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Discipleship

Discipleship. Jesus style. Matthew 28:18-20

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Discipleship

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  1. Discipleship Jesus style

  2. Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

  3. The Purpose of Parables

  4. Matthew 13:34-35 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “ I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

  5. The power of story telling ● The use of stories in society ● Folktales, fables and myths ● Parables A parable is a concise, realistic story, designed to convey a lesson or moral truth, that seems inherently probable and takes place in a familiar setting of life.

  6. Luke 8:9-10 Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?” And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in parables, that ‘ Seeing they may not see,And hearing they may not understand.’”

  7. Who wants to go deeper? ๏Parables cast a net ๏Questions test hunger and thirst ๏Discovery is better than instruction “Teaching is not talking and learning is not listening.”

  8. The use of parables today ● interpreting Jesus’ parables (Matt. 13)

  9. Matthew 13:1-23 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.

  10. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?” He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. Therefore I speak to them in parables….

  11. “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

  12. The use of parables today ● interpreting Jesus’ parables (Matt. 13) ● testing the waters for discipleship

  13. Matthew 7:7-11 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”

  14. Parables are designed to pique someone’s interest so that they might take the next step and ask deeper questions. The process of discovery refines and personalizes a person’s interest. It challenges their true level of commitment.

  15. Disciple of Christ: What are your questions? Are you willing to put effort into finding the answers? Discipler in Christ: Are you willing to not be the source of all wisdom? Are you willing to lead them in discovery?

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