
Looking Back
CARE
Ask how your friend has been doing since you last saw each other. Consider encouraging and/or praying for them.
LOVING ACCOUNTABILITY
Last week, you and the new disciple set some goals. Ask how it went - and be prepared to truthfully answer as well! Be gracious.
VISION
Ask your friend what our vision for the world is and relate it to Revelation 7:9-11. See if they can paraphrase the passage. Ask how those people around the throne got there. (Someone told them about Jesus). Envision them to live with this day in mind.
Looking Up
SCRIPTURE
Read...Mark 4:1-20 in your friend's native tongue as well as English if you don't speak their language.
Retell...Without looking at the passage, try to give a recap of the passage. Help each other if things are accidentally omitted.
Ask...Questions to ask related to the passage:
- What does this passage teach about people?
- What does this passage teach about Jesus?
DIVE DEEPER
For further study, check out the passages in the bar on the right.
Looking Forward
GOALS
God gives us His word to encourage us, comfort us and to help us understand who Jesus is. He also wants us to obey it. Based upon the passage studied, what is a command to be obeyed or a truth to be believed? Is there anyone you could share this passage with?
COMMISSION
Pray for the disciple as they're sent out. Pray that they would enjoy and obey the Lord Jesus.
DIVE DEEPER
For further study on about our new identity, look up the following passage and discuss.
What was the woman's response to meeting Jesus? What did she tell people?
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To whom are we to tell about Jesus? What promise accompanies the command?
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What do believers need the share the good news?
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How would you answer Paul's questions here? What is his point? How can we apply it?
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How can you be prepared as the verse mentions?
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What does Paul do so that some might be saved? Are there people in your life you could do this for?
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If someone believes the gospel, what do they receive? Who brings salvation to people?
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In what manner do we tell others about Jesus?
SHORT TERM LESSONS
1. Consecration & Renunciation
2. Baptism
3. The Bible: God Talks to Us
4. Prayer: We Talk to God
5. A New Identity: Servant
6. A New Identity: Sibling
7. Trials and Persecution
8. Telling Others About Jesus