DISCIPULADO TRANSFORMADOR-EL MODELO DE JESUS.-UNO MASA. A Guide To Building Your Life in ChristB. Being and Making Followers of ChristC. CRECIENDO Y AYUDANDO A OTROS A CRECERD. HACER DISCIPULOS UNOS POCOS A LA VEZ.E. EL PASTOR HACEDOR DE DISCIPULOSF. Qu es esto que haces t con el pueblo?ex. 18G. SOLO PUEDES DICIPULAR A LOS QUE QUIEREN APRENDERH. HACES DISCIPULOS DE CRISTO NO TUYOSI. TRANSFORMACION Y REPRODUCCIONJ. VERDAD-VULNERABILIDAD-VOLUNTADK. AMOR-SACRIFICIO-EJEMPLOL. CONFIAR EN CRISTO-SEGUIR A CRISTOM. DISCIPULOS HACEN DISCIPULOSN. LA ESTRATEGIA DE JESUS PARA ALCANZAR EL MUNDOO. SER Y HACER DISCIPULOSP. EL PADRE-PLAN-PROPOSITO-PROCESO-PRODUCTOQ. INTERIORIZACION-TRANSFORMACION Y MULTIPLICACIONR. TODA AUTORIDAD-YO SOY EL QUE MANDOS. ID. MANDATO CATEGORICO-MILITART. BAUTIZEN- RELACIONENSEU. ENSEEN-ENTRENEN=CAPACITEN=EQUIPEN-ENVIENV. YO ESTOY CON UDS- NO VAN SOLOS.W. EL DISICPULO NO NACE SE HACEX. DISCIPULAR COMO JESUS DISCIPULO: EL AMOR-SACRIFICIO-EJEMPLOY. MEJORAR LA RECEPCION DE LA IGLESIAZ. LA PERSONA DONDE ES BIEN INVITADA, VUELVE DONDE ES BIEN RECIBIDA, SE QUEDA DONDE ES BIEN TRATADA.AA. TENER TODA LA INFORMACION PARA ACOMPAARLOS DESPUES DE LA DECISINAB. CONTACTO INMEDIATO PARA LA CONSOLIDACIONAC. PERSONAS DEL MISMO LENGUAJE,EDAD, NIVEL CULTURAL ETC. AUN NIOSAD. INCENTIVAR AL NUEVO CONVERTIDO A UNIRSE A UNGRUPO PEQUEO

