journey with jesus making disciples through the sunday school

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

How can I make Sunday School more than just bible study and fellowship?

Is there a way to use Sunday School as a discipleship tool as well?

Questions:

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

WHY?18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

WHY?

Great Commission

Disciple MakingModel vs Lone Ranger

Evangelism

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

WHY?

Matt. 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

WHY?

The Workers Are Few

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

WHY?

The Workers Are Few

Great Commission

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

How?

Follow The Example of Jesus

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Jesus DidStudents must see the disciplines of an authentic walk to recognize that their walk is lacking.

We cannot expect to lead students where we are not ourselves

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Jesus Did and Disciples WatchedJesus Selected

Discipling will always include meeting with selected students outside of the Sunday School class.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Jesus Did and Disciples WatchedJesus Modeled

Teachers must likewise create opportunities inside and outside of class to model Loving God and Loving People.

If the only time we spend with students is in Sunday School, it is not enough.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Jesus Did and Disciples WatchedJesus Taught

Students need someone to come along side of them to teach them how to pray, study, meditate, memorize, serve, witness.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Disciples Did and Jesus WatchedJesus Sent Out

Jesus was intentional to send out his disciples. He gave them opportunity to put into practice what they had seen and heard.

Disciples can be used to help teach the Sunday School lesson by giving specific assignments for specific outcomes.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Disciples Did and Jesus WatchedJesus Sent Out

Disciples can be given assignments on whom to contact from the class.

Disciples can be given assignments to be making new relationships for the purpose of sharing the gospel.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Disciples Did and Jesus WatchedJesus Sent Out

Disciples can be given responsibility of befriending new attenders to class.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Disciples Did and Jesus WatchedJesus Debriefed

Accountability is important part of discipling.

Joy and encouragement is shared in the sharing of accomplished tasks (Luke 10:17, 21).

Time must be taken to celebrate accomplishments and to further instruct as disciples have questions

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Disciples Did

Goal is to get students to begin to reach out to other students.

Journey With JesusMaking Disciples Through The Sunday School

Jesus DidJesus Did and Disciples Watched

Disciples Did and Jesus Watched

Disciples Did

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