In the buttons below you will find videos, articles, podcasts and helpful questions that will help your disciples become mature in each topic. Take your time to read through the materials yourself so that you can be as helpful as you can.
Sharing Your Story
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- What is God saying to you? God can speak to you in many different ways but for this time, try to focus on what God is saying to you through your time in the Bible.
- What are you going to do about it?
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before you meet:
Read Acts 9:1-19, 26:4-23
Model and Practice
Model:
- Using Acts 26:4-23, show them how Paul shared his story:
- Vs. 4-5 his life before Christ
- Vs. 12-15 how he come to Christ
- Vs. 19-21 how his life changed after accepting Christ (he was obedience to the call, shared Christ, accepted suffering).
- Share with them your example of how you share your faith story:
- How was your life before?
- How did you come to faith in Jesus?
- How is your life different from before you put your faith in Jesus?
Practice:
- Have them share their faith story:
- How was their life before Christ?
- How did they come to faith in Jesus?
- How has their life changed since they come to Christ?
Action steps and prayer
- Have each person share an action step. For example, an action step could be, “write my faith story and practice telling it in not more than 3-minutes.”
- Who can they share their faith story with in the next week?
- Remind them to come prepared at the next session, to share their experiences.
- Send updates to each other via text about how you are doing with your action step.
- Close your time in prayer.
Scripture Reading
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with writing and sharing your faith story.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- Last week, you learned from Acts 26:19-21 that Paul after his conversion, he was obedient, shared his faith, and suffered for his faith.
- Is there an area in your life you are not obedient? Examples: thought life, relationship with others, what you watch on screen, reading and meditating on scriptures.
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before you meet:
Read Luke 7:1-10, Mark 10:17-31
Modeling and Practice
Model:
- Read Mark 10:17-31 and share the following:
- Discover: What is God teaching you about our sin condition, and what solution is given?
- Key verse: what verse stood out, and why?
- Gospel moment: What is God teaching you?
- Pray. Examples; praise, thanksgiving, confession, ask for help.
Practice:
- Use the same text and have each person practice using the 4 bullet points modeled.
- Discover
- Key verse
- Gospel moment
- Pray
Action Steps and Prayer
- Help each other come up with a passage to practice The Gospel Method with, before the next session.
- Remind them, before your next meeting, you will text them and encourage them to work on their action step.
- Close your time in prayer.
Prayer
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take time sharing your one thing from the last session.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking
- What do you need to confess/repent of? (Example, your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships).
- What are you going to do about it?
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Read Matthew 6:6-8, 9-13; Luke 5:15,16; Mark 11:22-25
Model:
Using the following prayer model, lead your disciples in praying out loud:
- Begin with thanksgiving.
- Pray in Jesus name.
- Pray in agreement.
- Pray in one accord – one subject matter by subject matter.
- Pray led by the Holy Spirit
Practice:
- Have your disciples take turns praying using the 5 prayer principles you modeled.
Action Steps and Prayers:
- What scriptures can you read to strengthen your prayer life?
- Commit to attend the Wednesdays prayer gatherings.
- Prioritize prayer
- Close your time together with prayer.
Praying for Unbelievers
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with scripture reading using The Gospel Method.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- What do you need to confess/repent of? (Example, your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships).
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before you meet:
Read Luke 10
Model and Practice
Model:
- Use the 5 prayer points shared from the video and pray the following:
- Pray for labors (Luke 10:2). Name one person you know, who does not know Jesus, pray that God brings believers in their lives
- Pray for God’s peace and blessing in their lives (Luke 10:4-6).
- Pray for association/relationship with them (Luke 10:7). Pray that you will build relationships with them.
- Pray for miracles in their lives (Luke 10:9).
- Pray for opportunities to share the gospel with them (Luke 10:9b).
Practice:
- Have each disciple take turns to pray:
- The name of the unbeliever they are praying for.
- Pray that God will bring believers in their lives.