1. Con el deseo de que la iglesia crezca, muchos de nuestros lderes siempre estn pendientes de las ltimas estrategias evangelsticas.2. Como lograr transformacion-crecimiento- reproduccion?. Mat. 7.28-293. Alaska y todos los elementos necesarios.4. Biblica-practica- eficiente.5. Una persona= en oracion invitando a 2-36. Unidos alrededor d eun pacto. 7. Compromiso con un pacto de discipulado8. Reunirse regularmente9. Completar las tareas asignadas.10. Abrir nuestras vidas unos a otros11. Hacer la decisin d eguiar tu propio grupo al terminar12. Grupos esenciales- celulas- conexin-casas de paz13. A.Primera condicion para c. Acelerado. 14. SU MEJOR HERRAMIENTA. EL EJEMPLO. SU CALIDAD D 1 JUAN 1.1-315. I. LA VERDAD EN COMUNIDAD16. Abrimos nuestras vidas alrededor d ela v. Y permites que te cambie17. No solo informacion pero transformacion- aplicacin para imitacion18. Hacer preguntas que normalmente no harias en adoracion corporativa19. La interpretacion-interiorizacion, no comparticion.20. Nunca lo vi de esa manera. Aunque tengas aos.21. Donde la vida y la palabra se intersectan, se cruzan, l22. a palabra se enraiza en tu vida. Pasar horas en un texto23. proveyo enseanzas biblicas, dinamicas, claras, simples, practicas, efectivas.24. quin decs que soy yo? (Mateo 16.15). no receptores pasivos25. Estimul el aprendizaje26. Respet las etapas del desarrollo27. Cuando Pedro confes que Jess era el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios (Mateo 16)28. Del mismo modo, poco antes de su muerte confes a los Doce: An tengo muchas cosas que deciros, pero ahora no las podis soportar (Juan 16.12).29. Entendi que el aprendizaje es un proceso30. Entonces dej a la multitud y entr en la casa. Y se le acercaron sus discpulos, diciendo: Explcanos la parbola de la cizaa del campo (Mateo 13.331. el maestro sabio nunca da por sentado que lo enseado en pblico fue claramente comprendido por todos. 32. Las personas filtran lo que enseamos a travs de las particularidades de su propia cultura y experiencia personal, por lo que le dan una interpretacin a la verdad que no siempre es acertada o completa. 33. Solamente por medio de dilogos posteriores se lograr que ellos obtengan una comprensin ms acabada de la enseanza. Las conversaciones personalizadas con el maestro son una ventaja, pues permiten adaptar la verdad a la situacin particular de cada uno. 34. La forma en que una persona comparte el evangelio con otra, por ejemplo, no ser igual si se trata de un vecino del barrio que si est ante alguien a quien le acaban de diagnosticar un cncer terminal. 35. Solamente en ese dilogo posterior se lograr realizar los ajustes necesarios a los principios eternos para que sean aplicables en un contexto particular.36. 37. B. RELACIONES TRANSPARENTES- calve para el crecimiento.38. Crecer juntos para llegar aser-hacer todo lo que dios tiene para ti39. Es una terapia para el alma.40. Cuando compartes con honestidad, hay una cercania, te sientes mas saludabl41. Es cuando el e.s. te hace. Compartes tus luchas, dudas, temores etc42. El que otros lo hagan te motiva a ti a ahacerlo alrededor de la palabra y el e.s.43. Cada uno trae sus experiencias buscando la voluntad de dios44. No eres la unica, ni la primera, ni la ultima que pasa por lo mismo45. Abres tu vida al padre-hijo=e.s.46. Provey el marco ideal para el crecimiento47. Cuando Jess llam a los Doce, el evangelista comenta que una de sus metas era que ellos estuvieran con l (Marcos 3.1315). 48. El relato posterior de la aventura que vivieron a la par de Jess revela que l cultiv con ellos una profunda relacin por la que alcanzaron comprobar, en una diversidad de situaciones, que estaba absolutamente comprometido con ellos. 49. En ocasin de la ltima cena, Juan comenta que habiendo amado a los suyos, los am hasta el fin (13.1). 50. En el momento ntimo que comparti con ellos, despus que les hubo lavado los pies, les aclar: Ya no os llamo siervos, porque el siervo no sabe lo que hace su seor; pero os he llamado amigos, porque os he dado a conocer todo lo que he odo de mi Padre (Juan 15.15).51. La profundidad de esta relacin provey el marco ideal para que pudiera ensearles. Al saber del amor incondicional de su Maestro hacia cada uno de ellos, reciban las enseanzas de otra manera. 52. Aun cuando Cristo les hablaba con dureza, ellos no dudaban que l se haba comprometido en caminar con ellos hasta el fin, y esto sostena con firmeza el proceso de aprendizaje, aun en los momentos de duda o tribulacin.53. Un maestro nunca conseguir impactar profundamente la vida de sus estudiantes si limita su relacin con ellos a simplemente ensearles. 54. El esfuerzo que demanda aprender sus nombres, mezclarse con ellos, crear oportunidades para que hablen de sus vidas y experiencias, fortalece los vnculos afectivos que le darn un peso adicional a la enseanza fundamental. 55. Ellos deben percibir que nosotros estamos interesados en mucho ms que simplemente dictar nuestra clase. Deben sentir que sus vidas son de gran valor para el maestro.56. 57. III. RENDIRSE CUENTAS CAMBIA LA VIDA58. NUESTRA META ES LLEGARA SER COMO CRISTO. SU CARCTER59. No puedes vivir por ti solo, need alguien que te anime motive60. Cuando encuentres alguien asi invierte en ellos.61. Los cuidas a toda costa.al concocerse mas y mas te das cuenta que puedes62. Confiar. Y el exhortarse pasa mas rapido. 63. Rendirnos cuenta ayuda a rendir cuentas a dios.64. Si no vas a ser como una hoja en la corriente, esto te anclara en tu jornada65. Es un proceso que te guardara.66. Unete al invernadero del e.s. para crecer aceleradamente67. No obstante, si en nuestras iglesias no hay crecimiento, quiz no sea porque no nos preocupamos de las personas nuevas, sino porque no estamos discipulando a los miembros de forma eficaz. 68. Muchas veces nuestras iglesias no tienen un plan coherente de discipulado y los lderes creen que no tienen los suficientes recursos para animar a sus miembros a ser verdaderos seguidores de Cristo. 69. Greg Odgen habla de la necesidad del discipulado en las iglesias locales y recupera el modelo de Jess: invertir en un grupo pequeo de personas para que sus vidas sean transformadas y que as puedan ayudar a otros a caminar hacia la madurez en Cristo.70. Odgen habla mucho de la transformacin; no solo de la transformacin de los discpulos, sino tambin del mismo concepto de discipulado. 71. Segn l, el discipulado debera convertirse en un proceso que se pueda transmitir y que as tenga un impacto a travs de las generaciones. 72. Bblico, prctico y enormemente eficaz, este enfoque en el discipulado ya se ha usado con mucho xito en cientos de iglesias en los Estados Unidos y tambin en Europa. 73. Un discipulado que transforme vidas puede ayudar a tu iglesia a transformar la vida de sus miembros.74. Many churchgoers complain that their churches lack a coherent plan for discipleship and spiritual growth. 75. In turn, many church leaders lament their lack of resources to build and manage effective programs to help people become fully devoted followers of Christ. 76. InTransforming DiscipleshipGreg Ogden introduces his vision for discipleship, emphasizing that solutions will not be found in large-scale, finely-tuned, resource-heavy programs. 77. Instead, Ogden recovers Jesus' method of accomplishing life change by investing in just a few people at a time. 78. And he shows how discipleship can become a self-replicating process with ongoing impact from generation to generation. 79. Biblical, practical and tremendously effective,Transforming Discipleshipprovides the insights and philosophy of ministry behind Ogden's earlier work,Discipleship Essentials.80. Together, these ground-breaking books have the potential to transform how your church transforms the lives of its people.81. There is a great emphasis in many evangelical churches on trusting in Christ for salvation but little emphasis on following Jesus. 82. There is much more emphasis in many of the most influential churches on life management and maximizing our success. But Jesus clearly said that those who know Jesus follow Jesus (John 10:27). 83. When we read the Scriptures we clearly see that those who are called Christians are those who follow Jesus, not simply those who make a "decision for Christ."84. Of course, the Bible says we are saved by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8-9). Yet, when one is a Christian, there will be change in one's life as a result of knowing Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). 85. However, honest Christians will acknowledge that we don't always know where or how to begin with following Jesus.86. Enter Bill Hull's excellent work The Complete Book of Discipleship. Hull gives us the biblical basis and historical background for the life of discipleship in the church. Hull discusses the work of discipleship for the individual and in small groups. He highlights how pastors and churches can recapture a passion for discipleship that goes beyond programs to reaching people.87. There were two especially helpful parts of the book for me. First, I was reminded of my favorite quote from Bill Hull, "Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning." This line always reminds me of the fact that God has given means which he expects me to put to use in my life as a disciple, never out of a desire to earn His favor, but simply as a consequence of His work in my life. The other part of the book that was so helpful to me and I would recommend to everyone, is chapter 12 "The Future of Discipleship: Living the Jesus Way."88. 89. He hecho un descubrimiento, el descubrimiento ms increble de todo mi ministerio pastoral.90. El proyecto consista en llevar a la prctica ese programa en la iglesia local, y luego evaluar su eficacia. Hasta ese momento, haba hecho discipulados de forma individualizada. Despus de todo, no era se el modelo de Pablo con Timoteo? As que la idea del programa era hacer un discpulo, ste hara otro nuevo discpulo, y as sucesivamente.91. que pensara en diferentes contextos en los que probar mi programa, y que luego hiciera un seguimiento de la dinmica de las diferentes relaciones de discipulado. Una de las opciones que eleg fue invitar a dos personas a acompaarme en mi carrera hacia la madurez en Cristo. Nunca hubiera imaginado la fuerza que poda tener lo que desde entonces he llamado discipulado a tres. Aquello iba a cambiar mi comprensin de los medios que el Espritu Santo utiliza para transformar a las personas a la imagen de Cristo.92. He querido explicar la historia de Eric en la introduccin a este libro porque quiero hablar del cambio que Dios puede realizar en nuestras vidas, como lo hizo con la vida de Eric. 93. Quiero hablar del proceso de transformacin y del contexto adecuado para que podamos ser como Cristo. Lo que aprend con Eric y con Karl me adentr en la bsqueda del entorno adecuado y de los ingredientes necesarios para crear unas condiciones en las que poder conformarnos ms a la imagen de Cristo. 94. Desde aquella experiencia inicial he podido ser testigo muchas otras veces del poder de los grupos de tres. Creo que proveen el entorno propicio donce se dan los elementos necesarios para la transformacin y el crecimiento hacia la madurez en Cristo. Qu he observado en este entorno?95. El discipulado es para todos los cristianos, no para algunos pocos selectos96. El discipulado es nuestro estado normal desde el momento en que venimos a Cristo, no es un estatus que alcanzamos despus de un largo tiempo97. El discipulado involucra ser equipado por Jess para influir a otros para l(los har pescadores de hombres).98. El contexto de discipulado es comunidad con otros discpulos.99. El discipulado involucraaprender de otros cristianos en cmo seguir a Cristo100. El discipulado involucraensear a otros cristianos en cmo seguir a Cristo.101. El discipulado requiere permitir queJess cambie tu vida(prioridades, relaciones, direccin, etc.)de acuerdo a su propsito y su tiempo102. Un discpulo es una persona enproceso. El proceso comienza cuando una persona recibe a Cristoy contina mientras la persona contina aprendiendo103. 104. Discipling is an intentional relationship in which we walk alongside other disciples to encourage, equip, and challenge one another in love to grow toward maturity in Christ. This includes equipping the disciple to teach others as well.105. 106. The Pastor as Discipler and Equipper107. Many pastors have been taught the shepherding model of pastoral leadership. The shepherd is to care for and protect the flock. A pastor is expected to be equally available to the entire congregation and especially present at crisis times in peoples lives. This means the shepherd is a responder to the needs of others others set his agenda.108. An equipper or discipler has a different mentality. He is proactive as to who gets on his agenda. His focus is to expand the number of reproducing disciples and to grow the leadership base of his congregation. The breadth of ones ministry will only be as expansive as he has self-initiating, reproducing disciples.109. How does a pastor deal with this potential clash of congregational expectations between the shepherding and discipling model? If a pastor/discipler meets weekly with a few people, the rumor mill may start to churn. The pastor may be accused of having favorites; of creating a power base from which to operate; or of only meeting with the big givers. Jesus public selection of His disciples was His way of giving pastors cover.110. In Lukes account of Jesus call of His disciples, it appears that Jesus walked among the larger entourage that had been following Him. From this group He called out those whom He designated apostles (Luke 6:12,13). Jesus was modeling the only way to grow people. A discipler must be with his disciples intimately over time. The pastor is doing what Jesus did.111. To be an equipper and discipler, pastors need to meet weekly with people in whom they are investing themselves for growth, maturity, and multiplication. At 6:30 a.m. on Thursdays I feel I am doing what I have been called to do as a pastor. 