Peter Drucker Only Two Questions Matter Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker

Only Two Questions Matter Peter Drucker

Only Two Questions Matter Peter Drucker 1. What’s Your Business?

Only Two Questions Matter Peter Drucker 1. What’s Your Business? 2. How’s Business

Matthew 28: 19 -20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.

Mark 16: 15 -16 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Luke 24: 46 -48 "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.

John 20: 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you. "

Acts 1: 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

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Disciple-making is both 1. A product 2. A process

What is a Disciple?

What is a disciple?

What is a disciple? • “Come and follow. ” A disciple is someone who follows Jesus

What is a disciple? • “Come and follow. ” A disciple is someone who follows Jesus • “I will make. ” A disciple is someone who is being remade by Jesus.

What is a disciple? • “Come and follow. ” A disciple is someone who follows Jesus • “I will make. ” A disciple is someone who is being remade by Jesus. • “Fishers of men. ” A disciples is someone who is bringing others to Jesus.

Church Members Go to church. Talk about Jesus. Have a religion about God. Pray for what they want. Confess that they “make Mistakes. ” Have doctrines about music. Believe in going to church. Listen to and critique sermons. Know facts, doctrines, and rituals. Disciples Are the church. Follow Jesus. Have a relationship with God. Pray for what God wants. Confess their Sins to one another. Sing. Believe in winning souls. Are living sermons. Know God. . . Intimately.

What is a disciple? • A disciple is someone who is being apprenticed to follow Jesus, to be transformed by Jesus, and to bring others to Jesus.

How do we make disciples?

Disciple-making is NOT • • • A program Having more meetings in life Another Bible study Controlling or manipulating other people Developing a pyramid Scheme

Pyramid Structure Independent Clusters

What does it mean to make disciples? Disciple-making is intentionally entering into the life of another in order to lead them to maturity in Christ—which will lead them to disciple others.

Jewish education Beth Sepher = “Scroll house” for children Beth Midrash= Select group of teenagers Talmid= A young adult who follows a Rabbi

Deuteronomy 34: 9 Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites listened to him…

2 Kings 2: 12 -15 Them Elisha… picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah… The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watching, said, “The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha. ”

1 Peter 5: 13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark.

2 Timothy 3: 10 -11 [Paul] You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings…

2 Timothy 2: 2 [Paul] And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.

Titus 2: 3 -5 Likewise, teach the older women… Then they can train the younger women. . .

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John Ignatius Irenaeus Polycarp Papias Tertullian

John Ignatius Polycarp Papias Irenaeus Tertullian Hippolytus Cyprian

How Jesus made disciples

Mark 3: 14 -15 He appointed twelve – designating them apostles – that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.

How Jesus made disciples 1. Shares Himself with them

Matthew 4: 18 -20 “Come, follow me, ” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men. ” At once they left their nets and followed him.

Matthew 9: 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house. . .

Mark 4: 33 -34 But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

Matthew 17: 1 Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

John 13: 23 -25 One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him. . . Leaning back against Jesus…

Matthew 12: 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. ”

How Jesus made disciples 1. Shares Himself with them 2. Connects them to one another

John 13: 34 -35 A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

How Jesus made disciples 1. Shares Himself with them 2. Connects them to one another 3. Leads them to do ministry

Matthew 10: 1 -5 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These twelve Jesus sent out ….

Mark 6: 37 But he answered, "You give them something to eat. "

How Jesus made disciples 1. 2. 3. 4. Shares Himself with them Connects them to one another Leads them to do ministry Sends them to go make more disciples

Matthew 28: 19 -20 Go and make disciples of all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.