9.0.0 Multiply: Disciples Making Disciples
Are you ready for a journey that will completely transform your life and the world around you? This course invites you to rediscover what it truly means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, moving beyond mere belief to embrace a dynamic, life-changing commitment.
This course reveals that being a disciple is about literally following Jesus, imitating Him, and carrying on His ministry. It's a call to repent, turning from old ways, acknowledging sin, and trusting entirely in Jesus's sacrifice for salvation by grace through faith. This faith means believing Jesus is your Lord and Master, whose agenda defines your life. The core of this calling is love: loving God with all your being and loving your neighbor as yourself, demanding sacrifice and obedience. This love isn't joyless, but radiates outwards, transforming you from the inside out.
You'll discover Jesus's monumental command—the Great Commission—is for you: to "make disciples of all nations". This isn't a calling for a select few, but the defining mission of every Christian's life. It involves "going," encouraging others through baptism, and diligently teaching them to obey Jesus's commands by lifelong study of Scripture and investing in people. This pursuit may be costly and invite persecution, but it's a shared responsibility within the church, where every member ministers, aiming for heart transformation powered by the Holy Spirit, not just external fixes.
The course emphasizes how to study the Bible. You'll learn to approach God's living Word with humility and faith, allowing it to transform you, rather than just gaining knowledge or supporting your own views. It’s about letting God's truth saturate your life, becoming a doer of the Word.
You'll gain a profound understanding of God's overarching plan of redemption, tracing it from creation and the fall, through God's faithful covenants, the sacrificial system, and Jesus as the promised Messiah and ultimate Passover Lamb. This epic narrative culminates in Jesus's death and resurrection, establishing a new covenant and empowering His church by the Holy Spirit to carry His message of healing and salvation to every corner of the globe until His return.
This isn't merely a course; it's an invitation to a lifelong mission. It will equip you to become an active participant in God's ongoing story, making disciples who make disciples, until Christ's glory is seen in every nation and our ultimate victory is realized. This is your calling, your purpose, and your joy.
This course reveals that being a disciple is about literally following Jesus, imitating Him, and carrying on His ministry. It's a call to repent, turning from old ways, acknowledging sin, and trusting entirely in Jesus's sacrifice for salvation by grace through faith. This faith means believing Jesus is your Lord and Master, whose agenda defines your life. The core of this calling is love: loving God with all your being and loving your neighbor as yourself, demanding sacrifice and obedience. This love isn't joyless, but radiates outwards, transforming you from the inside out.
You'll discover Jesus's monumental command—the Great Commission—is for you: to "make disciples of all nations". This isn't a calling for a select few, but the defining mission of every Christian's life. It involves "going," encouraging others through baptism, and diligently teaching them to obey Jesus's commands by lifelong study of Scripture and investing in people. This pursuit may be costly and invite persecution, but it's a shared responsibility within the church, where every member ministers, aiming for heart transformation powered by the Holy Spirit, not just external fixes.
The course emphasizes how to study the Bible. You'll learn to approach God's living Word with humility and faith, allowing it to transform you, rather than just gaining knowledge or supporting your own views. It’s about letting God's truth saturate your life, becoming a doer of the Word.
You'll gain a profound understanding of God's overarching plan of redemption, tracing it from creation and the fall, through God's faithful covenants, the sacrificial system, and Jesus as the promised Messiah and ultimate Passover Lamb. This epic narrative culminates in Jesus's death and resurrection, establishing a new covenant and empowering His church by the Holy Spirit to carry His message of healing and salvation to every corner of the globe until His return.
This isn't merely a course; it's an invitation to a lifelong mission. It will equip you to become an active participant in God's ongoing story, making disciples who make disciples, until Christ's glory is seen in every nation and our ultimate victory is realized. This is your calling, your purpose, and your joy.
Section 1 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
Section 2 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
Section 3 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
Section 4 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
Section 5 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
Section 6 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
- define the term “disciple” as it appears and is used in the New Testament
- discuss with clarity the accounts of Jesus calling His disciples in the New Testament
- explain how it might be possible for someone to be a Christian but not be a disciple
- recognize the role that repentance plays in becoming a disciple
- recognize the role of God’s Lordship plays in becoming a disciple
- summarize scriptures in the New Testament calling disciples to display love
- consider the cost of being a follower of Jesus
- discuss the significance of the Great Commission and its impact on our own lives
- explain the three elements of the Great Commission
- list and summarize the responsibilities of a disciple
- explain the dangers of teaching and why we must proceed with caution
- apply the principles of teaching with the example of love in daily life
Section 2 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
- explain the significance of the church in the discipleship process
- apply what it means to ‘commit your life to the church’
- list opportunities where one might be able to minister to others
- define the term “salvation” as it is used in Ezekiel 36:26-27
- recall scriptures in the New Testament describing God’s transformational power
- explain the role of the local church in the mission of reaching out to the world
- discuss how love should be the motivating force behind our actions
- identify the words of Paul in the New Testament that serve to define the concepts of being a missionary for God’s plan of redemption
- define various ways we could become missionaries as we respond to God’s call
- illustrate the vision God presents of the fulfillment of His plan of redemption
Section 3 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
- explain the purpose of studying the Bible
- list and discuss motivators that cause us to read the Bible
- list and discuss the reasons why God gave us the Bible
- summarize best methods of studying the Bible
- recognize that reading the Bible is the same as hearing the voice of God
- recognize the role that prayer has in reading/studying the Bible
- recognize the importance of acting in obedience in accordance with what we read
- discuss how faith will determine how we read the Bible and how to live as people who are empowered by the very Spirit of God
- develop techniques to transform our lives based on what we read in God’s word
- explain the differences between interpretation and application in Bible study
Section 4 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
- recognize that the Bible is God’s story
- explain who God is, based on the passages in Genesis 1-2
- explain God’s intended relationship with us, based on the passages in Genesis 1-2
- summarize how Adam and Eve’s sin (the fall) changed their world
- summarize how the fall sin affects us today
- summarize how the fall changes our relationship with God
- discuss how God works out His promise of redemption in the Old Testament
- discuss how God was faithful to the people of the Old Testament
- explain the role sacrifice/atonement played in maintaining a relationship with God
- illustrate the importance of God’s presence on earth throughout the Old Testament
- discuss God’s covenant with man for a restored presence and relationship with us
Section 5 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
- summarize the different views Jews had how God would restore the kingdom
- explain how God had prepared the way throughout history for Jesus to become the Messiah
- discuss the details in the Bible that let us know that Jesus was fully human
- discuss the details in the Bible that let us know that Jesus was fully God
- recognize that Jesus was the One who would fulfill God’s Old Testament promises
- explain how Jesus brought the coming of the kingdom
- summarize the Great Commission and the mission of the church
- discuss the role the Holy Spirit plays in the continuing presence of Jesus today
- understand the person, purpose and power of the Spirit of God
- list the characteristics of the early church described in the New Testament
- describe our role in God’s plan for redeeming the nations
- summarize God’s plan for the end of this world and the beginnings of the new heavens and the new earth
Section 6 Objectives
By the end of this topic, students should be able to:
- apply the teachings in Matthew 28:19-20 into a life of discipleship
- understand our invitation and our part in God’s plan
- explain our daily responsibilities as a disciple
- discuss how we can allow God to speak to us through His word\
- arrange and conduct a Bible study with someone else