112. Three men and I open our lives to each other, catch up on the journey of the week, interact with Scripture and the curriculum, share our insights, confess our sin, and confide in each other the challenges of the week. I walk away energized, knowing I have been a pastor. Then when I see these same men take up the challenge to disciple others as a lifestyle, it does not get any better than this.113. Eight Causes of the Low Estate of Discipleship114. Pastors have been diverted from their primary calling to equip the saints for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:12, ESV).115. We have tried to make disciples through programs.116. We have reduced the Christian life to the eternal benefits we get from Jesus, rather than living as students of Jesus.117. We have made discipleship for super-Christians, not ordinary believers.118. Leaders have been unwilling to call people to discipleship.119. We have an inadequate view of the church as a discipleship community.120. Most churches have no clear, public pathway to maturity.121. Most Christians have never been personally discipled.122. How To Start a Reproducible Discipleship Group123. Pray.Ask the Lord to draw you to spiritually hungry people. Take your time. Let conviction settle in. Only then go to the next step.124. Make a personal invitation.Approach a person in the following way: The Lord has placed you on my heart. Would you be willing to join me and one or two others on a weekly journey toward becoming better disciples of Jesus?125. Tell them what is involved.If you are using a curriculum such asDiscipleship Essentials,give them an overview of the content and the means in which you will cover it.126. Review the Covenant.1Disciples need a clear sense of what is expected of them. Walk through the covenant line-by-line and have them restate the requirements in their own words. Mention that the triad/quad will be meeting weekly for approximately a year.127. Ask the disciple to prayerfully consider the invitation.Specifically, ask him not to give you an immediate answer, but to examine whether he has the time and the heart for what lies ahead.128. Inform him that at least one other person will be joining you.If this is your first invitation, this person may even suggest who the third or fourth person might be.129. Set the first regular meeting and get started.Find a quiet place where you will be able to develop intimate transparency. At the first session ask each person to share the process by which he came to commit to the group.130. Guide participants through the sessions.Go at a comfortable pace. Encourage questions. Address personal matters. Life will happen while you are together. The curriculum is only a tool, not something in which to be enslaved.131. Model transparency.The group will go as deep as the leaders willingness to be vulnerable.132. Keep multiplication as a high value.The commitment to disciple others must be in the original covenant and remain the focus. Since all group members will take turns leading the process, they will quickly see that it can be done.133. When discipleship takes a place alongside leadership, evangelism, preaching, worship, counseling, support groups, and other programs, it ceases to be what it was meant to be: the heart of what it means to be a Christian.134. The Six-Fold Definition of Being Conformed to Christ's Image1301. Transformed Mind: Believe What Jesus Believed1302. Transformed Character: Live the Way Jesus Lived1353. Transformed Relationships: Love as Jesus Loved1394. Transformed Habits: Train as Jesus Trained1425. Transformed Service: Minister as Jesus Ministered1446. Transformed Influence: Lead the Way Jesus Led135. In the world of togas, sandals, the Parthenon, temples, and little white homes perched on hillsides overlooking the sea, discipleship permeated Greek life-from aristocrats to peasants, from philosophers to tradesmen.In the first century, the apostle Paul stood on Mars Hill and said, "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.... I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you" (Acts 17:22-23). Paul's speech demonstrates that the Greek philosophers were confused about God. But they were also astute in passing on their confusion as they lived out discipleship and even created some of its language and technique.The Greek masters' use of mathetes, or disciple: As explored in chapter 1, mathetes is translated "disciple." We can find the concept of disciple-a person following a master-among the great masters of Greece. Plato, Socrates, and Herodotus all used disciple to mean "learner" or "one who is a diligent student." These and other Greekphilosophers generally understood that the disciple's life involved apprenticeship, a relationship of submission, and a life of demanding136. First-century discipleship was expressed as a servant-master relationship (see Matthew 10:24). Once accepted as a disciple, a young man started as a talmidh, or beginner, who sat in the back of the room and could not speak. Then he became a distinguished student, who took an independent line in his approach or questioning. At the next level, he became a disciple-associate, who sat immediately behind the rabbi during prayer time. Finally he achieved the highest level, a disciple of the wise, and was recognized as the intellectual equal of his rabbi.'"2. Memorizing the teacher's words: Oral tradition provided the basic way of studying. Disciples learned the teacher's words verbatim to pass along to the next person. Often disciples learned as many asfour interpretations of each major passage in the Torah.3. Learning the teacher's way of ministry: A disciple learned how his teacher kept God's commands, including how he practiced the Sabbath, fasted, prayed, and said blessings in ceremonial situations. He would also learn his rabbi's teaching methods and the many traditions his master followed.4. Imitating the teacher's life and character: Jesus said that when a disciple is fully taught, he "will be like his teacher" (Luke 6:40). The highest calling of a disciple was to imitate his teacher. Paul called on Timothy to follow his example (see 2 Timothy 3:10-14), and he didn't hesitate to call on all believers to do the same (see 1 Corinthians 4:14-16; 1 1:1; Philippians 4:9). One story in ancient tradition tells of a rabbinical student so devoted to his teacher that he hid in the teacher's bedchamber to discover the mentor's sexual technique. To be sure, this is a bit extreme, yet it demonstrates the level of commitment required to be a disciple.5. Raising up their own disciples: When a disciple finished his training, he was expected to reproduce what he'd learned by finding and training his own apprentices. He would start his own school and call it after his name, such as the House of Hillel.137. The inclusion of the meaning "adherent" at the time of Christ and the early church made mathetes a convenient term to designate the followers of Jesus, because it didn't emphasize learning or being a pupil but adherence to a great master. So a "disciple" of Jesus, designated by the Greek term mathetes, was a person who adhered to his master, and the master himself determined how the disciple followed' Of course, that leads us to Jesus' call to all who were interested: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me" (Luke 9:23).Five hundred years before Jesus was born, a disciple was one who committed his all to follow a master teacher. The meaning remained the same until the time of Jesus, providing our first major clue about what Jesus meant when he told his disciples to "make disciples.138. The Great Cloud of WitnessesThe writer of Hebrews wrote about the active pursuit of a faith that embraces discipleship:Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (Hebrews 12:1-3)The writer earlier created a list of heroes of the faith from the Old Testament era (see Hebrews 11:4-38): By faith Abel offered a proper sacrifice. By faith Noah built an ark. By faith Abraham packed up his family and moved. By faith Joseph ran from evil. By faith Moses chose a life of self-denial, confronted Pharaoh, and led the people through the Red Sea. By faith Joshua led the people around Jericho's walls. By faith Gideon showed courage in his obedience even though he was afraid. Samson, David, and Samuel-the world wasn't worthy of them.These are our great cloud of witnesses; they taught us faith. Notice that with their actions, they showed us what it means to believe. What kind of disciples is the gospel meant to create naturally? The answer is people like these, whose faith embraced following their Lord. Without this kind of faith demonstrated by obedience, can a person really please God (see Hebrews 11:6)?The lesson here is clear: Faith that doesn't result in action isn't faith, but something less. The apostle James, the half-brother of Jesus, wrote, "What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to havefaith but has no deeds? ... In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead" (James 2:14,17).Jesus, "the author and perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2), taught James about faith. He demonstrated it by obeying in spite of the shame and suffering he faced and endured on the cross.In fact, Jesus' own words about faith couldn't be clearer:"Why do you call me, `Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete." (Luke 6:46-49)139. Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.1 The reasoning behind this dramatic statement by Dietrich Bonhoeffer provides the rationale for this book. Without discipleship, Christianity doesnt exist, because following Jesus activates the Christian faith. Bonhoeffer expanded his thought: Discipleship means adherence to Christ, and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An abstract Christology, a doctrinal system, a general religious knowledge on the subject of grace or on the forgiveness of sins, render discipleship superfluous, and in fact they positively exclude any idea of discipleship whatever, and are essentially inimical [detached] to the whole conception of following Christ. With an abstract idea it is possible to enter into a relation of formal knowledge, to become enthusiastic about it, and perhaps even to put it into practice; but it can never be followed in personal obedience. Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ. It remains an abstract idea, a myth that has a place for the Fatherhood of God, but omits Christ as the living Son. A Christianity of that kind is nothing more or less than the end of discipleship.2140. Rather discipleship occurs when a transformed person radiates Christ to those around her. It happens when people so deeply experience Gods love that they can do nothing other than affect those around them.141. Discipleship-the effort both to be a disciple and to make other disciples-is about the immense value of God at work in one individual's life and the resulting impact on other lives.142. DISCIPLESHIP: GODS VERY BEST FOR HIS PEOPLE Jesus taught that faith means to follow. That was his first test of a persons faith (see Luke 9:23-25). Following, however, isnt short term. Discipleship isnt a program or an event; its a way of life. Its not for a limited time, but for our whole life. Discipleship isnt for beginners alone; its for all believers for every day of their life. Discipleship isnt just one of the things the church does; it is what the church does. Its not just part of the advancement of Gods kingdom; the existence of serious disciples is the most important evidence of Gods work on earth. Without enough of these workers, the task languishes and the work remains incomplete (see Matthew 9:35-38). Simply, discipleship means learning from and following a teacher. However, while we can define discipleship in these simple terms, something about the discipleship movement has never quite made it into the heart of the church. I find it particularly puzzling that we struggle to put disciple-making at the center of ministry even though Jesus left us with the clear imperative to make disciples (see Matthew 28:18-20).143. "I have long admired Greg Ogden's rare ability to distill the complex down to the essential.Discipleship Essentialshas become a modern classic in the field of discipleship because it does just this. If you've ever looked for a tool to help people you care about understand the core principles and practices of the Christian life, look no further than this book. I have seen it help absolute beginners and advanced disciples alike mature in their walk with Christ in a life-changing way. The book is interactive, thought-provoking, enjoyable and deep. I use it weekly myself." 144. "If you're looking for a shortcut to the likeness of Christ, stop looking because there isn't one. No program or structure can replace the hard, time-consuming, rewarding and utterly fulfilling process of discipleship.Discipleship Essentialsis revolutionizing the lives of the people in our church. Everyone can and should use this effective tool!" 145. "Our entire congregation usedDiscipleship Essentialsas the template for a yearlong sermon and small group series. It served as a life-changing tool that united our church family and deepened our faith as a community. Ogden's work is thorough, organized and challenginga great resource for churches and small groups who desire to grow in their love for the Lord and their commitment to following him." 146. "I am currently leading my fourth group. The study is a Spirit-inspired study of the skeletal structure of our Christian faith upon which individuals can flesh out the shape of their individual walk with our Lord. If taken seriously and followed as a spiritual discipline, the truths it contains will change the follower's life, and lives that come in contact with the disciple will be touched by God's love. It's a powerful tool in a group for learning to practice confession and being accountable. It is never old for me. The Spirit speaks to me through the Word in the study. I am refreshed every time we meet as a group." 147. "Greg Ogden's engaging book sets the expectation that every follower of Jesus has the joyful responsibility to invest into two or three regularly and purposefully for the kingdom. For the past ten years,Discipleship Essentialshas provided an engaging and balanced approach to the task of raising up mature believers who will then themselves invest in others. I can only imagine that in the next ten years thousands more will be shaped toward maturity because of his important work that gives each believer the inspiration and the framework to do what they were made to do: advance the kingdom by making mature disciples." 148. "One of the most serious challenges facing the church in North America is that of undiscipled church members. Greg Ogden's work seeks to move Sunday-only consumer Christians into the adventurous life of following Jesus on a daily basis in authentic community. It provides an indispensable resource to help local churches address this challenge." 149. "Discipleship Essentialsis the most effective tool I know of for use in encouraging actual growth in personal discipleship. I give it to all of the pastors I am working with in congregational transformation and missional engagement because growing disciples is essential to their congregations' vitality." 150. From the Author151. Describe in your own words the meaning of discipleship.152. Greg Ogden: Discipleship is the process whereby our lives are conformed to the image of Christ or we go through the metamorphosis of constant rebirth so that we are dying to self while Christ's life is coming alive in us. It's akin to the transformation that occurs when the caterpillar spins the cocoon and out comes a butterfly. Paul talks about discipleship as continuously putting off the old life while putting in its place the new life in Christ. It is like taking off an old set of garments and being re-dressed in righteousness and holiness. It is truly a makeover from the inside out.153. he designed this discipleship workbook as a tool to accomplish these three elements to create a climate for the Holy Spirit to bring accelerated growth:

