Spending Time with God:Spending Time with God: Lesson 5 Lesson 5

PrayerTime in the WordFellowshipService

DiscipleshipDiscipleship

What does it mean to be a disciple?

3 Areas we can be discipled.3 Areas we can be discipled.

Large group– Congregational meetings

Small group– 5 to 30 people – Get to know each other

Smaller group– 1-4 people – Share life together

Large GroupLarge GroupSaturday NightSunday MorningWednesday Night

Synagogue – Matthew 6:2

People came to Him – Mark 6:30-34– Mark 10:1

Small Group – Mark 3:13-19Small Group – Mark 3:13-19 12 Disciples

– Mark 6: 7-11 (Authority, Teaching & Trust)– Mark 6: 47-51 (Trouble)– Mark 10: 32-34 (Plan for the future)

Life Group / Salt & light Women / Men in the Word Precepts Class / Men’s Breakfast Men’s / Woman’s Discipleship

Smaller GroupSmaller Group

Peter, James & JohnJohn – John 13:23Sharing life together – Don, Bill & RandyMark 5:37 – Jesus raises the deadMark 9:2 – Seeing Jesus glorifiedMark 14:33 – Praying together

The Grace of GodThe Grace of God

Gods grace is manifested – definitionHow does it happen?I Peter 4:8-11 – Spiritual gifts

– Speech (Preaching / Teaching)– Action (Serving)

Speaking GiftSpeaking Gift

Prince CaspianBe prepared, be available, be patientSharing your testimony - I Peter 3:15Eloquence vs. something to say

Gift of Serving - MenGift of Serving - Men

Youth MentoringTeam HopeMen of ArmsParking Lot MinistryPrison Ministry (Britt House, JDC)Landscape TeamShuttle DriveUsher

Gift of Serving - WomenGift of Serving - Women

Youth MentoringWomen of HeartHeartspun (Knitting & Crocheting)Prison Ministry (JDC)Downtown Outreach – Serving homelessNursing Home MinistryPregnancy CenterTeam Hope

The Sufferings of ChristPhilippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and

the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings,

…With friends like these.Peter James & John – Naptime & Prayer –

Matthew 26:36Abandonment – Matthew 26:56Denial – Matthew 26: 69-75Betrayal – Matthew 26:47-50

Paul got his wishPaul got his wishII Timothy 4:9-11 Do your best to come to me

quickly, for Demas… has deserted me… Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Talmatia…

Hurt by the church? Resolve it.Ephesians 4:1-3 live a life worthy of the

calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Maturity & StabilityMaturity & Stability

I Timothy 3:13 Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

“I can do it myself.”Excellent Standing

– Meets/exceeds expectations– It’s not about getting recognition

LoveLove

Ephesians 4:16 From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

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Homework Challenge:Homework Challenge:

Read the Bible dailyMake time daily to get alone with God & PrayBecome relational within the church

– Join a Life Group or Bible StudyFind a ministry where you can serve

– Get “Plugged In”

Just for fun - perspectiveJust for fun - perspective

Chronicles of Narnia

There are 4 times this occurs in the Bible

Serpent – Genesis 3:1-5Serpent – Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more crafty than

any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,  but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Donkey – Numbers 22:21-33Donkey – Numbers 22:21-33 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under

Balaam, and he was angry and beat it with his staff.  Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?”  Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.”  The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?”“No,” he said.

Eagle – Revelation 8:13Eagle – Revelation 8:13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a

loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

All Creatures – Revelation 5:13All Creatures – Revelation 5:13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the

earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

Keep the main thing, the main thing.Keep the main thing, the main thing.