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What does it mean to be a discipling community and to shepherd your group?
Intentional learning: Everything we teach is centered around the Gospel. From the questions we ask to the lessons we discuss, the Gospel needs to be clearly represented.
Know their story: You don’t just know their name but what God has done in their lives. This is an ongoing process of learning about those God has called you to shepherd.
Prayer: We are not a church that prays, we are a praying church. Your group prays for each other, the lost, and the church as we attach the gates of hell.
How to pray for them: Your sheep are being attacked by the enemy daily. You are asking the hard questions about the enemy’s attack so you know how to pray for them.
Accountability: Holding each other accountable is necessary for the growth of us spiritually. It allows us to ask and answer tough questions about ourselves and permits others to speak truth into our lives.
Know their next steps: As their shepherd, you can help them discover what their next step could be and lead them toward it. We are asking you not to let your sheep go stagnant in their journey.
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Sermon-Based Lessons
Jesus’s death and resurrection prove to us both that Jesus is willing to meet our needs and has the power to do something about them. So, if we believe this to be true, we will be compelled to come to him with our needs and experience his impossible resurrection power in those needs.
Matthew 8:1-17
Jesus is the supreme power of the universe and rightful owner of everything, so we must relinquish the right to build our kingdom and seek to build His kingdom alone. When we repent of selfish pursuits and instead trust in His rule, we experience His full power in our lives.
Matthew 8:18-34
Jesus came to meet our greatest need. His life demonstrated that he had the authority to meet our greatest need. He has authority in word and work to forgive sin, call sinners to himself and bring a new way of life, in his kingdom, that cannot be contained in an old religious system.
Matthew 9:1-17
If Jesus could conquer sin and death, then there is nothing he cannot do. It is time for us to exercise genuine faith, right here and right now, and posture ourselves to receive what only he can give.
Matthew 9:18-34
Since Christ stepped into our pain and healed us through the cross, we are indebted to him. So, we must accept his call and let him send us to bring peace and healing to others. Our faith in the gospel compels us to go!
Matthew 9:35-10:15
Additional Shepherd Material
Marvin Schaefer
Discipleship Pastor
Maureen Evans
Discipleship Connection Pastor
Chance Coleman
Discipleship Associate Pastor
Yojan Herrera
Spanish Associate Pastor
Dorothy Stapleton
Executive Assistant