1) "The first element is the unchanging truth of God's word" (each chapter contains a core truth based on a memory verse, and includes an inductive bible study with discussion questions based on the passage for study, discussion, and application).

2) "The second element in the Holy Spirit's laboratory is transparent relationships...Transformation occurs when we grapple with the truth of God's Word in the context of transparent relationships. It is a biblical axiom that the Holy Spirit will have free sway in our lives to the extent to which we open ourselves up to one another. Honesty with God is not sufficient. We give God permission to reshape our lives when we risk self-evaluation and confession to others. We can't grow in Christ by ourselves. We are people made for community" (each chapter has a selected reading after the inductive Bible study on the topic of discussion - these selections are short and very good).

3) "The third element that creates the climate for transformation is mutual accountability...Accountability means giving your discipling partners authority to call you to keep the commitments you have made to one another."154. As a pastor, it can be frustrating to have leaders in the church that can quote all the Bible verses and answer all the questions yet lack any amount of spiritual depth. There must be a transfer of biblical material from the head to the heart. This book shows ways that pastors can help make that transfer possible.

It is also a book that challenges pastors too. Could it be that some of the problem in the church is that we, as pastors, have our own heads full but hearts emtpy? We can use a little transferring too!155. El mtodo de Cristo para hacer discpulos implicaba un enfoque mltiple:Primero. Su mtodo y mensaje fue: ejemplo os he dado (Jn 13:15). Ello implica ser modelo.Segundo. Proporcion una capacitacin prctica por un largo perodo de tiempo (Hch 20:31).Tercero. Deleg responsabilidad.Cuarto. Delegacin de autoridad.Quinto. Confianza en sus discpulos.Sexto. Retirada.Si falta cualquiera de los cuatro, no habr discpulado.

Modelo.La mayor parte de lo que somos hoy es el resultado de lo que hemos observado y escuchado de otros a lo largo de nuestra vida.Hacer un discpulo es un proceso que comienza por el ejemplo porque el carcter no se ensea sino que se modela, se muestra. Esa fue la razn por la que Cristo les pidi a sus discpulos que dejarn sus ocupaciones para estar con El (Mar 3:14) y adiestrarlos.En muchas ocasiones en los Evangelios vemos a Jess compartiendo solo con sus discpulos, despus de haber estado con las multitudes, para explicarles y que pudieran comprender las razones y los principios que motivaban sus enseanzas (Mar 13:10-15, Mar 4:11, Mar 4:34).El se concentraba en moldear sus caracteres, no en suministrarles simple informacin, por lo que lo que los discpulos vieron y oyeron los afect radicalmente, de tal manera, que pudieron hacer la obra que Jess les encomend para su tiempo, que era una obra que superaba todas sus posibilidades. Al observarlo y escucharlo sus vidas fueron transformadas radicalmente, y de simples personas sin educacin fueron transformados en ministros funcionales, llenos de gracia y de poder (Hch 6:8), y an muchos de sus adversarios atribuyeron ese cambio al hecho de que haban estado con Jess (Hch 4.13).Resulta mucho ms fcil para un discpulo convertirse en algo que puede ver que en algo acerca de lo cual solamente escucha. El discipulador debe dejar que su discpulo observe su vida, ministerio y amor a Dios y a sus semejantes. Mientras ms tiempo pasen juntos ms efectivo ser el discipulado (Prov 27.17).

Adiestramiento prctico.No existe adiestramiento real sin participacin, si actividad prctica.Las habilidades se desarrollan mejor, y los conocimientos tericos se fijan ms rpidamente, mediante la aplicacin prctica del conocimiento.Jess fue el ms grande Maestro que ha existido sobre la faz de la tierra porque El armoniz perfectamente el conocimiento que les imparti a sus discpulos con la participacin prctica.El les aconsej que pusieran en prctica lo que les haba enseado porque a medida que lo hicieran entenderan mejor lo que haban odo (Mar 4:24).

Delegacin de responsabilidad.Despus de que los discpulos observaron la vida y ministerio de Jess, y luego de recibir los principios bsicos para la formacin de su carcter, les dio la oportunidad de prctica lo que haban aprendido, asignndoles responsabilidades crecientes, desde tareas domsticas y/o administrativas simples hasta tareas ministeriales.Para delegar esas responsabilidades efectivamente a sus discpulos, utiliz cuatro principios:PRIMERO. No deleg responsabilidades prematuramente. La delegacin prematura puede alimentar el orgullo y reforzar el concepto mundano de que las habilidades y los talentos producen fruto. Este concepto sostiene que hacer ms es ms importante que ser, y refleja la mentalidad de que ministrar y discipular es trabajo el hombre en lugar de ser la obra del Espritu.SEGUNDO. Deleg con claridad. Defini especficamente la responsabilidad y los resultados que esperaba. No debemos dar como un hecho que nuestro discpulo sabe como cumplir con la responsabilidad que le hemos asignado a menos que lo hayamos hechos previamente con l, o que nos haya visto hacerlo. Debemos estar seguros que entiende claramente los resultados que esperamos.TERCERO. Deleg gradualmente (Luc 16.10). La delegacin de responsabilidades se debe iniciar despacio, comenzando con tareas pequeas que tengan un alto grado de posibilidad de xito para fortalecer la seguridad de los discpulos. Esta delegacin gradual ayuda a evitar errores innecesarios que daen la confianza de los discpulos porque los fracasos originan inseguridad.CUARTO. Inspir confianza. Nuestros discpulos deben saber que tenemos confianza en sus habilidades para realizar la tarea que les hemos sealado y que nos agradamos por las tareas bien realizadas estimulndolos y dndoles reconocimiento (2 Tes 1.3-4, Fil 4-5). Hagmosles comentarios que conduzcan a mejorar en lugar de estancarnos en fallos transitorios. Nuestra actitud ms que nuestras palabras incrementaran su confianza. Debemos asegurarnos de que ellos sientan que estn haciendo una contribucin significativa. Demostrmosles nuestra confianza consultando sus opiniones sobre problemas especficos, y sigamos sus consejos cuando sea posible.Aunque hay ciertas responsabilidades y decisiones que no podemos ni debemos ceder, necesitamos delegar tanto como sea posible. Los hombres a quienes Cristo adiestr, despus delegaron responsabilidades tambin (Hh 6, 1 Ped 5.1-4, Tit 3:8).

