DISCIPLESHIP

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DISCIPLESHIP Under Pressure
Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint
PresentationMarch 8, 2008
ADAPT it!Teaching Approach
1st Quarter 2008, Discipleship
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By focusing on God, we can avoid discouragement
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Memory Verse
JEREMIAH 125

• If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have
  wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with
  horses? and though in a land of peace thou art
  secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the
  Jordan?

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AVOIDING DISCOURAGEMENT
STEPS WE NEED TO MAKE

• Focus on God not on ourselves
• Cling to Gods promises

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STEP ONE
FOCUS ON GOD NOT ON OURSELVES
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Focus on God
A. How should the disciples of Christ view
political power? John 614-15

• We should not use religious power to pursue our
  selfish ambitions

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Focus on God
B. What lesson does Judas have for us? John
124-6

• Judas lost his soul over his love of money
• Greedy motives should not poison your role as a
  disciple of Christ

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STEP TWO
CLING TO GODS PROMISES
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Cling to Gods Promises
A. What lesson can we take away from Peters
rashness and repentance? Matt. 2669-75

• How crucial it is that we day by day surrender
  ourselves to Jesus
• Without Jesus we can do nothing

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Cling to Gods Promises
B. What does this teach us about what Jesus can
do for His disciples who, repenting of their
mistakes, do not give up on Christ? John 2115-19

• Secret sins are to be confessed in secret to God,
  but, for open sin, open confession is required

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Cling to Gods Promises
C. Why, after having so much, did all the
disciples forsake Jesus in the hour of His great
need? Matthew 2656

• Jesus tried to show His followers what lay ahead,
  but they would not listen
• We need to meditate on all Jesus has done for us
  the promises, the hope

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SUMMARY
WE CAN AVOID DISCOURAGEMENT
By Focusing on God not on ourselves

• By clinging to Gods promises

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APPLY

• How can this lesson about discipleship affect my
  life today?

Q
Do I have the desire to live a selfless life
focused on God? Do I have the desire to cling to
Gods promises
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PLAN

• How can we use this lesson about winning souls
  for Christ this coming week?

Q

• What are the practical things I can do to avoid
  discouragement in Christian discipleship?

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TRANSFER TRUTH

• What changes do I need in my life?

Q

• What biblical principle from the lesson can we
  use today?

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TRANSFER TRUTH

• What changes do I need in my life?

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Lets make the decision!
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Effective for SMALL GROUPS
ASSOCIATE truth Why should I study this
lesson?DISCOVER truth What does the Bible say
about this truth?APPLY truth How can this
truth affect my life today?PLAN using the truth
How can I use this truth today?TRANSFER truth
to life What changes do I need in my life?
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