Overview

The attitude we have towards disciple making will directly impact the relationships we build. Is it all about us? Or all about them? Is our attitude selfless or selfish? Are we more interested in our success or the will of God? A Godly attitude of selflessness and humility will direct us to those who are wanting more in Him.

Devotion Review

Did you have a chance to read the devotions this last week? If not, they’re not long, and in fact the longest part is the Bible reading. That’s a good thing. You’ll really want to read them because the contain some information you’ll want to absorb about becoming a disciple maker. The scripture will enrich and encourage you, the thoughts will help strengthen you, and they’ll provide a framework for your conversation today.

• What scriptures inspired you from the last two weeks?
• Which devotions impacted you the most?

Remember, as you go through this facilitation today, you don’t have to cover everything, but be sure to cover the topics that impacted you the most.

Finding the Right Catch

Jesus intentionally sought out disciples and chose to engage them into ministerial relationship, shared his vision with them, expected results and released them to go and do the same. When you make disciples, you should be doing the same. However, one of the biggest factors in this is your attitude. The disciple making attitude is one of selflessness.

Have someone read Philippians 2:1-8

• How do these scriptures teach us about humility and selflessness?
• Why are these important attitudes to possess?

Go To Where They Are

We all have a pond, and we are reaching people within our reach, but we must still meet them where they are, at their need. We can only be so effective at disciple making in the comfort of our own pew.

Consider the following:

1. Average church goers don’t live Monday-Saturday with disciple making mindset.
2. Typically saved people only foster relationships with those who are sanctified and not the sinners.
3. The longer someone is in church, the less effective they typically become in reaching sinners with the gospel.
4. We have misinterpreted holiness preaching about separating ourselves from the world as an excuse to isolate ourselves, essentially manufacturing the rapture by disappearing from meaningful roles in our communities.
5. We are called out of the world, and then sent back in. (II Corinthians 6:17, John 20:21).
6. We are the salt and light of the world, which isn’t experienced without being in proximity to the world. (Matthew 5:14-15, I Peter 2:9)
7. Jesus didn’t pray that we are taken out of the world, but that we are kept from evil (John 17:15), we aren’t isolated from the world, but we are insulated from its influence.
8. Jesus was aware he was sending sheep among the wolves, or allowing weeds to grow in wheat (Matthew 10:16, 13:30).
9. Jesus was confident we had the power to overcome what we’d encounter in the world (Luke 10:19).
10. If the rapture did occur today, would anyone outside of the corporate worship center or fellowship notice that you are gone?

Pick one or two of the scriptures in parenthesis above and discuss what it says about going out and reaching people.

“Here I Am,” or “There You Are?”

The heart of disciple making is selflessness, not selfishness. It is never about us, and always about them. Selflessness should permeate deep into our spiritual DNA and attitude. We should present ourselves in a room and to others as more interested in them than interested in ourselves. In our selfless attitude we should also have compassion and have good listening skills.

Have someone read John 3:30-34

• Why does this scripture directly speak to successful disciple making?
• How do we allow him to increase?

Walk Slowly Through the Crowd

“Walking slowly through a crowd,” and “there you are” are not mutually exclusive terms. It is necessary that these attitudes accompany one another in disciple making. A disciple making attitude will produce the action where you are intentionally “walking slowly through a crowd” saying to yourself to the future disciples you see, “there you are.” This is an intentional and purposeful attitude of disciple making. There are two ways we put this into effect: the first is our human determination, the second is our faith in God. We determine that every day we will intentionally go through our daily routes and places with the express desire to “walk slowly” looking for that person so we can say, “there you are.” We place our hope and expectation in Him that a door will be open to share our testimony with another in a meaningful way.

Have someone read Proverbs 16:1-3

• What does this scripture say about our intention?
• How does the scripture show us to direct our intention to heavenly things?

Have someone read Psalms 37:5-6

• Why is it important to commit our ways to the Lord to be successful at disciple making?