Intentional Discipleship

INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES DISCIPLESHIP 101 – SESSION 5 MAY 25, 2022 INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES  Every Christian Is Called To Be A Disciple  Every Church Is Called To Make Disciples •We Need To Have A Path And A Means To Becoming And Making Disciples INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES intentional •ĭn-tĕn′shə-nəl •adjective 1. Done deliberately; intended: synonym: voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. 3. Done by intention or design; intended; designed. Opposite of unintentional or unintended. •The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES • 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 (NIV) — 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27 No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. •INTENTIONAL PURPOSE •INTENTIONAL PLAN •INTENTIONAL PERSPECTIVE INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES •JESUS WAS INTENTIONAL IN DISCIPLESHIP •Matthew 28:19–20 (NIV) — 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.” INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES WE MUST BE INTENTIONAL •Achievements that happen in life – so much of the time happen to those who have been intentional •Jesus intentionally prepared his followers to go and make disciples INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES GET IN IT --- TO WIN IT!  They get in the game  They determine what success is  They do all they can to make it happen  “We make disciples.” INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES EVALUATE HOW DISCIPLESHIP SHOULD HAPPEN  They get their plans and purposes from the Word of God  They look at those whom they are discipling and see what they need to focus on – to get them to where they need to be as fully committed followers of Christ INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES INTENTIONAL DISCIPLESHIP HAS TO DO WITH DOING THE RIGHT THINGS •Planning and prioritizing of discipleship •Being intentional in listening •Being intentionally open •Willing to share from your life – successes and failures INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES INTENTIONAL DISCIPLE-MAKERS EVALUATE WHERE DISCIPLES ARE ON THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY •Disciple-makers are like parents are with their children •1 Peter 2:2 (NIV) — 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, FIVE STAGES OF GROWT H INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES •The only way the Kingdom of God grows – •The only way the commission is completed -- is if we become spiritual parents and reproduce disciples •REMEMBER People are at different levels of spiritual growth – yet they all have the same value INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES THE GOAL OF ALL DISCIPLES • The final stage of spiritual growth is parenthood. • Spiritual parents are characterized by the ability to reproduce disciples. • They feed themselves from God’s Word. • Spiritual parents need encouragement and accountability. • Real-Life Discipleship Training Manual: Equipping Disciples Who Make Disciples