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Class # 2

“How to Give Your Faith Away”

Christian Discipleship Training

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Class # 1 Review

Define, Differentiate and Articulate:

Discipleship, Witnessing, and Evangelism
Class Goal and Objectives

Identify Class Resources/Methodology

Paul E. Little
Online Videos
Class Discussion/Group Decisions

Self Reflections/Homework

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Video Presentations

John MacCarther – Disciples are learners – Discipleship is teaching/sharing what we have learned as Disciples of Christ
Tony Evans – We do not disciple others by our own power – The power is given to us by God as we teach and share
Kirt Cameron and Ken Baugh – We cannot “give our faith away”. Only the Holy Spirit can change hearts but we in partnership with the Holy Spirit can ”make others hungry for what we have”. We can’t make the seed grow but we can till the soil, water the seed and create the environment for growth!

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Video Review

Allan Parr – The Beat

Counting the Cost of Discipleship Luke 24:25-35

1. Faith over Family

2. Modeling sacrifice over self-centeredness

3. Willingness to accept pain rather than always expecting pleasure

4. Relationship over religion

5. Commitment over convenience

6. Usefulness rather than uselessness

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DESIRE�“The Want-to”

Self Examination Questions

Why are you participating in this training?

What or Who encouraged/motivated/implored you to participate?

Do/Did you have any preconceived ideas about Discipleship?

What do you “expect to know and/or be able to do” when the training is over?

What are you willing to ”put into” the training?

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Knowledge

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

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Why We Believe�Three Kinds of Faith

Indoctrination Faith

”These are the people who, without making a personal commitment to Christ, go through all the motions, sing all the right hymns, have all the right answers about the gospel.” They have all the answers but that is all they have - ”head faith”!

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Three Kinds of Faith

Conformity Faith

”This faith is largely the outgrowth of strong Christian surroundings.” On Sunday they go to church, during the week they attend meetings and participate in church activities. They may do all of the right things and none of the wrong things, but only because of external pressure.

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Three Kinds of Faith

Commitment Faith

This is a saving faith born of the Spirit from above. They are genuine followers of Jesus Christ and are committed to him on a “double-or-nothing basis! They recognize that to be a Christian is more than giving mental assents to the facts about the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a “living faith”. A faith resulting from a “changed heart”

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What is a Living Faith and Where does it come from?

A Damaisian Experience

Sanctification

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�A Damaisian Experience�“The Road to Damascus"�

https://youtu.be/r7Wbtky_0Ao?si=z-FOERduNUaFbh8p

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Sanctification

https://youtu.be/3wv_ZnehPoE?si=OGAxuAXSV2Y4rLk0

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Living Faith

Billy Graham

https://youtu.be/bBC0n28efQc?si=Pa25B3y1DB7Feu4n

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REMINDER

“You cannot teach (share)

what you do not know.”

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Questions to Ponder/Share/Discuss – Knowledge

Which one of the types of faith as described by Paul Little do you have?

To what/who do you credit your type of faith?

Is it possible to move from from type of faith to another?

Can you articulate/explain a “Road to Damascus Experience”?

Can you articulate/explain “Commitment” and ”Sanctification”?

How do you feel about the statement below?

To be an effective disciple of Christ you must have committed faith.