Word of God by Pastor Nick Esguerra
WORD International Ministries
Discipleship Process
Stage 1: CONNECT
PRINCIPLE:
Seeking Friendships.
- By this we mean looking opportunities to widen our circle of friends.
- We connect people through our CP2G program by creating activities and events.
- We follow the example of Jesus connecting to people as the Lord sincerely reach out and befriend them.
Stage 1
CONNECT
We WIN by intentionally SEEKING FRIENDSHIP of all people with the love of God that meets them where they are.
Stage 2: BELONG
PRINCIPLE:
Building Relationships
- By this we mean starting to invite them to observe as guest in our church gatherings and Small Groups.
- We make it our goal to make them feel welcome and at home.
- We careful not to put pressure on them to believe the Gospel, but instead respect their space and time; acknowledging that everyone is on a spiritual journey.
Stage 2
BELONG
We WIN by BUILDING RELATIONSHIP with our friends and guests, making them feel included and valued in our gatherings.
Read more: WIN Discipleship Process Session 3 - Believe and Serve
Word of God by Pastor Nick Esguerra
WORD International Ministries
Discipleship Process
Stage 1:
CONNECT
PRINCIPLE:
Seeking Friendships.
WIDEN your circle of friends by
connecting to people!
Jesus was called 'friend of sinners'
in Luke 7:34.
Luke 7:34 (NLT)
The Son of Man, on the other hand,
feasts and drinks, and you say,
‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard,
and a friend of tax collectors
and other sinners!’
The Gospel is full of stories on how
Jesus connected to people
by seeking friendship with them.
Luke 19:10 (NLT)
For the Son of Man came to seek and save
those who are lost.
Read more: WIN Discipleship Process Session 2 - Connect and Belong
Word of God by Pastor Nick Esguerra
WORD International Ministries
Discipleship Process
Introductory Session
What is the VISION of WIN as a global church?
To be a WORD centered and Spirit filled international
community of churches.
What is the MISSION of WIN as a global ministry?
WINning people to become followers of Jesus Christ.
What are the CORE VALUES of WIN as a global community?
Worship
Outreach
Relationship
Discipleship
Read more: Discipleship Process - Introductory Session (Session 1)
Word of God by Pastor Nick Esguerra
PASSAGE: Matthew 15:1-13
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked him, 2 "Why is it that your disciples disobey the teaching handed down by our ancestors? They don't wash their hands in the proper way before they eat!" 3 Jesus answered, "And why do you disobey God's command and follow your own teaching? 4 For God said, "Respect your father and your mother,' and "If you curse your father or your mother, you are to be put to death.' 5 But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father or mother, but say, "This belongs to God,' 6 they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching. 7 You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you! 8 "These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me. 9 It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!' " 10 Then Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand! 11 It is not what goes into your mouth that makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you unclean." 12 Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees had their feelings hurt by what you said?" 13 "Every plant which my Father in heaven did not plant will be pulled up," answered Jesus.
Matthew 15:1-13 (NIV)
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Word of God by Bro. Joseph Ceballos
PASSAGE: Matthew 7:13-14
13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.14 Because[a] narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV)
Read more: Respect the Process