Preguntas para autoevaluacin.Cules son los seis elementos fundamentales en la forma de Jess de hacer discpulos?Cmo definira el modelaje y a que se refiere primordialmente?Cules fueron las fallas de los modelos de los que aprendi a vivir la vida cristiana?Qu necesita hacer para mejorar su calidad de modelo para otros?Cmo definira el adiestramiento prctico?Cul es la importancia del adiestramiento prctico en la formacin de discpulos?Cules fueron las fallas de su adiestramiento prctico en el transcurso de su vida cristiana?Qu necesita hacer para mejorar la calidad del adiestramiento prctico de sus discpulos?Cmo definira la delegacin de responsabilidad?Qu elementos consider Jess en la delegacin de autoridad a sus discpulos?Qu fallas ha observado en la delegacin de responsabilidades en su vida cristiana?Cmo evitar esas fallas en la delegacin de responsabilidades a sus discpulos?Qu necesita mejorar para hacer una mejor delegacin de responsabilidades?156. How Jesus Made Disciples What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. 2 Timothy 2:2Many Christians and churches will never reproduce themselves. The result is that they take their faith and legacy with them to the grave. Nearly four thousand churches close every year in North America. Ed Stetzer estimates that 70% to 80% of all evangelical churches in the US have either stopped growing or are in decline! What does this mean? Simple: the church in North America is not reproducing. We need to become a reproducing disciple making movement once again.The ultimate goal of discipleship is to reproduce disciples with the gospel through developing disciple making leaders and church planting. Reproduction ensures that a movement will live past its founding stages. The church was never intended to be an end in itself; rather it is called to reproduce and fulfill the Great Commission to make disciples. Reproduction is the goal of every living thing. We see this throughout the pages of the Bible. The Bible is full of reproductive language. God created humankind, animals, and plants to reproduce. Reproduction is also seen in the agricultural language that Jesus uses throughout the gospels.Reproducing disciples is the result of selecting, training, and empowering leaders who will in turn reproduce themselves in others. This begins locally with the church and then can take place on a larger scale through reproduction of church plants regionally and internationally. You can be a part of a 21st century disciple making movement that can change our postmodern world for Christ.Reproducing Disciples: A Few Good MenandWomenThe most powerful paradigm for reproducing disciples is the discipleship methodology of Jesus. InThe Master Plan of Evangelism, Robert Coleman tells us that Jesus plan of reproducing disciples, was not with programs to reach the multitudes but with men whom the multitudes would followMen were to be His method of winning the world to God. The initial objective of Jesus plan was to enlist men who could bear witness to His life and carry on His work after He returned to the Father. If we are to be like Jesus, we must invest our lives in faithful men and women who will reproduce themselves in others.Robert ColemansMaster Plan of Evangelismoffers the following eightfold way Jesus trained the twelve disciples; selection, association, consecration, impartation, demonstration, delegation, supervision, and reproduction. In this section, I will summarize Colemans analysis of Jesus training of the twelve disciples in this section and apply it to reproducing disciples.SelectionIt all started when Jesus called a few men to follow him. Jesus did not choose everyone he met to be his disciples. He took very seriously the selection of men he trained. Rather than focusing on the multitude, he only chose twelve. The reason for his selectivity was intentional. He chose twelve men and a number of women to instruct and train. They would in time reproduce themselves in others. A few good men and women were Jesus master plan of reproducing disciples.In a similar way, we must be selective in the people with whom we choose to disciple. We should look for people who are faithful, willing, and able to reproduce their discipleship in others. Disciple making does not require a degree or Bible college education; rather we should seek to find men and women who have a passion and a hunger to for Christ. Willingness to answer the call to follow Jesus is the only requirement to be a disciple of Jesus.AssociationJesus was intimately involved in the lives of his disciples as they followed Him. His training method was spending time with His disciples. Coleman points out that Jesus had no formal training or education; He was His own school and curriculum. This is a radical concept for those of us who live in the 21st century. Whenever we find someone, who seems called into ministry we send them off to let someone else train them. The New Testament model of discipleship was homegrown, natural, and organic. Discipleship happens as men and women spend time with their spiritual mentor.In a similar way, we should be in the lives of the people we are seeking to develop. We should schedule time with people who we want to disciple outside of normal church functions. We should schedule times to play, pray, and share a meal together with the people we are discipling. This means that discipleship will require something of us. Discipleship costs us something even for those of us who are called to disciple others. We must sacrifice our time, energy, and emotion in others if we are to fulfill the discipleship task of making disciples. I believe this is one of the number one reasons that churches dont disciple anymore. It takes too much time.ConsecrationJesus expected His followers to obey Him. He sought to create in His disciples a lifestyle of consecrated obedience. Discipleship is about a total consecration to the Lord. As disciples, we need to submit and obey Gods word and plan for our lives. However, many of us have trouble submitting. We live in an individualistic culture where people do not want anyone else telling us what to do. That is why submission and obedience to God is so hard as well as important. When we become obedient to God in every area of our lives, we will experience victorious Christian living. God can only use men and women who are willing to obey Him.ImpartationJesus gave himself away to His disciples by imparting to them everything that the Father had given Him. He gave Himself freely. He imparted not only Himself, but also spiritual truth about life and ministry. He taught them about the scriptures and the Holy Spirit. Just as Jesusimparted Himself to His disciples, we must seek to give ourselves to the men and women that we are called to serve. There is a transfer of godly wisdom and character when true discipleship takes place. As leaders, it is important for us to grasp that we have a spiritual responsibility to impart ourselves in others if we are going to make disciples.DemonstrationJesus demonstrated how the disciples should live the Christ centered life. One reason Jesus had such a lasting impact on His disciples is that He lived the message before them daily. He was the message and the method. By walking with Jesus, they saw how He lived His faith in the real world. He prayed before them. He fed the poor. He had compassion on the multitude. He healed the sick. In other words, He lived the life that He wanted to reproduce in His disciples. After Jesus death and resurrection, He expected His disciples to say and do what He said and did.It is important that we practice what we preach, because the people we are training will follow our life and example. It is not enough to preach the gospel, we have to practice it daily. Our personal walk with God is one of the most important factors in developing godly leaders. We will reproduce what we are. The most powerful message is a life lived for God. Make sure that the life you live is worthy for others to follow.DelegationJesus assigned His disciples work. He developed His disciples by delegating ministry responsibilities to them. He sent His disciples out and gave them real ministry. Hands on experience was a vital part of Jesus discipleship curriculum. Its funny that churches make people do things even Jesus did not do. Some churches make people go through a yearlong process before they can serve in any capacity in the church. Likewise, some people spend years in college and seminary with little if any real ministry involvement. Churches need to rethink delegating spiritual responsibility to people, especially new believers. Is it any wonder our discipleship is often anemic? Sadly, most people think the pastor is supposed to do everything in the church. We must not forget the power of involving people in ministry.SupervisionSupervision is important. Jesus supervised His disciples. Whenever they returned from a ministry trip, they would report to Him. This allowed a time for the disciples to reflect, review, and to receive instruction from Jesus. Supervision is an important part of leadership development, especially when dealing with new believers. We want to delegate and empower people to act, but we also need to help supervise them to make sure they stay on track. Many times people will get into trouble without proper supervision. Supervision is an art. On the one hand, if we are not careful, we can micro-manage people. On the other hand, we can be so loose that we dont supervise people at all.ReproductionJesus expected His disciples to reproduce His likeness in others. He imparted His message and mission to His disciples so that they would reproduce themselves in others and make disciples of all nations. The Great Commission implies that the followers of Jesus will reproduce themselves and Make disciples. Reproduction is how the Christian movement was born.Today, what has become a 2.1 billion-member movement started with only twelve disciples. I want to return to the analogy of the Vine inJohn 15:1-17. The purpose of the Vine (Jesus) and the branches (us) is to bear fruit. Christians are to work for and expect a harvest (Matthew 9:37-38;Luke 10:2). Let us commit our lives and our churches to reproducing ourselves in others in order to make disciples of our communities and our world.We need to rediscover the reproductive nature of the church. We are called to select, train, and send missional disciples of Christ out into the world who will be able repeat the process of discipleship. What we need in our day is an organic disciple making movement that will train and send men and women to be reproducing disciples of Christ.

81. Jesus final instruction to his followers was go and make disciples. Since he didnt give them a syllabus, a PowerPoint or a lesson guide for 2000 years weve been wrestling with the what question of disciple making; What does a disciple need to know? Weve tried catechisms, Sunday School classes and video curriculum to convey the correct information with varying degrees of success. The reality, however, is that Jesus method of making disciples was focused more on relationship and action and less on information and knowledge. The key is the how question, How did Jesus make disciples? Jesus spent time observing potential disciplesHe spent time interacting with potential disciples in a variety of situations before tapping them for further development Jesus taught discipleship along the wayRather than classrooms, books and exercises Jesus used birds and lilies and farms to teach discipleship. Discipleship was a natural outgrowth of hanging out together. Jesus put his students into difficult situationsHe constantly challenged them to lead beyond their comfort zones. Jesus did not give his students a template to follow, he gave them a mission to complete Jesus treated each disciple as an individualHe confronted Peter, he loved John, he challenged Thomas. In his final words on the beach in John 21 he told Peter that everyone has their own, individualized path to discipleship Jesus spent three years developing 12 menHe apparently couldnt come up with a mass program of microwave discipleship. Not only did his program take three years with 12 students, but it was 24/7/365.Could our struggle to make quality disciples come from focusing so much on what Jesus said that we miss what Jesus did? Curriculum is easy; life-on-life relational discipleship is difficult, slow and frustrating. And, in the end, the only way to make disciples.What a Disciplemaker Needs to Do

82. In the simplest sense, a disciplemaker needs tomake disciples who make disciples. Thats the nature of a disciplemaker. They are intentionally making disciples. And those whom they disciple are intentionally making disciples. Disciplemakers are committed to multiplying generations of disciplemakers.Jesus was a disciplemaker. If you want to make disciples,follow Jesus and do what Jesus did. He spent time with His disciples. He trained them. He showed them how to pray, to trust God, to serve, to meet needs, to cast out demons, to teach the Scriptures, and so much more.The list of what a disciplemaker does could be very long. However, I think its important to focus on the main things that a disciplemaker needs to do.3 Things Every Disciplemaker Must Do1. You Need to Follow Jesus (and Train Others to Follow Jesus).This almost goes without saying but its so important that I am going to state it first. You cant teach others to follow Jesus if you arent following Jesus. This means you learn from Jesus. You spend time with Jesus. You love Jesus. You obey Jesus. Whatever He says to do you do it! And not only do you follow Jesus, but you train others to follow Jesus. You train them to do what you do. And beyond that, you train them to train others to follow Jesus. This is what Paul did as he invited others to follow Jesus just like he followed Jesus. The bummer is thatfew Christians actually take responsibility to train others to follow Jesus. Will you?2. You Need to Be Jesus to Others.As a Christ follower, people are going to watch how you follow Jesus, how you imitate Jesus, and how you represent Jesus. You need to love like Jesus, forgive like Jesus, serve like Jesus, make disciples like Jesus, and so much more. Being Jesus requires that you embody the mission and message of Jesus. Essentially, you are the hands and feet and voice of Jesus to those around you. No one today can see Jesus, but they can see you being Jesus. You have the opportunity to incarnate the gospel to everyone around you.3. You Need to Teach Others to Obey Jesus.This is essential to disciplemaking. Not only do you need to obey Jesus yourself, but you need toteach others to obey Jesus. Too many Bible studies and sermons focus on knowing what Jesus commands. But they fail to emphasize obeying what Jesus commands. Jesus didnt say teach all that I commanded. He told His followers to teach to obey all that I commanded. What would happen if every time you studied what Jesus commands, you actually committed to do what He says? And what if when you came back to your Bible Study, everybody reported on what happened when they obeyed? This emphasis on teaching to obey would actually increase the likelihood of obedience.And a Bonus:

