180428_001    Obedience to the Great Commission begins with us loving people as Christ does and results in our devoting ourselves to seeing people come to Christ.

Text: Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 8:26-40

Theme: Obedience to the Great Commission begins with us loving people as Christ does and results in our devoting ourselves to seeing people come to Christ. 

1.       Jim explained that there are four phases of the disciple-making process.  They are: winning, building, equipping and sending.  Did it surprise you that “winning” is a part of the discipling process?  Why or why not?

 2.       Jim used an agricultural analogy to describe the “winning” phase of disciple-making.  What was it?  (Hint: it is what our farmers do when they raise their crops.)

3.       What is the purpose of “cultivating” in the process of introducing a person to Christ?  How was this illustrated in the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch?

4.       What is an example of a cultivating event that a group of Christians might their unbelieving friends to?

5.       What is the purpose of “planting” in the process of introducing a person to Christ?  How was this illustrated in the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch?

6.       What is an example of a planting event that a group of Christians might their unbelieving friends to?

7.       What is the purpose of “reaping” in the process of introducing a person to Christ? How was this illustrated in the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch?

8.       What is an example of a reaping event that a group of Christians might their unbelieving friends to?

9.       How has this message changed you attitude toward relating to your non-Christian friends?