Authentic Disciple

PART 4 - The Pattern of Church Growth (New Testament)

Dr. Frank Parrish/ www.world-map.com

A. THE PATTERN OF CHURCH GROWTH AS GIVEN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

(study Acts 2:40-47).

2. Recognize those whom the Holy Spirit is

up as church leaders and

them out.

churches,

the Gospel,

who then

leaders who also get

out. This leads to church multiplication, and then a national movement.

4. From a national movement, we must move to a

strategy, which is sending

5. Then, the missionaries who are sent out start the process of making disciples all over again!

IT ALL BEGINS WITH MAKING DISCIPLES.

B. DISCIPLED AND DISCIPLING

Today, there are people from many religions who are receiving

through Christ – many were nominal in their original religious beliefs, so they were more open to the Gospel.

There are also Christians today that are nominal and shallow in their faith – thus, sadly, they can easily be

into following a false religion.

“… the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.” —1 John 4:3

AS A PASTOR OR LEADER IN THE CHURCH, IT IS YOUR ROLE TO DISCIPLE EVERY PERSON, AND TO TEACH EACH ONE TO ALSO DISCIPLE OTHERS.