4. You Need to Daily Feed Yourself Spiritually.You cannot depend on podcasts and sermons for your spiritual food. You need to go to the source the Word of God. You cant grow spiritually simply eating pre-digested meals that are delivered on Sundays. You must get into the Word every day.SOAP Journalingis a great method to use to get started.As I mentioned above, the list of what a disciplemaker does could be very long. This is a great place to get started.What else would you add? Take a moment to comment belowTodays Missional Challenge:As you make disciplesMake sure you follow Jesus and help others to follow Jesus. Make sure you are being Jesus to everyone everywhere. Make sure you teach others to obey Jesus. And make sure you daily feed yourself spiritually.83. Part I: Living as a Disciple MakerThe Heart of a Disciple MakerWhy do you want to make disciples?Have you ever asked yourself that question? The answer is incredibly important.As followers of Jesus Christ, we should be focused on making disciples. But if we dont do it with the right motives, we are wasting our time. Worse yet, we could be doing more harm than good. Ministering to other people has been a deadly trap for seemingly godly people throughout the ages. If God cared only about outward appearances and religious activities, then any effort toward ministry would please Him. But God tells us repeatedly that He cares more about the heart than the externals.If God cared only about religious activities, then the Pharisees would have been heroes of the faith. They were continuously engaged in ministry: they vigorously pursued outward demonstrations of godliness; they made sure the people around them kept themselves holy, and they diligently taught the law of God. And yet the Gospels present the Pharisees as villains. Jesuss harshest words were reserved for these religious overachievers:This people honors me with their lips,but their heart is far from me;in vain do they worship me,teaching as doctrines the commandments of men. (Matt. 15:89)The Pharisees devoted their whole lives to religious activity. They must have seemed so impressive to the people around them. Yet Jesus came along and declared that it was all in vain! An important theme that runs throughout Scripture is this: The LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart (1 Sam. 16:7). Clearly, God wants us to pursue certain actions, but as we put Gods commands into action, our motivation makes all the difference.Q1Take a moment to examine your heart. In all honesty, why do you want to make disciples? Do you struggle with wanting your actions to be noticed by others?Teaching Is DangerousAsk yourself again: Why do you want to make disciples?Maybe your decision to be a disciple maker has been reluctant. Perhaps the only reason you are still working through this material is because Jesus commands you to make disciples, and you dont want to be disobedient. Youre not sure if you have much to offer, but you know you should let God use you however He desires.Or maybe youve always seen yourself as a leader. You have a message that the church needs to hear, and youre ready to teach anyone who will listen. You dont need motivation; you just want to be better equipped.For those of you who are reluctant, remember that God wants you to minister out of joy, not mere obligation. God wants us to enjoy the privilege and pleasure of ministering to others. He wants us to be cheerful when we give (2 Cor. 9:7), and He wants us to lead others willingly and eagerly:Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;not for shameful gain, but eagerly. (1 Pet. 5:2)For those who are eager to lead, remember that God wants us to be cautious as we lead. Remember that you will be teaching people about the Bible and guiding them into godly living. The Bible takes the role of a teacher very seriously, and so should we.James gave us a terrifying warning about the power of the tongue. While we can speak truth and bring life to people, he warned that our words can also cause incredible damage. The tongue is untamable, James said, capable of diverting the direction of our lives, producing deadly poison, and setting on fire the entire course of life (James 3:6). Indeed, James even accused the tongue of being set on fire by hell!If you look at your heart and find even a trace of desire for the glory and prestige that come through teaching and leading other people, take some time to let Jamess warning sink in. Think about what your tongue is capable of. As a disciple maker, you could make a huge impact for the kingdom of God. Or you could lead people horribly astray.Q2Read James 3:112 and meditate on Jamess warning. How do these powerful words affect you? How might you need to adjust your approach to making disciples?Love Comes FirstPaul added a challenge from a different angle. In the most beautiful terms, he said that gaining knowledge and powereven sacrificing our own bodiesis completely worthless apart from love:If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. (1 Cor. 13:13)The result of loveless ministry is serious: I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal ... I am nothing ... I gain nothing. In other words, even the most impressive and sacrificial actions are worthless if they are not empowered by love.Are you the type of person who would teach someone without loving them? Dont be quick to answer. Many good pastors have confessed that they got so caught up in the busyness of ministry that they went through the motions without loving their people. Most of us have to work hard to keep love at the forefront.What do you think and feel when you are in a group of people? Are you overly aware of the ones who are wealthy, attractive, or have something they can offer you? Do you worry about what people think of you? Or do you look for ways to love and opportunities to give? A sure sign of a loveless heart is seeing people as a means to your own endsthey listen to you, give you affirmation when you want it, stay out of your way when you dont, etc. Teaching other people with this type of mentality is bound to be sterile and unfruitful. According to Paul, every time we try to teach someone with this mentality, we can be sure that we have become nothing more than a clanging gong or resounding cymbal; we have made ourselves both annoying and irrelevant.Fulfilling Jesuss command to make disciples is about more than having the right theology or well-developed teaching points. Remember that if you understand all mysteries and all knowledge yet dont have love, you are nothing. Earlier in the same letter, Paul said, If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God (1 Cor. 8:23). Its not about what you knowor what youthinkyou knowits about love.If youre not willing to make loving God and loving people your highest priority, then stop. Seriously, walk away until youve settled this one essential point. Lack of love is the unmistakable mark of death: We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death (1 John 3:14).Making disciples isnt about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at allthe focus is on loving them. Jesuss call to make disciples includes teaching people to be obedient followers of Jesus, but the teaching isnt the end goal. Ultimately, its all about being faithful to Gods call to love the people around you. Its about loving those people enough to help them see their need to love and obey God. Its about bringing them to the Savior and allowing Him to set them free from the power of sin and death and transform them into loving followers of Jesus Christ. Its about glorifying God by obediently making disciples who will teach others to love and obey God.So the question is, how much do you care about the people around you? When you stand in a crowd, interact with your family, or talk to people in your church, do you love them and long to see them glorify God in every aspect of their lives? Honestly assessing your heart and asking God to purify your motives need to become habits in your life.Q3Up to this point, would you say that your desire to make disciples has been motivated by love? Why or why not?Take some time to consider your existing relationshipsfamily, friends, coworkers, neighbors, etc. The way you think about and interact with the people that God has placed in your life can tell you a lot about your heart. Think about your relationships and ask yourself how well you love those around you. By assessing your current relationships, you should be able to identify areas you need to work on.Q4Describe your love for the people God has placed in your life. What evidence can you point to that shows that you love the people around you?Q5In addition to praying fervently, what practical steps can you take to increase your love for people?Teaching by ExampleOne of the worst things you can do is teach truths that you are not applying. We call this hypocrisy, and its the most common criticism of Christians in America. You could argue that it may be better not to teach at all than to teach truth without applying it to your own life. Jesus gave some harsh warnings toward the religious leaders who were doing that very thing. He said:Do and observe whatever they [the scribes and Pharisees] tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on peoples shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. They do all their deeds to be seen by others. (Matt. 23:35)Hypocrisy has damaged many, so lets run far from it.James also gave a strong warning against this type of thinking. He said that if we hear the Word of God, but dont do what it says, we are merely deceiving ourselves (James 1:2225). He went on to say that religion without practical action is worthless (vv. 2627). Lets be realistic: a self-deceived teacher who practices worthless religion is probably not the best candidate for a disciple maker.Maybe the clearest explanation of teaching by example can be found in the book of Hebrews: Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith (Heb. 13:7). The author of Hebrews actually called us to considerliterally, to examine carefullythe outcome of a teachers lifestyle. We can get so caught up in examining a persons doctrinal positions that we overlook his or her pattern of life. But this is essential because Hebrews calls us to imitate the faith of these people. If you are going to make disciples, you need to be putting your faith into practice so that the people around you can imitate your faith.Because of this, being a disciple maker demands your entire life. The job description of a disciple maker is the same as that of a disciple of Jesus Christ. It requires everything. It means following Jesus in every aspect of your life, pursuing Him with a wholehearted devotion. If youre not ready to lay down your life for Christs sake, then youre not ready to make disciples. Its that simple.This doesnt mean that you need to be perfect before you start. Perfection is a lifelong process that wont end until eternity (see Phil. 1:6 and 3:1214). But it does mean that you need to count the cost (see Luke 14:2533) and allow Gods truth to change your life. Making disciples is all about seeing people transformed by the power of Gods Word. If you want to see that happen in others, you need to be experiencing such transformation yourself.Q6Would you say that your life is being transformed by the truth of Gods Word? Why or why not?Q7What changes do you need to make in order to live the truths that you will be teaching other people?Q8The things youve been thinking through in this session are not easy to addressthere are no quick fixes here. End your time with this session by praying that God will give you the proper motivation to make disciples, increase your love for Him and the people around you, and empower you to live out the truths that He has called you to teach to others.

