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JesusWalk: Beginning the Journey
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JesusWalk - Beginning the Journey is a 12-part discipleship training and spiritual formation program for new believers. The course provides a balance of Christian doctrines, core values, and spiritual disciplines designed to produce strong Christians who continue to grow as committed disciples of Jesus.
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Bonus: Discipling Information for Pastors and Church Leaders
Mar 1, 202500:10:47Tap to summarizeExplains how the JesusWalk: Beginning the Journey discipling program for one-on-one mentoring works. Describes the role of the pastor with the mentor. Describes the series' trans-denominational approach that doesn't tread on precious denominational doctrines. Explains how the series might be used in classes or small groups.
Transcribe →Bonus: Role of the Mentor
Mar 1, 202500:14:28Tap to summarizeDesigned to help mentors for new believers understand their role and responsibilities. Discusses qualifications of mentors. Explains that you don't have to know everything -- your pastor will support you. Describes a typical one-hour and 15 minute mentoring session, where you should meet, what you need to bring. Underscores the importance of Bible memorization and the importance of your mentoring ministry.
Transcribe →12. Lord - Obedient Servants of the King
Mar 1, 202500:12:31Tap to summarizeDescribes discipleship simply as following Jesus as his obedient servants. Jesus demands priority. Explains the idea of Lord and servants, of King and subjects, and of being a friend of God.
Transcribe →11. Bible - Guidebook for Living
Mar 1, 202500:16:09Tap to summarizeDiscusses the inspiration and authority of Scripture, and introduces the Bible not as a law book, but a love book. Gives 5 reasons why we should read the Bible and the role of the Spirit to illuminate the Word. Discusses parts of the New Testament, Bible translations, and study Bibles. Recommends a daily Bible reading program and Scripture memory.
Transcribe →10. Generosity and Service - Love in Action
Mar 1, 202500:12:41Tap to summarizeGenerosity flows from love, but giving and serving. Ways of serving include helping the poor, seeking justice for all, and generosity towards God's work. Introduces the ideas of tithing, percentage giving, stewardship, spiritual gifts, and care for one another.
Transcribe →9. Worship - Communing with God
Mar 1, 202500:16:22Tap to summarizeDiscusses the nature of worship, and the difference between external worship and external motions. Examines styles of worship services and ways of offering worship -- praise, singing, thanksgiving, confession, prayers, tithes and offerings, offering thanksgiving before meals, and the conduct of our lives. Emphasizes seeking to receive from God during worship.
Transcribe →8. Witness - Sharing Your Faith
Mar 1, 202500:14:41Tap to summarizeExplains the idea of a witness as someone who tells what he has seen and experienced personally. Outlines the Great Commission. Then helps the new believer map out the people in his or her life among: friends, family, work or school associates, neighborhood or store personnel, and recreation, clubs, and teams. Suggests ways to reach out to them. Explains and easy to prepare your own testimony, and contrasts your testimony and the gospel itself. Offers cautions and emphasizes the centrality of love.
Transcribe →7. Holy Spirit - The Power of God's Presence
Mar 1, 202500:13:31Tap to summarizeExplains that "spirit" comes from the word for "breath" or "wind." Explains how the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin, gives new spiritual life to us when we believe, fills us and lives in us, and helps us resist temptation. Explains the fruit of the Spirit, and the gifts of the Spirit. Explains that through the Spirit, nothing is impossible. Introduces the idea of walking in the Spirit.
Transcribe →6. Gospel - Understanding Christ's Story
Mar 1, 202500:12:51Tap to summarizeElements of the Good News or Gospel include: (1) God loves us. (2) Jesus is God in the flesh. (3) Jesus atoned for our sins on the cross, commemorated by the Lord's Supper. (4) Jesus was raised from the dead. (5) Jesus lives in us by his Spirit.
Transcribe →5. Love - The Core of Christianity
Mar 1, 202500:13:43Tap to summarizeDiscusses basic concepts of love. God is love. God is the first lover (1 John 4:19). God loves us in spite of ourselves, even while we are sinners. Outlines the two greatest commandments: (1) love God, and (2) love our neighbor. Even when we suffer persecution, we are to love our enemies. Love causes us to forgive those who sin against us. Love is a sign of strength, not weakness. Explains the Golden Rule. Concludes with 1 Corinthians 13, the "love chapter."
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