Who's Your One - Week 1

5 Stages of the Journey to Christ

Suspicion

They don’t trust the Bible or Christians

As Christians, we need to build relationships on trust

Reveal to them that first, we are human and two, we love them.

Curious

This is where they start asking questions

We need to be confident with how we answer their concerns

1 Peter 3:15

We must be in study and understanding of our Bibles to be able to dialogue about any objections. We’ll talk more about this in the weeks to come.

Contemplating

They begin counting the cost

What does this mean for me? What does this mean for my life? Is my life as I know it over?

Engage them with the Bible and what the Lord has done through His word in your life.

Talk about what your life was like before Christ compared to now that you are in Christ.

Life now is much better than life then.

Seeking

They’ll begin applying truths to their lives

Surrender

Sounds great, and all. But how do we go about this and why?

Flyover last week’s lesson on Matthew 28:18-20

Matthew 28:18–20 ESV

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

“Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter.”

Charles Spurgeon

Discipleship definition: Deep work in community over time.

How do we make disciples?

Choose Someone

Discipleship begins in relationship

2 Timothy 1:4 ESV

As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.

Can you name someone you long to see?

Discipleship in relationships allows us to do deep work

Soul level stuff

More than surface

This allows us to be known

Have Clear Aims

Prioritize the Mission

Paul’s motive everywhere he goes is to make disciples

Acts 16 - The Church of Philippi

Lydia

Slave Girl

Jailer

Philippians 1:2–5 (ESV)

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

Pay the Cost

Discipling requires time

Discipling requires study

Discipling requires prayer

Discipling requires love

John 13:31–35 ESV

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Mark 12:28–31 ESV

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Multiply

We want more than addition, we want multiplication

Teach them to teach others

We’re only disciples if we’re disciple making disciples

We want the people we disciple, to disciple other people.

Conclusion

Discussion Questions

What is your biggest hurdle to evangelize?

What keeps you from evangelizing?

How urgent is it to share the gospel with family, friends, and neighbors? Why?

How does knowing Jesus has all authority give you confidence to evangelize?

What does it mean to “make disciples of all nations?”

How are you going to incorporate evangelism in your daily life?