the biblical target of discipleship
DESCRIPTION
GBC Saturday Seminar Session Three 2010-10-09TRANSCRIPT
Session Three
THEBIBLICALTARGET
OF DISCIPLESHIP
Session Three Objectives
• To justify the place of Christian judgment in disciple-making
• To show how every relationship is related to disciple-making
• To identify the duplicating target of disciple-making
DISCIPLEto guide or direct someone to be a personal follower, student, or learner
Making disciples means following Jesusby helping another person follow Jesus.
EVANGELIZING
proclaim & model
believe the gospelknow Christ
regeneration
Matthew 28:18-20
spiritually dead peoplewhere we start
Our main mission field in America today is within the church.
John MacArthur, Hard to Believe, 101
EDIFYING
instruct & encourage
live the gospel
obey Christsanctification
Colossians 1:28-29
all believers
until the end
Ephesians 4:12-16
EQUIPPING
train & reproduce
declare the gospel
preach Christreproduction
Ephesians 4:12
faithful believers
end and start again
2 Timothy 2:2
A JUDGMENT CALL
3 TARGETLEVELS
EVANGELIZING
EDIFYINGbuild up in Christ
reach out for Christ
EQUIPPINGtrain up & send out
for Christ