- Pray for God’s blessings in their lives.
- Pray you will build relationships with them.
- Pray for miracles in their lives.
- Pray for opportunities to share the gospel with them.
Action steps and Prayer:
- Each person commits to pray for that one unbeliever.
- Specifically, what can you start doing to begin a relationship with them? For example, invite them to your home, text them and ask how you can be there for them.
- Remind them they will share their experience at the next session.
- Close your time with prayer.
Sharing the Gospel
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with the one thing you committed to after the last session.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- What is God saying to you through your time in the Bible?
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient (Example, your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships)?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Read Acts 1:7-8; Romans 10:14-17; Acts 2:18-20.
Model and Practice
Model:
- Replay the 3 circles gospel video
- Using the 3 circles (God’s design, Brokenness, Jesus), share the gospel with your disciples.
- Before you are done, be sure to model how to make an invitation for someone to receive Christ.
Practice:
- Have each disciple practice on their own, how to share the gospel using the 3 circles.
- Take turns practicing with each other, making sure in the end they make an invitation to receive Christ.
Action Steps and Prayer
- Pray for 3 names of unbelievers in your life. Specifically pray:
- Acts 1:7-8 that you will rely on the Holy Spirit to share the Gospel with them.
- Romans 10:14-17 that the Holy Spirit will give you the boldness to tell them about the Gospel.
- Acts 2:38 that you will clearly invite them to make a decision to follow Christ.
- Make them aware you will reach out before the next session to ask if they have presented the gospel to at least one of the 3 non-believers or anyone else.
- As you close, thank the Holy Spirit for indwelling you and for giving you power to share the gospel.
Hospitality
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with the one thing you committed to after the last session.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- What is God saying to you through your time in the Bible?
- What do you need to confess/repent of ?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient (Example, your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships)?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Read Matthew 4:19-22; 8:14-17; 9:9 ; 14:13-14
Model and Practice
Model:
- Share with your disciples at least one name (not more than six) of a person you intend to invite to your home.
- Do you have their contact information? If now, how can you contact them (for example, if you see them on a walk, engage them in a conversation and exchange contacts)?
- When do you plan to have them over? Come up with 3 possible dates and times.
- How will you invite them (text, call, face-to-face, social media, invitation cards, etc.)?
- When will you reach out to them (specific date, time)?
- What will you say to them (come up with a script and have your group critique/give suggestions).
Practice:
- Repeat the same exercise with each of your disciples taking turns to share.
Action steps and Prayer
- On the Am I a Neighbor? video, we are given the following 4 suggestions for Steps to Practicing hospitality. Read and discuss them.
- Tidy up
- Prepare a meal
- View your guests as God does
- Get some fresh flowers
- Each person shares how they will utilize the suggestions to practice hospitality.
- Close your time in prayer
- Remind your group to be prepared to share the outcome at your next meeting.
Being a Disciple
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with the one thing you committed to after the last session.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- What is God saying to you through your time in the Bible?
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient (Examples; your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships)?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Jesus Expected Complete Obedience sermon
Read John 14:15, 21, 23; John 15:10; 1 John 5:3; 2 John 1:6
Model and Practice
Model:
- A disciple of Jesus is one who obeys His commands.
- Confess different ways that you have lived in disobedience in the past and how you eventually walked in obedience.
- Model to your disciples the prayers that you pray when you confess your disobedience to the Lord and ask for forgiveness.
- Share with your disciples the fruit that has come from obedience to the Lord in the different areas in your life.
Practice:
- Ask your disciples to identify areas of disobedience to the Lord in their lives. Take some time to journal them.
- Lead your disciples to think of a way that they can step away from disobedience and walk towards obedience starting this week.
- Have each disciple do the Kairos Circle with something that the Lord is teaching them this week.
Action Steps and Prayer
- Have them fill out the Kairos Circle 5 times before you meet next. Whether it is following time reading the Bible, listening to a sermon, having a conversation with a friend, etc.
