In this episode, we give you time to reflect on two questions as you consider your personal journey of discipleship.

We saw a pattern of discipleship with the disciples of Jesus and with Jesus himself as He was discipled by “the Father” and “the Holy Spirit”.

They went from Believing Jesus was the Son of God to Obeying the teachings of the Father, to Bearing Fruit, to Making Disciples by teaching them to obey those teachings.

Before we move to explore what Jesus learned from the Father and taught His disciples, we wanted to give you time to reflect on your answers to two questions:

1. Why become a disciple of Jesus?

2. Who is discipling you?

These are important questions to answer whether you are a new believer in Jesus or a seasoned believer that really wants to be discipled.

The scripture references for this lesson are below.

Acts 8:9-25

Mark 5:18-20

Luke 8:38-39

John 4:28-30

John 6:59-68

Luke 6:40

Matthew 28:19-20

John 8:31

John 16:13-15

John 14:15-17,21, 23-26

In this episode, we consider the markers that Jesus said His disciples will have.

Jesus said the following of those who would be His disciples:

1. They will abide in His word

2. They will love one another

3. They will bear fruit

4. They will be His witnesses

5. They will be totally committed to His mission

In addition, we see the progression of disciples:

1. Believing Him
2. Obeying His teachings
3. Bearing fruit
4. Making disciples of Him

To learn more, the Bible verses referenced in this episode are:

Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 5, 6, & 7

John 8:31

John 13:34-35

John 15:8

Matthew 28:19-20

Acts 1:8

Luke 9:23-26,14:25-33

Mark 8:34-38

Matthew 10:37,16:24-27

Mark 3:31-35

Matthew 12:46-50

Luke 8:19-21

In this lesson, we see that the Father and the Holy Spirit discipled Jesus Christ while He was on Earth.

We look at how they discipled Jesus by considering each of the stages of discipleship (believing, obeying the teachings, bearing fruit, and making disciples) and the activities of the Father and the Holy Spirit as Jesus demonstrated each stage, especially at the beginning of His instantiation of the Kingdom of God on Earth.

The scripture references are below.

Luke 2:41-50

Matthew 3:13-17

Mark 1:9-11

Luke 3:21-22

John 1:31-34

Luke 4:1-14

Deuteronomy 8:2-3

Matthew 4:1-17, 23

Deuteronomy 6:13-14, 16

Exodus 17:7

Mark 1:12-15

John 4:34, 39-42

John 5:16-30

John 6:44, 65

John 17:6-8

Luke 6:12-13

Luke 10:17-21

Matthew 17:1-9

John 15:15

John 14:15, 26

Matthew 28:19-20

In this initial episode, we consider what it meant to be a disciple at the time Jesus called His first disciples. We consider the historical context of disciples in the Jewish culture and what it meant during that time in Jewish history.

To learn more, the Bible verses referenced in this episode are:

2 Kings 2:5-7

2 Kings 6:1-7

John 9:28

Acts 5:33-41

John 19:12

Luke 24:13-21

Acts 1:6-8