1. Growing Through Discipleship Growing through Discipleship 2013 OIF Sermon Series

2. Growing Through Discipleship God's Growth Path For Us 1 st John 2:12-14 12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for His name’s sake. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father. 14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

3. Growing Through Discipleship Growing through Discipleship 2013 OIF Sermon Series Everyone Mature in Christ Col 1:28-29

4. Growing Through Discipleship Colossians 1:28-29 28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. 1.The Message of Discipleship 2.The Goal of Discipleship 3.The Effort of Discipleship

5. Growing Through Discipleship 1. The Message of Discipleship Colossians 1:28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

6. Growing Through Discipleship 1. The Message of Discipleship Colossians 1:28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. A disciple is a follower of Jesus.

7. Growing Through Discipleship 1. The Message of Discipleship Colossians 1:28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. A disciple is a follower of Jesus. Discipleship is the process of helping someone to follow Jesus well.

8. Growing Through Discipleship 1. The Message of Discipleship Colossians 1:28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. Discipleship is the intentional, relational process of a Christian investing his/her time and energy in helping another person to follow Jesus well, through meeting together on a regular basis, and doing life together.

9. Growing Through Discipleship 1. The Message of Discipleship Colossians 1:28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

10. Growing Through Discipleship 2. The Goal of Discipleship Colossians 1:28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

11. Growing Through Discipleship 3. The Effort of Discipleship Colossians 1:29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.

12. Growing Through Discipleship 3. The Effort of Discipleship Colossians 1:29 To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. “He knows that God’s desire is to bring all Christians to maturity, and that God has called him to have a share in that work. He can therefore work hard without the stressful motivation of either pride or fear. He thus becomes an example of that maturity that he seeks under God to produce in others.” - N.T. Wright

13. Growing Through Discipleship Are you ready and excited to be involved?