DD- More on Discipleship

Bible Lab.....  1/83

The Holy Spirit points us to Jesus Christ... Jesus points us to the Father... we point people to Jesus Christ as Saviour, Lord, Baptizer, Deliverer, Healer, King of Kings and Lord of Lords...

Romans 15:14..."we are competent to counsel others.."  (Wms. Translation)

Qualifications for the Servant / Leader who will counsel others:

I. To be under authority - one who has submitted to training, been under discipline and instruction.  (Luke 6:40, Galatians 6:6, Galatians 5:6, Acts 17:11, 19:10-12, Acts 20:31)
God uses training which corrects, molds, and strengthens.
Having already been coached / trained and drilled.
--Jesus disciples us... we have many teachers.
--To be discipled fully by 1 other person in a lifetime is God's ideal... (handout on Rosh Kodesh) which can be found on this blog already I think
--Bible Role model - 1 Teacher at a time--teaching a learner.  Many teachers in a person's life.  First, a disciple- then a leader.... Jesus discipled his disciples--John, his own... Paul discipled Timothy for a time,  I Timothy 1:2.  Paul discipled Titus, II Timothy 2:1, Titus 1:4, and Onesimus, Philemon... (i.e. if someone is Pastor's for a time- do not interfere--do you want to give an account to God for the person's welfare? - Hebrews 13:7,17).  God is a God of decency and order.. One Head... undershepherds for a time.

II.  We must depend upon the Holy Spirit- and the Word of God.

III. Make a fresh new commitment to love the Body of Christ.  Especially, obey God and decide to love the person being discipled.

IV.  Live out the Word received... We can only transmit what we submit to : Household in Divine order (Psalm 128 - Ephesians 5,  I Peter 3)  Have in order the 1st and greatest commandment, Matthew 22:37-39,  work on 'walking in the light' regarding: forgiveness, praising God, ministering or being ministered to, sowing and reaping, contentment, obedience, etc

We will look up the scriptures and discuss 'discipleship'.  We will take our time, back-up, Q&A time, give examples, find Biblical principles and then 'go' in His Name and 'act'.  God's way is for us to gather truth, scatter it, come back and gather more...'out of the world of the many-into the world of the few' ...and then 'out of the world of the few-into the world of the many'... and Praise God, it works..
Please remember that Sunday, Bible Lab is a time to search out the Bible-mid-week is to do the Lab part...

Bibliography: 'C.B.N. Counsellor's Handbook", "Thus Saith God's Word" Dorothy Mason Weyman, "Competent to Counsel" Jay Adams,  "Out of the Salt Shaker" Becky Pippert.