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    Adult Enlightener: 4th Quarter 2014
    Adult Enlightener: 4th Quarter 2014
    Adult Enlightener: 4th Quarter 2014
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    Adult Enlightener: 4th Quarter 2014

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    Adult Enlightener (ages 18-35).This book is designed for the career-oriented adult, ages 18-35. It uses language and ideas meaningful to the adult learner who is primarily handling work and family responsibilities.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
    Release dateJul 23, 2014
    ISBN9781589428980
    Adult Enlightener: 4th Quarter 2014

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      Adult Enlightener - R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

      INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW BAPTIST TRAINING UNION’S (BTU) CURRICULUM SERIES: CONTEMPORARY TRAINING FOR THE CHURCH (CTC)

      This new series is a ministry of church training. The discipline of the Contemporary Training for the Church directs church membership training in the distinctive beliefs held by the community of faith. This ministry is designed as an essential part of the total educational program of the church.

      The curriculum series is for the spiritual development and enhancement of the Baptist Training Union’s expanded ministry program. It invites participation by all members of the family and empowers them to become good stewards of the faith community’s household of faith.

      Selected Scriptures: Matthew 3:16-17; 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 6:12-16; John 1:29-48

      BIBLICAL TEACHING EMPHASES:

      I. God Sent Jesus

      II. Jesus Called His Disciples

      III. The Disciples Responded to Jesus’ Call

      RESOURCES:

      Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Cost of Discipleship. 1st Edition. New York, NY: Touchstone, 1995.

      KEY VERSE: And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. (Matthew 4:19, KJV)

      LEARNING SESSION

      This quarter focuses on what it means to be a disciple. Christians usually think of disciples in relation to Jesus, but many people have disciples. Socrates had disciples. Star athletes often have disciples who copy them, though they usually don’t use the term disciple. As mentors, we have disciples as well. We may call them mentees, which fits better with mentors, but they are disciples just the same. A disciple is simply a person who follows another person and who tries to emulate the one he or she follows. Sometimes disciples are chosen by the one they follow. Jesus specifically chose the Twelve to follow Him and to learn about the Kingdom.

      I. GOD SENT JESUS

      From the beginning, Jesus planned to call disciples. At that time in Israel, roving teachers were a fairly common sight. Many of those men had bands of followers who were called disciples, so for Jesus not to have His own group would have been unusual. But the main reason Jesus called disciples was because God had sent Him to do so. The plan formed in heaven from the beginning was that God would send Jesus to redeem creation and humanity. A key part of that plan was for Jesus to gather a small group of individuals in whom He would invest His time and energy to ensure His work would continue after His return to heaven. He would train these disciples in everything they would need in order to accomplish God’s plan. He would explain to them the mystery of God’s redemptive plan, of which prophets had spoken but had never been fully revealed until the coming of Jesus.

      Jesus did not call the Twelve so He could have the pleasure of company or an ego boost from having followers. He called the Twelve because it was part of God’s plan to develop leaders to do the work of the Kingdom. They were taught how to fulfill the Great Commission, which would be carried out after Christ’s return to heaven (see Matt. 28:16-20).

      II. JESUS CALLED HIS DISCIPLES

      If we read the accounts of Jesus’ call to His Disciples, we get the impression that He selected specific individuals from the crowds that He encountered. We don’t know the details of how Jesus made His selections or why He chose those twelve people. We can, however, clearly see that He chose exactly whom He wanted for the purposes He had planned. Therefore, He knew all along exactly which twelve men He was seeking.

      ACTIVITY

      MAKING IT RELEVANT:

      Write a brief summary of when you answered the call to be a disciple of Jesus.

      The mission of Jesus required assistants. Jesus had the lead role—apart from Him, the rest of the work would not have mattered. However, there was still work to be done after Jesus returned to the Father. Each man Jesus selected had a role to play in the larger plan that Jesus came to enact. Each man was chosen specifically to fit the needs of the plan.

      There was a larger band of disciples who followed Jesus and had smaller parts to play in the plan, but the Twelve, whom Jesus designated

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