85. Using the Multiply MaterialAfter Jesus rose from the grave, He left His followers with a simple command: Go into all the world and make disciples (see Matt. 28:19). The church should be known for this. If we are going to call ourselves followers of Jesus Christ, we should be making disciples.But most Christians today are not known for making disciples. We have developed a culture where a minister ministers and the rest of us sit back and enjoy church from a comfortable distance. This is not what God intends for His church. Every Christian is called by God to minister. You are called to make disciples.Multiplyis designed as a simple resource that you can use to begin making disciples. Our prayer is that it will give you the confidence you need to step out in faith and disciple the people whom God has placed in your life.Using This MaterialThe goals of theMultiplymaterial are to help you understand the Scripture and to give you the tools to disciple others in this process. We have a responsibility to grow in our love and service to God and others. This is what it means to be the church. We are not merely responsible for our own spiritual well-being; we are called to minister to the people around us, teaching them to obey all the things that Jesus commands.For this reason, there are two guidelines we ask you to follow when using this material. Obviously, we cant force you to use this curriculum in a specific way, but its good for you to know the heart behindMultiply.1. Teach what you learn. This material is not meant to be read, but to be taught. There are plenty of other Bible studies you can do if you just want to absorb more information. The emphasis ofMultiplyis to get you in the habit of passing on the knowledge you gain.2. Share life, not just information. TheMultiplyprocess is meant to be highly relational. True discipleship involves deep relationships. Jesus didnt simply lead a weekly Bible study. He lived life with His disciples and taught through actions as well as words. While this requires a much deeper commitment, it is the only way to truly make disciples.God wants us to live, serve, and process truth in the context of a community. You will encounter many difficult questions and life-changing truths in the weeks ahead. Working together with other people will be invaluable as you seek to sort out what the Bible is saying and how God wants that truth to play out in your life.Discipleship by definition requires a leader and followers. This material is designed for a leader and a disciple to work through together. This doesnt mean that the leader needs to be old and completely mature, or that the disciple needs to be a full-fledged novice. Were all at varying stages of maturity, and we all need the people around us to help guide us toward Christlikeness. But ideally, you will either lead another person through this material or be guided through it by a more mature Christian. The goal is that once youve walked through the material, you can turn around and guide someone else through it. In fact, you are encouraged to guide others as you are learning. Dont wait until you have completed it all before teaching others what you learn.God wants us to be talking about Him all throughout the week. Discipleship is all about living life together rather than just one structured meeting per week. However, its shocking how quickly time gets away from us, so its good to establish at least one regular meeting time each week. Without a little bit of structure, our good intentions often dont result in action. At the core of theMultiplymaterial are weekly sessions, which involve study guides and videos.Weekly Study GuideEvery week you will work through a session of the study guide. These study guides will help you reflect on biblical truths and how those truths should shape your life. Some of the sessions focus on key concepts related to discipleshipwhat it means to be a disciple, how the Bible is meant to be studied, how we help the people around us live in obedience to Jesus, etc. Other sessions focus on important biblical concepts and major developments in the biblical storylinecreation, the fall, Gods covenant with Abraham, the life and death of Jesus Christ, etc. In each of these sessions you will read sections of Scripture and think through the truths presented and their implications for your life and ministry. The goal is to understand what the Bible is saying and allow that truth to transform your thought process and lifestyle.Each study-guide session includes a number of questions that will challenge you to think about the material you have covered. These questions can also be used to structure the time you spend meeting with your disciple(s)/discipler(s). When you work through the study guide on your own, you can read through the material and answer the questions. When you meet with your partner(s), however, you can simply jump from one question to the next, sharing your answers and addressing any other thoughts or questions your study raised. If you are taking someone else (or a small group) through this material, dont feel any pressure to know more than everyone else. Knowledge isnt the point. Instead, start a discussion on the material in the study guides (this is where the questions come in handy). We all know things that have no practical bearing on our lives, so the more you can make your discussion practical and applicational, the better.Each of these weekly sessions is available for free download at multiplymovement.com so that you can take as many people through this material as possible without putting a financial strain on anyone.Weekly VideoEach session also includes a video (roughly five minutes long). You can find these videos here on the website. The videos are designed for the leaders. If you are guiding another person through the material, the videos will coach you on how to truly disciple someone through these truths. Ideally, you will first work through the study guide session and answer all the questions. You may want to print a copy of the lesson or write your answers in a separate notebook. Then you will watch the video and take notes on how you want to guide your disciple(s) through the session. (It shouldnt be problematic if your disciple wants to watch the videos as well, but the videos are directed toward the leaders.)Structuring Your Weekly MeetingsEach person will be approaching this material from a unique position and in a unique setting. So structure your weekly meetings according to your specific needs and restraints. If you are leading your meetings, be sure to spend time talking through the material you covered for that week. The questions in the study guide sessions are designed to guide your discussion, but you may come up with a number of other important issues to address.As important as covering the material is, make sure that you dont stop there. Gods Word is meant to change our lives; James says that if all we do is hear the Word but never put it into practice, then we are deceiving ourselves (James 1:22). In many ways, its better to not know His commands than to know and ignore them. Dont fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says. Take time to share prayer requests, discuss personal sins and struggles, and hold each other accountable to living out the truth of Gods Word.What Youre Working TowardBeing a disciple of Jesus Christ means that we learn from Him, fellowship with Him, and obey everything He commands us. We study the Bible to learn about who God is, who we are, and what God is doing in our world. The Bible compels us to join God in what He is doing in and around us. Studying the Bible is important, but the goal is never knowledge for the sake of knowledge.As you work through this material, you should be looking to change. Being a disciple of Jesus means that we are being transformed into His image. God wants to change us so much that it intrigues others. This gives us the opportunity to tell them about the God who is transforming us. Teaching others about Christ is essential to being one of Jesuss disciples. As we teach others to love and obey Jesus, we are fulfilling His command to make disciples. Your goal should be to train up other followers of Jesus who are even more committed, talented, and equipped than you are. Whether you guide others through this material or use some other means to teach them to be followers of Jesus, make it your goal to spend your life raising up followers who will give everything for the glory of God.86. Discipleship Triads or QuadsComments(6)Flag for ReviewGods call to make disciples is undeniably clear. The strategy of how to go about disciple making can sometimes get fuzzy. Well-designed small groups of 8 12 are great environments for spiritual growth until the primary objective is lost and the natural tendency towards social fellowship becomes the focus. Individual spiritual development plans can leave a person isolated and never challenged to change old patterns. Discipleship triads or quads, simplify the process by following Jesus model of intentionally building into the lives of several people at a time. Their simplicity removes distractions which then leaves space to experience God and respond to the Spirits nudging. People are drawn into deeper conversations as they reflect on the Word. The very design of triads and quads leads to a high level of personal responsibility for spiritual growth. Disciples are formed.Discipleship triads or quads are made up of three or four people of the same gender who meet together weekly (preferably) to hold each other accountable for spiritual growth and transformation.Greg Ogdenrefers to triads and quads as hot-houses of Christian growth because they maximize conditions that produce accelerated spiritual growth. Ogden writes,There are three ingredients when exercised in a balanced way that release the Holy Spirit to bring about a rapid growth toward Christlikeness: This can be summarized in the following Biblical principle: When we (1) open our hearts intransparent trustto each other (2) around thetruthof Gods word (3) in the spirit ofmutual accountability, we are in the Holy Spirits hothouse of transformation.Greg Ogden has written a curriculum that can be used with triads and quads. Neil Cole has designed a strategy for triads which he calls "Life Transformation Groups." While both are effective tools, the Spirit may lead you to use these hot-house principles in different ways that better fit the context of your church and community. Next weeks article will describe how triads and quads are adapted and implemented at CenterPointe, a young church plant in Plainfield, IL.No matter how triads or quads are designed, youll find these to be true: Learning to be disciples of Jesus happens best within intimate accountable relationships. Trusting relationships are quickly built in groups of three or four which results in openness and vulnerability. Reading the Bible with a listening ear to what God is asking you to do leads to transformation. Transformation happens when we hold one another accountable to the things God asks us to do. Triads and quads are places to experience spiritual disciplines together. Triads and quads are easily multiplied. People without leadership experience can guide a triad or quad without a lot of specialized training. Its simple: triads and quads can meet at any time, at any place. Because they are gender specific, they often eliminate the need for childcare. People in all spiritual stages feel comfortable in these groups. Participants find it easy to invite friends, neighbors, or people new to your church community to join them.87. EL MODELO DE JESUS PARA HACER DISCPULOS (1).

Objetivos de la enseanza.Conocer y entender la forma como Jess haca discpulos, y los elementos bsicos de ese modelo, para aplicarlos en nuestro quehacer como discipuladores y alcanzar mejores niveles de eficiencia en el discipulado.

Introduccin.El mtodo de Cristo para hacer discpulos implicaba un enfoque mltiple:Primero. Su mtodo y mensaje fue: ejemplo os he dado (Jn 13:15). Ello implica ser modelo.Segundo. Proporcion una capacitacin prctica por un largo perodo de tiempo (Hch 20:31).Tercero. Deleg responsabilidad.Cuarto. Delegacin de autoridad.Quinto. Confianza en sus discpulos.Sexto. Retirada.Si falta cualquiera de los cuatro, no habr discpulado.

Modelo.La mayor parte de lo que somos hoy es el resultado de lo que hemos observado y escuchado de otros a lo largo de nuestra vida.Hacer un discpulo es un proceso que comienza por el ejemplo porque el carcter no se ensea sino que se modela, se muestra. Esa fue la razn por la que Cristo les pidi a sus discpulos que dejarn sus ocupaciones para estar con El (Mar 3:14) y adiestrarlos.En muchas ocasiones en los Evangelios vemos a Jess compartiendo solo con sus discpulos, despus de haber estado con las multitudes, para explicarles y que pudieran comprender las razones y los principios que motivaban sus enseanzas (Mar 13:10-15, Mar 4:11, Mar 4:34).El se concentraba en moldear sus caracteres, no en suministrarles simple informacin, por lo que lo que los discpulos vieron y oyeron los afect radicalmente, de tal manera, que pudieron hacer la obra que Jess les encomend para su tiempo, que era una obra que superaba todas sus posibilidades. Al observarlo y escucharlo sus vidas fueron transformadas radicalmente, y de simples personas sin educacin fueron transformados en ministros funcionales, llenos de gracia y de poder (Hch 6:8), y an muchos de sus adversarios atribuyeron ese cambio al hecho de que haban estado con Jess (Hch 4.13).Resulta mucho ms fcil para un discpulo convertirse en algo que puede ver que en algo acerca de lo cual solamente escucha. El discipulador debe dejar que su discpulo observe su vida, ministerio y amor a Dios y a sus semejantes. Mientras ms tiempo pasen juntos ms efectivo ser el discipulado (Prov 27.17).

