Ben MarquezDirector of Discipleship

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Welcome

Week 1 The Disciples'

IdentityWeek 2

Disciples Reproduce Who They Are

Week 3 Disciples Keep the

Gospel CentralWeek 4

Disciples Confess & RepentWeek 5

Disciples ObeyWeek 6

Disciples Rely on the

SpiritWeek 7

Discipleship in the Home

Week 8 Discipleship in the Home Starts with

MenWeek 9

Discipleship in the Church

Week 10 Making Disciples of

all Nations

1) The Church Exists to Make Disciples

Westminster Confession of Faith Ch. 25.3In order to gather and perfect the saints in

this life until the end of the world Christ has given the ministry, Scriptures, and

ordinances of God to this universal visible church, and by his own presence and Spirit

he enables the church to function in this way according to his promise.

1 Cor. 12:23, Eph. 4:11-13, Mt. 28:19-20, Is. 59:21.

2) The Goal of Discipleship is Conformity to Christ

Romans 8:28, 29 ESVAnd we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many

brothers.

“The gospel is not a doctrine of the tongue, but of life. It cannot be grasped by reason and memory only, but it is fully understood when it possesses the whole soul, and penetrates to the inner recesses of the heart. Let nominal

Christians cease from insulting God by boasting themselves to be what they are not, and let them show themselves disciples not unworthy of Christ, their Master. We must assign first place to the knowledge of our

religion, for that is the beginning of salvation. But our religion will be unprofitable, if it does not change our heart, pervade our manners,

and transform us into new creatures.”

John Calvin

3) The Cost of Discipleship is High

Matthew 8:21, 22 ESVAnother of the disciples said to him, "Lord,

let me first go and bury my father." And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the

dead to bury their own dead."

“Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance,

baptism without church discipline, Communion without confession.... Cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace

without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and incarnate.”

Dietrich Bonehoffer, The Cost of Discipleship

4) All are Sent to DiscipleMatthew 4:19 ESV

And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Proverbs 1:8, 9 ESVHear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your

head and pendants for your neck.1 Corinthians 9:19, 22, 23 ESV

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win

more of them. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel,

that I may share with them in its blessings.

Week #1The Disciples’ Identity

"People need to be reminded more than instructed." C.S. Lewis

Week #1The Disciples’ Identity

Daniel 1:1-16

Daniel 1:1, 2 ESVIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim

king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god,

and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.

Daniel 1:3-5 ESVThen the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, youths without blemish, of

good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the

king's palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. The king assigned them a daily portion of the food that the king ate, and of the wine that he drank. They were to be educated

for three years, and at the end of that time they were to stand before the king.

Daniel 1:6, 7 ESVAmong these were Daniel, Hananiah,

Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar,

Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called

Abednego.

Daniel “God is my Judge”

Belteshazzar “Protect the King”

Hananiah“Jehovah is Gracious”

Shadrach“Command of Aku”

Mishael“Who is like God”

Meshach“Who is what Aku

is”

Azariah“Jehovah is my

helper”Abednego

“Servant of Nebo”

Daniel 1:8-10 ESV But Daniel resolved that he would not defile

himself with the king's food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the

chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to defile himself. And God gave Daniel favor

and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the eunuchs

said to Daniel, "I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why

should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head

with the king."

Daniel 1:11-14 ESV Then Daniel said to the steward whom the

chief of the eunuchs had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

"Test your servants for ten days; let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.

Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the

king's food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you

see." So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.

Daniel 1:15, 16 ESV At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's food. So the steward took away their food and the

wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

Who are We?Saints of God

Bride of Christ

Adopted Sons & Daughters

Children of the Promise

Royal Priesthood

Beloved ChildrenAmbassadors for

Christ Slaves to Christ

Revelation 12:9-11 ESVAnd the great dragon was thrown down,

that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world— he was thrown down to the earth, and his

angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now

the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his

Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who

accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood

of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives

even unto death.

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