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Week Five: Identities of a disciple - Missionary

The goal is this session is that the person will grow in their understanding of what it means to be a missionary & embrace it as a lifestyle.

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Meeting Outline

Scriptures
Matthew 28:18-20 Acts 1:8 2 Cor 5:16-6:2 Romans 10:8-15 Matthew 24:14
Discussion Questions
  • How has your week been spiritually ? / What is God teaching you ?
  • What is a missionary? Who is called to be one?
  • Read Matthew 28:18-20. What does this teach us about the mission?
  • What does it mean to “go and make disciples”?
  • What does it mean to “baptize”?
  • What does it mean to “teach to obey”
  • Read Acts 1:8. What does this teach us about being a missionary?
  • What is a witness? Who gives us the power to be witnesses? 
  • Where are we called to go? 
  • What does it look like for you to live sent where you are?
  • Read Romans 10:8-15. What does this teach us about being a missionary?
  • Who will be saved? 
  • How will people hear the good news? 
  • How do you share the gospel? (ask them to verbally share the gospel with you) 
  • Read 2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2 What does this teach us about being a missionary?
  • What does it mean to be an ambassador?
  • How do we live as an ambassador for Christ on this earth? 
  • What does it look like for you to live as a minister of reconciliation to the world? 
  • Read Matthew 24:14. Where will the gospel ultimately go? 
  • Talk about our role as disciples in this movement of the gospel.

Going Deeper

Application

Common Misconceptions

  • Address Common Misconceptions.
  • I can be saved and not live on a mission.
  • I’m not qualified to make disciples.
  • Missionaries are only professionals who move to other countries to share the gospel.
  • It’s the preacher’s job to make disciples.

Common Next Steps

  • Embrace the lifestyle of a missionary.
  • Pray for lost people.
  • Go and Make a disciple.
  • Invite lost people over for dinner.
  • Share the gospel with someone.
  • Invite a person into a discipleship relationship. 
Links/Downloads
What Is Discipleship and How Does It Happen? Transforming Discipleship by Greg Ogden

Additional Resources

Further Study

Coming Soon!

Links/Downloads