THE BECOMING A DISCIPLE FOR JESUS PATHWAY

“THE BECOMING A DISCIPLE FOR JESUS PATHWAY" - Following "The Biblical Disciple-Making Pathway" for BECOMING a Fully-Devoted "Disciple" (Follower) of Jesus Christ! - A Series of 8 Disciple-Making Workbooks containing 13 Lessons in each one...   

Written & Developed by Pastor Norman Walker, Founder & Exec. Director of "BECOMING DISCIPLE'S MINISTRIES", in Lakeland, FL - A Biblical Disciple-Making Ministry committed to helping people BECOME a fully-devoted "Disciple" (Follower) of Jesus Christ!

"The Biblical Disciple-Making Pathway:

Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV) – “So then, just as you received (accepted) Christ Jesus as Lord, Continue to live in Him,  (1) (PLANTED) (2) ROOTED (Grounded) and (3) (Being) BUILT UP (Growing) in Him, (4) STRENGTHENED (Established) in the Faith (5) as you were TAUGHT (Instructed) , and (6) OVERFLOWING (Abounding) with Thankfulness (or Gratitude).”

YEAR 1 of “THE BECOMING A DISCIPLE FOR JESUS PATHWAY”

LEVEL: #1: FOR NEW & YOUNG BELIEVERS (“Children”) “… (1) (BE PLANTED) and (2) BE ROOTED (Grounded)…”

1.      PHASE #1: THE EXPERIENCING PHASE (A 13-wk D-Group)

Ø  “GROWING DISCIPLE'S GOD'S WAY": “Vol. #1: "BE PLANTED - Sowing the Seed” -  Experiencing "THE FIRST STEPS OF YOUR FAITH” (a White Notebook) DISCOVERING Who God Is & What He Has Done for You…

2.      PHASE #2: THE ESTABLISHING PHASE  (A 13-wk D-Group)

Ø  “GROWING DISCIPLE'S GOD'S WAY”: “Vol. #2: "BE ROOTED - Becoming Rooted & Grounded” -  Establishing "THE FOUNDATIONS OF YOUR FAITH” (a Maroon Notebook) DEVOTING Yourselves to Loving God & Loving Others…

LEVEL #2: FOR GROWING & DEVELOPING BELIEVERS (“Young Men”)  “…and (3) BE BUILT UP (Growing) in Him, (4) BE STRENGTHENED (Established) in the Faith…”

3.      PHASE #3: THE EDIFYING PHASE: (A 13-wk D-Group) -

Ø  “GROWING DISCIPLE'S GOD'S WAY”: “Vol. #3: "BE BUILT UP - Growing in Your Faith” -  Edifying & Building You Up in “THE FORMATION OF YOUR FAITH” (a Green Notebook) DEVELOPING Your Life around Christ & His Word…

YEAR 2 of “THE BECOMING A DISCIPLE FOR JESUS PATHWAY”

4.      PHASE #4: THE EXECUTING PHASE: (A 13-wk D-Group) –

Ø  “GROWING DISCIPLE'S GOD'S WAY”: “Vol. #4: "BE STRENGTHENED - Established in His Service” -  Executing “THE FUNCTIONS OF YOUR FAITH” (a Gray Notebook) DEDICATING Your Life in Service to Him…

LEVEL #3: FOR MATURING & SEASONED BELIEVERS (“Fathers”) “…(5) as you were Taught (BE INSTRUCTED), and (6) BE OVERFLOWING (Abounding) with Thankfulness (Gratitude).”

5.      PHASE #5: THE EQUIPPING PHASE: (A 13-wk D-Group) –

Ø  “GROWING DISCIPLE'S GOD'S WAY": “Vol. #5: "BE TAUGHT - Instructed (Watered) in His Word” - Equipping You in “THE FUNDAMENTALS OF YOUR FAITH” (a Blue Notebook) DEFINING What You Believe & Why You Believe It…

6.      PHASE #6: THE EXPRESSING  PHASE: (A 13-wk D-Group) –

Ø  “GROWING DISCIPLE'S GOD'S WAY”: “Vol. #6: "BE OVERFLOWING - Abounding in Fruitfulness” -  Expressing “THE FRUITFULNESS OF YOUR FAITH” (a Orange Notebook) DISPLAYING the Character of Christ in Your Life…

The Parable of the Growing Seed

Jesus said in Mark 4:26-29 - "The kingdom of God is as if a man (a farmer) should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. The earth produces by itself, first the blade (the stalk), then the ear (the head), then the full grain in the ear (the head). But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, beacuse the harvest has come."

The apostle Paul wrote in Col. 2:6-7 - "Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him, and established (or stengthened) in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding (or overflowing) in thanksgiving."

I believe Jesus is showing us here in the Gospel of Mark, and then the Apostle Paul is also showing us in the Book of Colossians, that there is a 6-Step "Process and Strategy and Plan" for fulfilling Christ's "Great Commission" to "Make Disciples" (Matt. 28:19-20) - for "Developing & Duplicating Devoted Disciples" of Jesus Christ. And here it is:

1. STEP #1: "PLANTED" - Sowing the Seed (which is the Word of God) It must be scattered, and planted in the ground first...
2. STEP #2: "ROOTED" - Becoming Rooted & Grounded - It then becomes "rooted" in the soil, and begins to "sprout", and grow...
3. STEP #3: "BUILT UP" - Growing in the Faith- It starts to grow up, and is "built up"...
4. STEP #4: "STRENGTHENED" - Established in His Service - It continues to grow, the stalk gets bigger, and thus needs to be strengthened...
5. STEP #5: "TAUGHT" - Instructed (or Watered) in His Word- It is then watered (by God with the rain), and continues to grow...
6. STEP #6: "OVERFLOWING" - Abounding in Fruitfulness - The full grain appears in the ear (the head), and it is then ready for harvest...

These, I believe, are the 6 Steps that are needed to make up "God's Blueprint" for "Growin' Disciple's - God's Way". I am in the process right now of writing a "Growin' Disciple's God's Way" Discipleship Curriculum (A series of 6 Books, or 6 Discipleship Workbooks) that will go along with this discipleship plan. So please stay tuned, there is alot more to come!