Monday, June 14, 2010

Teaching

There is a lie floating around in churches throughout America and the world that say Sunday school and the Sunday morning service is discipleship and that is good enough. Then they focus on evangelism or some other program that people don’t come to. The reason they don’t come is because they have never been discipled the way God intended.
We want to break that mold. Discipleship is not only about Sunday Morning. Being a disciple of Jesus, which we are commanded to do, is about learning, growing, and committing our lives to Christ every day.
The role of the Discipleship team here at Brookwood is to assure we are giving people these opportunities to grow.
There are three main areas of discipleship:
1. Relationship Building and Mentoring
2. Teaching
3. Service
Last month we looked at Relationship Building and Mentoring.

This month let’s look a little bit at teaching.

One of the main principles in discipleship is teaching. We are all called, as a church, to teach one another--not only the kids in Sunday school, but also all Christians at all ages and levels--how to live the Christian life. The new Christian (and all Christians for that matter) needs sound instructions on how to live the Christian life. We do not learn by magic or osmosis. Although the Spirit will lead, it is still our responsibility to learn and grow, and then to teach others! In most churches, there are some opportunities to be in Bible studies, and even teach. The focus must be to teach the basics first--how to study the Bible, how to pray, how to worship, essential doctrine, etc And, as we grow, how to be a Christian family, how to find God’s will, our conduct in the work place, discovering our spiritual gifts, leadership, and so forth. Then, the deeper expressions into the faith can be explored, along with accountability, and so forth.
As our Growth Groups grow closer to God they will also dig deeper into His word. Solid Biblical teaching can take place in the home setting.

Check with your Lifegroup leader to find out what Growth Groups are meeting or how to start one of your own.