Leadership Through Discipleship
Matthew 28:18-20
The Importance of Discipleship
- Leadership through discipleship
- The mandate of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20)
- The necessity of making disciples
Personal Involvement in Discipleship
- Need for three types of relationships: Paul (mentor), Barnabas (peer), Timothy (mentee)
- Importance of mentors for young men and women
Characteristics of Effective Discipleship
- Choosing the right people for discipleship
- Reference to Luke 6:12-16 for the selection of the twelve disciples
Context and Background
- Opposition faced by Jesus (Luke 6:11)
- The significance of the context in Bible study
Jesus’ Discipleship Model
- Eternal perspective
- Servant leadership
- Modeling the Savior
- Cultivating faith
Qualities of a Disciple
- Faithfulness:
- Key scriptural references:
- Hebrews 3
- 1 Corinthians 4:2
- Matthew 25:21, 23
- Luke 16:10
- 2 Timothy 2:2
- Key scriptural references:
- Availability: Examples from Matthew 4:19-20 and Matthew 9:9
- Initiating and Taking Responsibility
Tests of Faithfulness and Availability
- Handling opposition and criticism
- Perseverance through difficulty and conflict
- Commitment and sacrifice
Jesus’ Interaction with Followers
- Christ’s relationship with soldiers (importance of obedience)
- Christ’s relationship with women (importance of response)
Examples of Teachability
- Teachability as a critical component (Proverbs 9:10)
- Real-life examples and personal anecdotes
Heart for God
- Core importance of a heart for God
- Evaluating disciples based on their love for God and their faith
Evidence of a Changed Life
- Supernatural evidence in a disciple’s life
- Examples from personal experiences and scripture (Galatians 5:22, John 21, Hebrews 11:6)
Gratitude as a Sign of Success
- The story of the ten lepers and the significance of gratitude (Luke 17:11-19)
*The above summary is AI-generated, so discrepancies may exist. Please refer to the audio or video file to verify accuracy.
About the Contributors
Howard G. Hendricks
Dr. Howard G. Hendricks, known simply as “Prof,” directly or indirectly touched millions of lives in the evangelical community and beyond. For more than sixty years Prof served on the faculty of Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), where he taught more than ten thousand students. He served as the chairman of the Center for Christian Leadership for over twenty years. He also ministered in person in more than eighty countries. Through speaking engagements, radio, tapes, films, the sixteen books he authored and coauthored, countless journal and popular-market articles, his service on numerous boards, and his work as a chaplain to the Dallas Cowboys (1976–1984), his reach was and is worldwide.
His legacy, in partnership with Jeanne, his wife of more than sixty-five years, includes four children and six grandchildren. Holding large audiences enthralled at venues such as Billy Graham’s conference center or Promise Keepers’ stadium rallies, Prof would confide, “It’s wonderful to be here with you, but I have a group of delicious students waiting for me back at the seminary.”
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