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4. 1 Disciples and Scripture 2 Discipling Through Metaphor 3 Discipleship and Prayer 4 Discipling Children 5 Discipling the Sick 6 Discipling the “Ordinary” 7 Jesus and the Social Outcasts 8 With the Rich and Famous 9 Discipling the Powerful 10 Discipling the Nations 11 Discipling Spiritual Leaders 12 Harvest and the Harvesters 13 The Cost of Discipleship Discipleship Contents

5. Discipleship Our Goal We will look at discipleship as the process by which we become followers of Jesus and, as such, better soul-winners.

6. Discipleship Lesson 6, February 8 Discipleship Lesson 6, February 8 Discipling the “Ordinary”

7. Discipling the “Ordinary” Key Text Mark 1:16-18 “Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.”

8. Discipling the “Ordinary” Initial Words In light of the Cross, ethnic, political, economic, and social barriers crumble. Sometimes, in our soul winning, we forget that truth, and we seek to win those “honorable” or “great” in the eyes of the world. Not so with Jesus. The “ordinary” people generally thronged and embraced Him.

9. Discipling the “Ordinary” Quick Look 1. “Ordinary” Disciple Maker (Luke 2:21-24) 2. Transforming the “Ordinary” (Matthew 15:32) 3. Real Worth of the “Ordinary” (Luke 12:6, 7)

10. Discipling the “Ordinary” 1. “Ordinary” Disciple Maker Luke 2:22-24 NKJV “Now when the days of her purification…were over, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord…and to offer a sacrifice…. A pair of trutledoves or two young pigeons.”

11. 1. “Ordinary” Disciple Maker Humble Beginnings Right from the start—from His birth in a stable to the offerings given by His parents—Jesus is portrayed as having assumed His humanity in the home of poor and “ordinary” people. Archaeological evidence seems to indicate that Nazareth, where Jesus spent His childhood, was a relatively impoverished town.

12. 1. “Ordinary” Disciple Maker Humble Beginnings He was familiar with poverty, self-denial, and privation. This experience was a safeguard to Him. In His industrious life there were no idle moments to invite temptation. No aimless hours opened the way for corrupting associations. So far as possible, He closed the door to the tempter.” —The Desire of Ages 72.

13. Discipling the “Ordinary” 2. Transforming the “Ordinary” Matthew 15:32 NKJV “Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, ‘I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued to be with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

14. 2. Transforming the “Ordinary” Extraordinary Witness Jesus sought people who were considered to be ordinary because, lacking self-sufficiency, they were prepared to trust God completely. People who are enamored by their talents, abilities, and accomplish- ments cannot often sense their need of something greater than them- selves. What a horrible deception!

15. 2. Transforming the “Ordinary” Extraordinary Witness Many among Christ’s contemporaries possessed superior academic training, social position, or personal wealth. Their names have long been forgotten. Remembered are ordinary people— farmers, fishermen, carpenters, shepherds, potters, housewives, servants—who were transformed into extraordinary witnesses for Christ.

16. 2. Transforming the “Ordinary” Flawed Fisherman In the New Testament, Peter stands out as one of the most influential of all the disciples. In fact, he ended up being one of the most influential people in all human history. Talk about changing the “ordinary” into the extraordinary!

17. 2. Transforming the “Ordinary” Flawed Fisherman Though many points emerge from the story of Peter, the moment he first caught a glimpse of who Jesus was, he was aware of his own faults and admitted them. Hence, through patience and forbearance, Jesus was able to turn Peter’s flawed character into someone who helped to change history.

18. Discipling the “Ordinary” 3. Real Worth of the “Ordinary” Luke 12:6, 7 NKJV “ ‘Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And no one of them is forgotten of God. But the very hairs of your head re all numbered. Do not fear therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.’ ”

19. 3. Real Worth of the “Ordinary” Heavenly Evaluation With Christ no class distinctions existed; no one was “ordinary”; everyone was an exception. Modern disciple-makers must likewise carefully guard against giving the impression that they regard some more highly than they do others in terms of outreach.

20. 3. Real Worth of the “Ordinary” Heavenly Evaluation The Cross proves the “infinite worth” of every human being, regardless of his or her status in life— a status that is often nothing more than a human concoction based on concepts and attributes that are meaningless in heaven, or even contrary to the very principles of heaven itself.

21. 3. Real Worth of the “Ordinary” A Classless Society Perhaps the most socially attractive feature of primitive Christianity was the absence of class distinctions. Dividing walls had crumbled beneath the gospel’s weight. The common person triumphed through Christ. Christ transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary.

22. 3. Real Worth of the “Ordinary” A Classless Society Carpenters, tax collectors, stonecutters, queens, domestic servants, priests, Greeks, Romans, men, women, the wealthy, and the destitute all became equals within Christ’s kingdom of grace. In reality, the Christian community was to be a “classless society.”

23. Discipling the “Ordinary” Final Words “In this closing work of the gospel there is a vast field to be occupied; and, more than ever before, the work is to enlist helpers from the common people. … Many of these have had little opportunity for education; but Christ sees in them qualifications that will enable them to fulfill His purpose.”— Education 269, 270.