Taking your Next Step in the Journey of Discipleship - Week One
What’s Your Next Step?
“Taking your Next Step in the Journey of Discipleship”
Luke 6:12-16
Every journey begins with one step, but no journey is complete in one step.
Everyone has a next step.
Why Jesus called his disciples into a group as their next step:
- Groups are the best place to make disciples.
- Follow
- Learn
- Become
- Groups are the best place to help us grow in Christ.
- Beginning in Christ
- Young in Christ
- Maturing in Christ
- Reproducing in Christ
- Groups are the best place to support us as we grow.
- Test and confirm what I am learning.
- Receive encouragement in taking my next step.
- Learn to put the Bible into practice in my daily life.
- Learn to give and receive love.
- Groups are the best place to help us grow with others.
- How we are different from each other.
- Different Backgrounds
- Different Temperaments
- Different Perspectives
- Different Opinions
We harmonize what’s different when we emphasize what’s the same.
- How we are the same as each other.
- Same Call: Come to Christ
- Same Vision: Become Like Christ
- Same Lord: Jesus Christ is Lord
- Same Purpose: Be With/Be Sent by Christ
Core CHRISTlike Characteristic: Intentional Evangelism/Loving People