Adiestramiento prctico.No existe adiestramiento real sin participacin, si actividad prctica.Las habilidades se desarrollan mejor, y los conocimientos tericos se fijan ms rpidamente, mediante la aplicacin prctica del conocimiento.Jess fue el ms grande Maestro que ha existido sobre la faz de la tierra porque El armoniz perfectamente el conocimiento que les imparti a sus discpulos con la participacin prctica.El les aconsej que pusieran en prctica lo que les haba enseado porque a medida que lo hicieran entenderan mejor lo que haban odo (Mar 4:24).

Delegacin de responsabilidad.Despus de que los discpulos observaron la vida y ministerio de Jess, y luego de recibir los principios bsicos para la formacin de su carcter, les dio la oportunidad de prctica lo que haban aprendido, asignndoles responsabilidades crecientes, desde tareas domsticas y/o administrativas simples hasta tareas ministeriales.Para delegar esas responsabilidades efectivamente a sus discpulos, utiliz cuatro principios:PRIMERO. No deleg responsabilidades prematuramente. La delegacin prematura puede alimentar el orgullo y reforzar el concepto mundano de que las habilidades y los talentos producen fruto. Este concepto sostiene que hacer ms es ms importante que ser, y refleja la mentalidad de que ministrar y discipular es trabajo el hombre en lugar de ser la obra del Espritu.SEGUNDO. Deleg con claridad. Defini especficamente la responsabilidad y los resultados que esperaba. No debemos dar como un hecho que nuestro discpulo sabe como cumplir con la responsabilidad que le hemos asignado a menos que lo hayamos hechos previamente con l, o que nos haya visto hacerlo. Debemos estar seguros que entiende claramente los resultados que esperamos.TERCERO. Deleg gradualmente (Luc 16.10). La delegacin de responsabilidades se debe iniciar despacio, comenzando con tareas pequeas que tengan un alto grado de posibilidad de xito para fortalecer la seguridad de los discpulos. Esta delegacin gradual ayuda a evitar errores innecesarios que daen la confianza de los discpulos porque los fracasos originan inseguridad.CUARTO. Inspir confianza. Nuestros discpulos deben saber que tenemos confianza en sus habilidades para realizar la tarea que les hemos sealado y que nos agradamos por las tareas bien realizadas estimulndolos y dndoles reconocimiento (2 Tes 1.3-4, Fil 4-5). Hagmosles comentarios que conduzcan a mejorar en lugar de estancarnos en fallos transitorios. Nuestra actitud ms que nuestras palabras incrementaran su confianza. Debemos asegurarnos de que ellos sientan que estn haciendo una contribucin significativa. Demostrmosles nuestra confianza consultando sus opiniones sobre problemas especficos, y sigamos sus consejos cuando sea posible.Aunque hay ciertas responsabilidades y decisiones que no podemos ni debemos ceder, necesitamos delegar tanto como sea posible. Los hombres a quienes Cristo adiestr, despus delegaron responsabilidades tambin (Hh 6, 1 Ped 5.1-4, Tit 3:8).

Preguntas para autoevaluacin.Cules son los seis elementos fundamentales en la forma de Jess de hacer discpulos?Cmo definira el modelaje y a que se refiere primordialmente?Cules fueron las fallas de los modelos de los que aprendi a vivir la vida cristiana?Qu necesita hacer para mejorar su calidad de modelo para otros?Cmo definira el adiestramiento prctico?Cul es la importancia del adiestramiento prctico en la formacin de discpulos?Cules fueron las fallas de su adiestramiento prctico en el transcurso de su vida cristiana?Qu necesita hacer para mejorar la calidad del adiestramiento prctico de sus discpulos?Cmo definira la delegacin de responsabilidad?Qu elementos consider Jess en la delegacin de autoridad a sus discpulos?Qu fallas ha observado en la delegacin de responsabilidades en su vida cristiana?Cmo evitar esas fallas en la delegacin de responsabilidades a sus discpulos?Qu necesita mejorar para hacer una mejor delegacin de responsabilidades?88. EL MODELO DE JESUS PARA HACER DISCPULOS (2).

Objetivos de la enseanza.Conocer y entender la forma como Jess haca discpulos, y los elementos bsicos de ese modelo, para aplicarlos en nuestro quehacer como discipuladores y alcanzar mejores niveles de eficiencia en el discipulado.

Delegacin de autoridad (Mar 3:13-15).La responsabilidad y la autoridad deben ser delegadas por igual.Es injusto pedirle a un discpulo que acepte una responsabilidad para la cual no estamos dispuestos a asignarle suficiente autoridad.Una autoridad limitada con respecto a la responsabilidad asignada, conduce a la frustracin y a la ineficiencia.Inherente a la delegacin de responsabilidad y autoridad est el derecho de los discpulos a equivocarse. Cometern errores y tomarn decisiones equivocadas (a todos nos pasa lo mismo). Cuando ello suceda necesitamos descubrir dnde y por qu se equivoc y ayudmoslos a ver donde les fall su criterio, estimulndolos a usar los errores como peldaos para su futuro crecimiento, lo cual les ayudar a concentrarse mejor en sus actividades, no en defenderse a s mismos.

Confianza en los discpulos.Jess amaba tanto a sus discpulos que evaluaba y correga sus acciones para que ellos pudieran crecer ms en su andar cristiano (Mar 6.30). No solo se interesaba en el cumplimiento de la tarea. Se interesaba por sobre todo en el crecimiento de sus discpulos como personas y como ministros (Luc 10:20).Muchas veces la tragedia en las iglesias hoy es que hay muy pocas personas dispuestas a hacer el tiempo necesario y la inversin emocional que demanda el hacer crecer la confianza en otros.

Retirada.Cuando Jess consider que sus discpulos estaban debidamente preparados, El les trapas la direccin de Su obra en la tierra y los comision para hacer discpulos por todo el mundo (Jn 17.4-5, Mat 28.18-20).La retirada es el paso final del adiestramiento del discpulo para ministrar, y comienza cuando nuestro discpulo est capacitado para comenzar a discipular a otros.An cuando nuestras relaciones continuarn, el centro de la atencin cambiar en la misma forma como cambiaron las relaciones de Cristo con sus discpulos despus de la ascensin. Ahora nos concentraremos en ayudarlo a adiestrar a otros para convertirlos en discpulos reproductivos.

Preguntas para autoevaluacin.A qu se refiere la delegacin de autoridad?Con que se debe corresponder la delegacin de autoridad?Qu fallas ha observado en su vida cristiana con relacin a la delegacin de autoridad?Qu podra hacer para evitar cometer esas mismas fallas?Qu fallas personales encuentra usted en cuanto a delegar autoridad?A qu se refiere la confianza en los discpulos?Qu fallas ha observado en su vida cristiana con relacin a la confianza en los discpulos?Qu podra hacer para evitar cometer esas mismas fallas?Confa usted en las personas que ha discipulado? Por qu?Qu necesita hacer para mejorar su confianza en las dems personas?A qu se refiere la retirada?Cul es el cambio cualitativo que nos indica que es el tiempo de la retirada?Cul es el cambio cualitativo en nuestra relacin con los discpulos una vez que nos hemos retirado?89. Es Usted Discpulo de Jess?

"Por tanto, id, y haced discpulos a todas las naciones, bautizndolos en el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espritu Santo; ensendoles que guarden todas las cosas que os he mandado; y he aqu yo estoy con vosotros todos los das, hasta el fin del mundo."

INTRODUCCIN

1. La declaracin de arriba fue hecha por Jess a Sus apstoles poco antes de ascender a los cielos Mt 28:18-20

2. Comnmente llamada "La Gran Comisin", observe los principales pensamientos de losmandamientos de Jess... a. "Id, y haced discpulos a todas las naciones..." b. "Hacer discpulos", entonces, es la META de la evangelizacin del mundo por Cristo

3. Es Usted un discpulo de Jess? a. Adems de que es probable de que Usted crea en Jess... b. An podra Usted ser alguien que asiste regularmente a los servicios de la iglesia-- pero significa esto que es Su discpulo?

4. El propsito de este estudio es aclarar lo que involucra el ser un discpulo deJesucristo

[Para empezar, definamos la palabra "discpulo"...]

I. LA DEFINICIN DE DISCPULO

A. LA PALABRA "DISCPULO"... 1. La palabra "discpulo" significa literalmente UN APRENDIZ 2. De acuerdo al Diccionario Expositivo de Palabras del Nuevo Testamento, denota a "alguien que sigue las enseanzas de otro" 3. Pero un discpulo no era solo un aprendiz,