A DISCIPLE LEARNS TO STAND STRONG

A DISCIPLE LEARNS TO LOVE OTHERS

 A DISCIPLE SERVES GOD WITH ALL THEIR HEART

A DISCIPLE STICKS TO THEIR MISSION

Discipleship 101 - Signs of a True Disciple - Discussion Questions

1) If Christianity were a team sport and the church were Christ’s team, what would winning be?

2) What is the church supposed to be and do to win?

Several people answered that the church wins as we worship together or when it grows in attendance and people become believers. A few said that we win when we are a family who cares for one another

3) Read Matthew 28:18–20 and circle the words in which Jesus is telling us to do something.

Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual: Equipping Disciples Who Make Disciples Day 1: What Does Winning Look Like?

Read Matthew 28:18–20 and circle the words in which Jesus is telling us to do something.

Did you circle the words go, make disciples, baptizing, and teaching?

In the Bible’s original language, make disciples is the key phrase in these verses because the words going, baptizing, and teaching support the command to make disciples.

3. In these verses, Jesus commanded us to go into the world and __ __ of every nation.

4. The three other action words show us what is entailed in obeying that command. To make disciples, we must be __, __, and __.

Go back and review how you answered the two questions at the beginning of this lesson. Compare what you wrote with the command above.

5. Check the box below that fits best at this point:

__ “Yes! I knew it. I am off to a good start because I knew that the church is supposed to make disciples.”

__ “No, I missed it. No one has ever explained the church’s purpose to me like this before.”

__ “Well, I had it right, but I said it in a different way.”

__ “I disagree! I had a different answer, and I still think I am right.”

Matthew 28:18–20 (NIV) — 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

4.) Jesus’ last command in Matthew 28:18–20 makes the church’s mission clear: The church is called to reach the world for Jesus one person at a time. In other words, every Christian is commanded to participate in the mission to make disciples

In your own words, write what part the church plays in making disciples

What is your personal role in helping the church make disciples?

5.) Spend some time meditating on Matthew 28:18–20.

Using these verses, explain to someone today why the church should focus on making disciples.

Write the name(s) of the person(s) you told or plan to tell __________________________

Review

• God designed the church to reach the world for Christ by making disciples.

• Making disciples was Jesus’ original command.

Adapted from Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual: Equipping Disciples Who Make Disciples — via Logos/Faithflife