1. Are You A Disciple Of Jesus?

2. 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is— his good, pleasing and perfect will. 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Rom. 12:1-5

3. Are You Making Disciples Of Jesus?

4. Life Transformation Groups 1. Meet once a week for approximately 1 hour 2. Groups only 2- 4 (after 4 break into 2 groups) 3. The groups are not co-ed. 4. There is no curriculum 5. No leader, only a facilitator (take turns) 6. Read Scripture: 1 chapter a week, 5 Xs group moves on to the next chapter when everyone has completed the assigned reading in the same week. 7. They ask accountability questions

5. MEN’S ACCOUNTABILITY QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL INTEGRITY These Accountability Questions are to be asked of one another in a weekly meeting of accountability which values honesty, confidentiality and integrity (Prov. 27:17; James 5:16; Gal 6:1-5). These questions are only as helpful as you are willing to be honest and vulnerable. This takes time, so be patient. 1. Have you been a verbal testimony this week to the supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ? Has your speech honored God this week? 2. Have you been in a compromising situation with a member of the opposite sex any where this past week, or exposed yourself to sexually explicit material?

6. 3. Have you lacked any integrity in your financial dealings? Have you spent money recklessly? 4. Have you given priority time to your family? Have you honored your wife and children? (If single: have you honored your friends and parents?) 5. Have you damaged another person by your words, either behind their back or face to face? 6. Have you succumbed to a personal addiction? Explain: 7. Have you continued to remain angry, bitter or hold a grudge toward someone? 8. Have you secretly wished for another’s misfortune so that you might excel or wished another ill?

7. 9. Accountability question of your choice: 10. Have you just lied to me/us? “Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.” James 5:16

8. WOMEN’S ACCOUNTABILTIY QUESTIONS FOR PESONAL INTEGRITY These Accountability Questions are to be asked of one another in a weekly meeting of accountability which values honesty, confidentiality and integrity (Prov 27:17; James 5:16; Gal 6:1-5). These questions are only as helpful as you are willing to be honest and vulnerable. Your weekly meeting must be a safe place for sharing. 1. Have you been a verbal testimony this week to the supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ? Has your speech honored God this week? 2. Have you been in a compromising situation with a member of the opposite sex any where this past week, fantasized a romantic relationship or read or seen any sexually alluring material?

9. 3. Have you lacked any integrity in your financial dealings? Have you spent money recklessly? 4. Have you given priority time to your family? Have you honored your husband and children? (If single: have you honored your friends and parents?) 5. Have you damaged another person by your words, either behind their back or face to face? 6. Have you succumbed to a personal addiction? Explain: 7. Have you continued to remain angry, bitter or hold a grudge toward someone? 8. Have you secretly wished for another’s misfortune so that you might excel or wished another ill?

10. 9. Accountability question of your choice: 10. Have you been completely truthful with me/us? “Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.” James 5:16 17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Prov. 27 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5

11. 1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, 5 for each one should carry their own load. Gal. 6:1-5

12. 1.Relationship (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12): Life change does not happen in a vacuum; it happens in relationship with others. For most, it is difficult to have the kind of close knit bond that can changelives with more than three people at any one time. The best context for life-changing community is in a group of two or three. 2. Accountability (I Timothy 5:19): Few things in life get done without some degree of accountability. In the pursuit of godliness we to be accountable to more than two or three people at a time. We can find support with a small group who knows and understands our life.

13. 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: 10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Eccl. 4:9-12

14. 1.Relationship (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12): Life change does not happen in a vacuum; it happens in relationship with others. For most, it is difficult to have the kind of close knit bond that can change lives with more than three people at any one time. The best context for life-changing community is in a group of two or three. 2. Accountability (I Timothy 5:19): Few things in life get done without some degree of accountability. In the pursuit of godliness we to be accountable to more than two or three people at a time. We can find support with a small group who knows and understands our life.

15. 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses. 20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that the others may take warning. 1 Tim. 5:19-20

16. 3. Confidentiality (Matthew 18:15-17): Confession of sin is needed for cleansing, healing, and preparation for a life of service, and a safe place is essential. Two or three others of your same gender, who know and care about you and who are also sharing their own struggles, provide as safe a place as one can find. 4. Flexibility (Matthew 18:20): Two or three busy people can coordinate their schedules and meet almost anywhere.

17. 15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. Matt. 18:15-17

18. 3. Confidentiality (Matthew 18:15-17): Confession of sin is needed for cleansing, healing, and preparation for a life of service, and a safe place is essential. Two or three others of your same gender, who know and care about you and who are also sharing their own struggles, provide as safe a place as one can find. 4. Flexibility (Matthew 18:20): Two or three busy people can coordinate their schedules and meet almost anywhere.

19. 18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matt. 18:18-20

20. 5. Reproducibility (2 Timothy 2:2): Simple things multiply more easily than complex things. If we learn to multiply this basic unit of the church, we have a better chance to multiply more complex small groups, ministries, and congregations. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. 3 Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 2 Tim 2:2-3

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22. Are You Making Disciples Of Jesus?