In order for Jesus’ ministry to be effective, he selected a handful of working-class, and spent all of his waking hours with them. They weren’t remarkable men. They had not achieved anything worthy of our admiration. But Jesus spent time with them. That should give us hope and comfort. Now, if we took the example of and his disciples, and applied the same principles to ourselves, what would that look like? Question: I’m curious; anyone from the class like to share what some of their discipling relationships are like? Any wisdom you would like to share with the class? For me, all of my discipling relationships are with other men. Some are older, some younger. Some are married, some single. I personally do not have a preference. Generally, I try make to make regular time every week to meet with anyone who is interested in growing in the Lord. That may look different for you. But the point is simple: choose a handful of people and intentionally invest in them like Jesus did. Do it well, for their good and for Christ’s sake. Any questions before we move on? Imitate by being patient and prayerful After Jesus identified his disciples and invited them to join him, he began to spend time with them - he began discipling them. Jesus did this because God’s plan has always been to bring glory to himself through groups of people who are made to be like him.
In order for Jesus’ ministry to be effective, he selected a handful of working-class, and spent all of his waking hours with them. They weren’t remarkable men. They had not achieved anything worthy of our admiration. But Jesus spent time with them. That should give us hope and comfort. Now, if we took the example of and his disciples, and applied the same principles to ourselves, what would that look like? Question: I’m curious; anyone from the class like to share what some of their discipling relationships are like? Any wisdom you would like to share with the class? For me, all of my discipling relationships are with other men. Some are older, some younger. Some are married, some single. I personally do not have a preference. Generally, I try make to make regular time every week to meet with anyone who is interested in growing in the Lord. That may look different for you. But the point is simple: choose a handful of people and intentionally invest in them like Jesus did. Do it well, for their good and for Christ’s sake. Any questions before we move on? Imitate by being patient and prayerful After Jesus identified his disciples and invited them to join him, he began to spend time with them - he began discipling them. Jesus did this because God’s plan has always been to bring glory to himself through groups of people who are made to be like him.
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