Category Archives: Discipleship Course

 Lessons: 

1.  Who am I now?
2. The Bible.
3. How to Study the Bible.
4. Who is Jesus Christ?
5. The Holy Spirit and the Trinity.
6. What is God Like?
7.  Prayer, Confession, and Forgiveness.
8. The Church
9.  The Christian Life, Part  I
10.  The Christian Life, Part II

WRITE A DEFINITION OF A DISCIPLE:

 “WHOEVER DOES NOT CARRY HIS OWN CROSS AND COME AFTER ME CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE.”   Luke 14:27

Everything we study in this course is affected by our understanding of who we are in Jesus Christ and who Jesus Christ is.  The purpose of this part of this series is to grasp your new identity as a Child of God.  You are no longer an ordinary person; you belong to Jesus Christ.

1. Why should God let you into His heaven?  What would you say to Him if He asked you that question right now?
2. How long have you been a Christian?
3. Are you sure of your salvation?
4. How important is it to you that you become a follower of Jesus in every way you can?
5. What did Jesus command His followers to do in Matthew 28:19,20?
   – What does the word “disciple” mean?  (Look it up in a dictionary.)
   – Are you a disciple?
   – Have you been baptized?
   – What were the followers of Jesus to do in verse 20?
   – Do you want to commit yourself to doing all that Jesus commands?  Why?
   – Notice what Jesus said:  Make disciples, baptize them, and teach them to obey what I have commanded.  You have become a disciple and been baptized; now begin the lifelong process of obedience.
6. What do these scriptures say about who you are now that you are a Christian?
   1. I  John 3:1
   2. Ephesians 2:10
   3. Ephesians 2:19
   4. I  Peter 2:4,5
7. What do these scriptures say about who you used to be
   1. Ephesians 2:1-3
   2. Ephesians 2:12
   3. Romans 5:6,8,10 (three things)
8.  From Colossians 1:13:
   1. In what kingdom did we live before salvation?
   2. What kingdom are we in now that we are saved?
9. Into whom were you baptized?  Romans 6:3
10. If you are “in Christ” what are you now?  II Corinthians 5:17
11. What else have we become “in Him”?   II Corinthians 5:21
    1. What problem is overcome when we “become the righteousness of God in Him”? Romans 3:23
12. Write a definition of  “righteousness.”  (Use a dictionary.)
13. Who is “for us” now that you are a Christian?  Romans 8:31
14. Why is He so good to you?  Did you earn His favor?  What does Ephesians 2:4,5 say about the reason for God’s goodness towards you?
15. To what extreme did God go to save us?  Romans 8:32
16. Who is interceding for you at the right hand of God?  Romans 8:34
    What does “intercede” mean?  (Write a definition.)
17. What will stop the love of Jesus Christ (or separate you from it)? Where is this love?  (roman 8:39)
18. From what were we saved by the blood of Christ?  Romans 5:9
19. What had you earned by your sin?  Romans 6:23
20. Are you still under the condemnation of sin?  Romans 8:1
    According to Romans 8:1, there is no condemnation for _______________________________________________________________________.
21. What does it mean to you personally to not be under the condemnation of God any longer?  (Write it in your own words.)  If you don’t know what “condemnation” means, look it up in a dictionary.
22. If you have been made right with God (justified) what do you then have?    Romans 5:1
23. List what and who and where you are now that you are saved. (Look at the answers to the above questions.)
    a.                                                                   d.
    b.                                                                   e.
    c.                                                                   f.