A Picture of Discipleship 1-7-2024
January 7, 2024
A Picture of Discipleship
Pastor Jason West
January 7, 2024
Matthew 10:2-4 “The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter,and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.” (Cf. Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:13-16; Acts 1:13)
I. What is a Disciple?
•Disciple (Mathetes in Greek): “learner, student;someone who follows another person”
Matthew 10:1 “And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits,to cast them out,and to heal every disease and every affliction.”
•Apostle (Apostoloi in Greek): “one who is sent, messenger”
Luke 6:13 “And when day came, he called his disciples and chose from them twelve, whom he named apostles:”
II. A Picture of Discipleship
A. God Works Through
Acts 4:13 “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus.”
1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”
1 Corinthians 1:20–21 “Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.”
Zechariah 4:6b “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”
B. Hear God’s
John 15:16 “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”
Mark 3:14 “And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach”
C. See Christ as
John 1:29 “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’”
Matthew 16:15-16 “He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”
D. Spend
E. Get Involved With Other Believers in
Mark 6:41 “And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.”
F. Disciples Make
Luke 8:25a “He said to them, ‘Where is your faith?’”
2 Timothy 2:13a “if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.”
G. See the
H. Be
Acts 17:6b “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also”
Ephesians 2:20 “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone”
Revelation 21:14 “And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.”
Matthew 19:28 “Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.’”
I. Jesus Sends Us into the World to Make Disciples
Matthew 28:18–20 “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’”