B.3.

TEACH THEM
TO LOVE AND
STUDY
SCRIPTURE
In the USA (2015), church attenders:
45% read the Bible more than once
a week.
More than 40% read the Bible once
or twice a month.
Almost 20% of churchgoers never
read the Bible.
 “Nobody ever outgrows
Scripture; the book widens
and deepens with our
years.”
C.H. Spurgeon
 “The Bible is the book of
my life. It's the book I live
with, the book I live by,
the book I want to die by.”
N. T. Wright
Disciples aren’t transformed
by trying really hard to
change. They’re
transformed by maintaining
a connection to Jesus.
Disciples aren’t transformed
by trying really hard to
change. They’re
transformed by maintaining
a connection to Jesus.
 A Basic Bible Study Technique
1. Observe—what happens?
2. Interpret—what does it mean?
3. Apply —what should I do?

[Often called Inductive Bible Study]

Take a F.O.T.O.
"Focus On The
Obvious”
Looking for the easy things,
facts,, events, people, places.
Don’t focus on small details,
things you don’t understand or
your favourite verses.
Use simple tools…5
W’s and an H
Who…
wrote it?
said it?
are the major characters / people?
to whom and about whom is the
author speaking?
What…
are the main events?
are the major ideas / teachings?
are these people like?
does he talk about the most?
When…
was it written?
did this event take place?
will it happen?
did he say / do it?
When…
was it written?
did this event take place?
will it happen?
did he say / do it?
Where…
was this done?
was this said?
e.g. Jesus before ascension…
will it happen?
Where…
was this done?
was this said?
e.g. Jesus before ascension…
will it happen?
Why…
was this mentioned?
was so little/much
space devoted to this?
was this reference
mentioned?
How…
is it done?
did it happen?
is this truth
illustrated?
How…
is it done?
did it happen?
is this truth
illustrated?
B.4. TAKE RISKS
WITH THEM
What happens they make mistakes?
WHY DISCIPLE
MAKING IS
IMPORTANT
Look at the numbers!
Jesus told us to
make Disciples
Why didn't Jesus organise big
crusades to preach the Gospel?

Most churches do this.

Why didn't Jesus organise big
crusades to preach the Gospel?

Most churches do this.

 Imagine:
Crusades seeing
10,000 saved / day
How long would it
take to reach
7,700,000,000+
people ?
 < 10 years?
10-50 years?
50-100 years?
100-500 years?
500-1000 years?
1000+ years?
 ANSWER:

OVER 1,800 YEARS

How long would it take…
A disciple who makes one
disciple a year…
…if they both repeat the
process for the rest of
their lives.
 < 10 years?
10-50 years?
50-100 years?
100-500 years?
500-1000 years?
1000+ years?
 ANSWER:

LESS THAN 34
YEARS
B.4. TAKE RISKS
WITH THEM
What happens they make mistakes?
 Peter was weak,
impulsive, too enthusiastic
and more.
He was like us.
Son of a weaver—apprentice to
a cobbler.
A common working man.
"Expect great things from God;
attempt great things for God"
Evangelism
Brought the first steam engine
to India
Established the first banking
system in India
“Give me one hundred preachers
who fear nothing but sin and
desire nothing but God, and I care
not whether they be clergymen or
laymen, they alone will shake the
gates of Hell and set up the
kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.”
John Wesley
Taught up-to-date methods of
agriculture and forestry
He fought for human rights…end
to child sacrifice…end to sati…
medical treatment for lepers
He brought the first printing
press to India.
He also established the first
newspaper in Asia…the first
lending libraries in India.
He set up schools for all castes
“The goal of Carey and the other
missionaries was to
comprehensively improve the
lives of the Indian people”
…Carey had a vision—not just for
the Gospel of salvation, but for
the Gospel of the Kingdom”
C. BE AVAILABLE
Disciplemaking requires relationships
C.1. BECOME
FRIENDS
Disciplemaking requires relationships
John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants, for the
servant does not know what his master is
doing; but I have called you friends, for
all that I have heard from my Father I
have made known to you.
The Disciples became
Jesus’ closest friends.
Qualities in a
Discipling
Relationship
Openness…
Honesty
Appreciation of
each other.
Qualities in a
Discipling
Relationship
Openness…
Honesty
Appreciation of
each other.
Trust.
Sharing life
experiences…
doing things
together
Selection.
Trust.
Sharing life
experiences…
doing things
together
Selection.
Trust.
Sharing life
experiences…
doing things
together
Selection.
 Discipleship is most
fruitful when we display
the same spirit.
 Discipleship is most
fruitful when we display
the same spirit.
2 Timothy 4:9-10
Do your best to come to me
soon. For Demas, in love with this present
world, has deserted me and gone to
Thessalonica.