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Developing Your Disciples to Their Potential God’s desire for our growth Philippians 4:9 Henry Blackaby says in his book Experiencing God, “When (God) teaches you the Word of God, sit before Him and respond to Him. As you pray, watch to see how He uses the Word of God to confirm in your heart a word from God. Watch what He is doing around you in circumstances. The God who is speaking to you as you pray and the God who is speaking to you in the Scriptures is the God who is working around you.”

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Page 1: Developing Your Disciples to Their Potential God’s desire for our growth Philippians 4:9 Henry Blackaby says in his book Experiencing God, “When (God)

Developing Your Disciples to Their

Potential God’s desire for our growth Philippians 4:9

Henry Blackaby says in his book Experiencing God, “When (God) teaches you the Word of God, sit before Him and respond to Him. As you pray, watch to see how He uses the Word of God to confirm in your heart a word from God. Watch what He is doing around you in circumstances. The God who is speaking to you as you pray and the God who is speaking to you in the Scriptures is the God who is working around you.”

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The Discipler’s Role Who the disciple is now

Who the disciple will become

The purpose of discipleship is Christlikeness To make more disciples

Three elements of discipling: Teaching Building Training

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How to Build Disciples

Interceed

Demonstrate Instruct

Equip Shepherd

Lead

Acts 20:17-38

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Standards for Growing Disciples Single objective Count the cost

Personal discipline

Love the Word Servant heart

Value the body

Self feeder

Love people

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Strengths, weaknesses, plans

Identify and build on strengths: gifts Identify and protect weaknesses

Plan personal development