- What area of your life do you need to strengthen to grow as a disciple (For example; obedience in a specific area, reading the Bible, making time to pray).
- How can the group keep you accountable?
- Remind your group to be prepared to share their action step at the beginning of the next session.
- Close your time in thanksgiving to God for the spiritual blessing he has poured on all his children.
Introduction to Community
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with the one thing you committed to after the last session.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- What is God saying to you through your time in the Bible?
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient (Examples; your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships)?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Read Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:24-25; Galatians 6:2; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 1 Corinthians 12:25-27
Model and Practice
Model:
- Using Acts 2:42-47 share the following with your group:
- A time when you learned the Word of God together with others.
- A memory of when you were part of a fellowship and ate together.
- How it felt to have others pray with you.
Practice:
- Go around and have anyone who has been part of a fellowship share their experiences using your model as an example.
- If a member has not experienced fellowship with others, have them share what they imagine it would be like.
Action Steps and Prayer
- Are you part of a community? If not, how can we help you get into one?
- If you are part of a community, what strengths do you bring into the community?
- How can you continue to be actively involved in your community?
- Between this session and the next, attend a community gathering.
- Be prepared to share your experience during the next session.
- Close your time in prayer.
Introduction to Disciple-Making
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with the one thing you committed to after the last session.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- What is God saying to you through your time in the Bible?
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient (Examples; your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships)?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Read Matthew 28:18-20
Model and Practice
Share the following with your group:
- Who are the people in your life that you can continue leading in a discipleship relationship?
- What are your fears or insecurities about leading?
- What can you take away from this experience of meeting together that will help you lead others?
Practice:
- Have your disciples take turns answering the following questions:
- Who are the people in your life you can begin to lead in a discipleship relationship?
- What are your fears or insecurities about leading?
- What can you take away from the experience of watching your leader lead your group?
Action Steps and Prayer
- What is the one thing you should do to strengthen you in disciple-making?
- Examples include joining another FDG to better understand the material and strengthen your preparation for leadership.
- From watching the Make Disciples video, what is the one takeaway that you will use to help you grow in disciple-making?
- After each person shares, close your time in prayer.
Your Next Steps
Prayer Requests/Time in Prayer
- How can we pray for you?
- During this time, don’t focus on the prayer needs of others in your life, we want to pray for you.
Accountability
- Take turns sharing your experiences with the one thing you committed to after the last session.
- Where did you win, where were you stuck, and what steps are you taking?
- What is God saying to you through your time in the Bible?
- What do you need to confess/repent of?
- What do you need to start doing in order to be obedient (Example; your thought life, patience, perseverance in hardships)?
- How can we hold you accountable for these things?
Content Overview
Send these resources to your disciples before your next session:
Jesus Prepared People by Sending Them Out Unprepared sermon
Read John 13:1-17
Model and Practice
Model:
- Using Paul Durand’s story, share with your disciples how your life has changed since you joined this D-Group.
- Share with your group where the Lord is leading you, as you continue to grow as a disciple and also disciple others.
- From reading John 13:1-17, how can you make sure you are actively serving others? Be specific, for example, be more intentional to serve in your community group.
Practice:
- Have each person share how your time together has changed them.
- Where is the Lord leading them?
- From reading John 13:1-17, how can they make sure they are actively serving others?
Suggestions for your group’s next step:
- Starting their own Foundations D-Groups with young believers in their lives
- Transitioning this group into a Growth D-Group so that you can continue to seek the Lord together within a discipleship context.
- Becoming a Community Group leader so that others could experience Gospel community because of your leadership
Action and Prayer
- Have each person rehearse their next step and what they need to do specifically to move forward. For example, if they are starting their own FDG, have them share the names of those they will invite and when they will reach out to them.
- If your next step is to continue as a group, agree when you will start meeting and where you will be meeting.
- Close your time with prayers.