Men’s Discipleship Bible Study
Contents
Description and Purpose
This web page supports the weekly discipleship-oriented men’s Bible study that Life Church launched in February 2020. It contains both general resources for the Men’s Bible Study and resources specific to the sessions we have conducted so far.
The Bible
Doing the Bible is the first of our Core Values at Life Church and in order to do the Bible we have to learn the Bible. This section contains some Bible resources and some links to supplemental information about the Bible.
See the Following Jesus: Focus On The Message Class web page.
Following Jesus
This Bible Study is an expression of our 7-component discipleship curriculum: Following Jesus. It draws specifically from the first component: Focus on the Message.
Sessions
In this section you’ll find each of the Bible Study sessions that we’ve conducted listed in chronological order. As we mentioned above, the sessions are based largely on the Bible Study from Following Jesus: Focus on the Message. The “Additional resources to check out” section of each session includes a link to the related section of Focus on the Message.
2020 Men’s Discipleship Bible Study Sessions
Follow this link to the 2020 Sessions of the Men’s Discipleship Bible Study.
Current Men’s Discipleship Bible Study Sessions
Session 45 – 01/06/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- January 6, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Joe Sumrell – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 2, Lesson 10 – Matthew 4:12-17
- Matthew 12
- Lord of the Sabbath
- God’s Chosen Servant
- Jesus and Beelzebub
- The Sign of Jonah
- Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
- Additional Resources:
- ?
- Discipleship
- Planning joint social events with people you are evangelizing.
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: The Insurrection
- Joe Sumrell – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 2, Lesson 10 – Matthew 4:12-17
- Matthew 12
- Not covered
- Discipleship
- Not covered
Session 46 – 01/13/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- January 13, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Reynolds Shepherd – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 2, Lesson 11 – Matthew 4:18-22
- Matthew 12
- Lord of the Sabbath
- God’s Chosen Servant
- Jesus and Beelzebub
- The Sign of Jonah
- Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
- Additional Resources:
- ?
- Discipleship
- Planning joint social events with people you are evangelizing.
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: Current Events
- Reynolds Shepherd – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 2, Lesson 11 – Matthew 4:18-22
- Matthew 12
- Not covered
- Discipleship
- Not covered
Session 47 – 01/20/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- January 20, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Mac Crawford – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 2, Lesson 12 – Matthew 4:23-25
- Matthew 12
- Lord of the Sabbath
- God’s Chosen Servant
- Jesus and Beelzebub
- The Sign of Jonah
- Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
- Additional Resources:
- ?
- Discipleship
- Planning joint social events with people you are evangelizing.
- Paula Gooder Videos
- Disciples learn by following Jesus and being in his presence.
- There is a big difference between what is taught and what is learned. The church is most effective as a learning environment when people are actually sent out to do something.
- Jesus sends disciples out before we would think that they were ready.
- My job is to throw you into the deep end of the pool and watch you discover that you won’t drown.
- The Chosen
- Greater Formation Videos
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: Current Events
- Mac Crawford – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 2, Lesson 12 – Matthew 4:23-25
- Matthew 12
- Not covered
- Discipleship
- Planning joint social events with people you are evangelizing.
- Paula Gooder Videos
- Disciples learn by following Jesus and being in his presence.
- There is a big difference between what is taught and what is learned. The church is most effective as a learning environment when people are actually sent out to do something.
- Jesus sends disciples out before we would think that they were ready.
- My job is to throw you into the deep end of the pool and watch you discover that you won’t drown.
- The Chosen
Session 48 – 01/27/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- January 27, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Bill Baxter – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 3, Lesson 1 – Matthew 5:1-12
- Matthew 12
- Jesus and Beelzebub
- The Sign of Jonah
- Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: Current Events
- Bill Baxter – Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 3, Lesson 1 – Matthew 5:1-12
- Matthew 12
- Jesus and Beelzebub
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
- The Chosen
Session 49 – 02/03/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- February 3, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Q&A
- Matthew 12
- Jesus and Beelzebub
- The Sign of Jonah
- Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: General conversation, prayer requests
- Matthew 12
- Jesus and Beelzebub
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
- The Chosen
Session 50 – 02/10/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- February 10, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Q&A
- Matthew 12
- The Sign of Jonah
- Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: General conversation, prayer requests
- Matthew 12
- The Sign of Jonah
- Jesus’ Mother and Brothers
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Session 51 – 02/17/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- February 17, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Q&A
- Matthew 13
- The Parable of the Sower
- The Parable of the Weeds
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: General conversation, prayer requests
- Matthew 13
- The Parable of the Sower
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Session 52 – 02/24/2021
Agenda (tentative)
- February 24, 2021 Handout
- Icebreaker: Highs and Lows
- Q&A
- Matthew 13
- The Parable of the Sower
- The Parable of the Weeds
- The Parables of the mustard Seed and the Yeast
- The Parable of the Weeds Explained
- The Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
- The Parable of the Net
- A Prophet Without Honor
- Additional resources to check out:
- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
Notes (what we actually covered)
- Icebreaker: General conversation, prayer requests
- Matthew 13
- The Parable of the Sower
- The Parable of the Weeds
- The Parables of the mustard Seed and the Yeast
- The Parable of the Weeds Explained
- Additional resources to check out:
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- Matthew for Everyone, Part 1 (The New Testament for Everyone) by Tom Wright – Amazon.com
- Following Jesus: Introduction
- Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Unit 4 (Lessons 4-8)
