
Discipleship // Week 3 - “The Parent Disciple”
“THE PARENT DISCIPLE”
*DISCIPLESHIP is a
I. THE PARENT STAGE OF DISCIPLESHIP
“When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things” (I Cor. 13:11 – NLT).
*In the PARENT STAGE of DISCIPLESHIP…everything changes.
• Priorities & responsibilities change to a different level.
• Your
• How you
II. 4 TRAITS OF A PARENT DISCIPLE.
1) A PARENT DISCIPLE should be
• A PARENT DISCIPLE moves from self-centeredness to
• A PARENT DISCIPLE has a
• A PARENT DISCIPLE doesn’t pick &
- They love as GOD & Jesus loves (Jn. 3:16 – NIV). 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
2) A PARENT DISCIPLE CONFRONTS.
• A PARENT DISCIPLE doesn’t
• A PARENT DISCIPLE confronts because they
- They CARE for the person – I Cor. 5:5 - NIV. 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
- And they CARE for the CHURCH – I Cor. 5-6 – NIV. 6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
• A PARENT DISCIPLE speaks the truth in
3) A PARENT DISCIPLE EATS FROM GOD’S TABLE
• A PARENT DISCIPLE is a “
- They
waiting at my doorway. 35 For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.
4) A PARENT DISCIPLE lives with a
• A PARENT DISCIPLE lives LIFE with one
- Ex. of Darryl Nunnelley (I Cor. 9:19 & 22b – NLT; Matt. 28:19-20 - NIV).
PARENT DISCIPLES GO. PARENT DISCIPLES TEACH. PARENT DISCIPLES MAKE OTHER DISCIPLES. PARENT DISCIPLES LIVE WITH ONE PURPOSE.