Men’s Discipleship Bible Study

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.

• Following Jesus
• Following Jesus: Focus on the Message
• Following Jesus – Resources

Previous Men’s Discipleship Bible Study Sessions

• 2020 Sessions of the Men’s Discipleship Bible Study
• 2021 Sessions of the Men’s Discipleship Bible Study
• 2022 Sessions of the Men’s Discipleship Bible Study
• 2023 Sessions of the Men’s Discipleship Bible Study
• 2024 Sessions of the Men’s Discipleship Bible Study

Current 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.

Session 205 – 01/22/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Page Updates
  • Life Church Teaching Page
• Training Page Lesson
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Discipleship Lesson 2: Detail – Rocklyn
    • Life Group Skill 2: Reading and/or Listening to the Bible – Lou
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 2 (continued)
• Prayer Requests

Session 206 – 01/29/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Page Updates
  • Life Church Teaching Page
    • Page Updates
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 2 (continued)
• Prayer Requests

Session 207 – 02/05/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General conversation
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Matthew 4
    • Lesson 1: The Temptation of Jesus
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • 09 SMS: WASHING HANDS (Chabad) – YouTube (00:01:36)
    • How to wash our hands for bread – YouTube (00:04:27)
    • Deuteronomy 32 World View – There are Principalities That Rule over Nations – YouTube (00:29:08)

Session 208 – 02/12/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General conversation

• Training Page Lesson
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Life Group Skill: ?
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 2 (continued)

Session 209 – 02/19/2025

Agenda

• Icebreaker: General conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Page Updates
  • Life Church Teaching Page
    • Page Updates
• Training Page Lesson
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Life Group Skill: ?
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 3
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?
  • Acts 4
  • Acts 5
  • Outreach, Evangelism, and Discipleship
    • Watch Alpha Talks w/Isaac | Episode 02 – Who Is Jesus
    • Life Church Good News Page
      • Testimonies
• Prayer Requests

Session 210 – 02/26/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Page Updates
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 3

Session 211 – 3/05/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General conversation
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Watched the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • Leave Your Shoes at the Door – 48 Hour Film Project Boston (2024)
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Page Updates
  • Life Church Teaching Page
    • Page Updates
• Training Page Lesson
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 3 (continued)
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?
• Prayer Requests

Session 212 – 3/12/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General conversation
• Q&A
  • We addressed a question about gay marriage by reviewing the following passages:
    • Matthew 7:1-6; Matthew 15:1-20; Matthew 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 5; Matthew 19:1-12
• Prayer Requests

Session 213 – 3/19/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Training Page Lesson – Bill Baxter
  • Life Group Skill: Identify Accessible Pools of Unchurched People

Session 214 – 3/26/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Training Page Lesson – Lou
  • Life Group Skill: Developing Practical Ways to Start Spiritual Conversations

April 2025

Session 215 – 04/02/2025

Note

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 3 (continued)

Session 216 – 04/09/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Training Page Lesson – Mack
  • Life Group Skill: Hosting Regular Activities For Unchurched People

Session 217 – 04/16/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • Wimber rescues an adulterer
    • 5 Step Healing Prayer by Wimber
• Training Page Lesson – Mack
  • Life Group Skill: Identify Accessible Pools of Unchurched People
• Homework:
  • Start watching the following videos:
    • John Wimber MC510 Signs & Wonders
      https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDqc5dBfAtWTjHtc65XmXxnPVp6ebf_AF

Session 218 – 04/23/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • Derek Prince: Do This And You will Certainly Receive The Holy Spirit – YouTube (00:04:18)
  • Watch the following Ted Talk:
    • Why I train grandmothers to treat depression (00:12:14)

Session 219 – 04/30/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • NT Wright: Cessationism & why I pray in tongues // Ask NT Wright Anything – YouTube (00:07:29)
  • Listen to the following episode of “Here & Now” from WBUR:
    • Through ‘The Friendship Bench,’ grandmothers address a mental health crisis (00:09:48)

• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 4

Session 220 – 05/07/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?
  • Resources from Life Church Counseling Page:
  • Marriage
    • The Generous Husband
    • The Generous Wife
    • The Marriage Bed

• Training Page Lesson – Bill Baxter
  • Life Group Skill: Hosting Regular Activities For Unchurched People

Session 221 – 05/14/2025

Notes

• Icebreaker: General Conversation

• Training Page Lesson – Bill Baxter
  • Life Group Skill: Identifying an Accessible Pool of Unchurched People
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Acts 4

Session 222 – 05/21/2025

Agenda

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Reminiscing about Bill

Session 223 – 05/28/2025

Agenda

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Page Updates
  • Life Church Teaching Page
    • Page Updates
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?

• Training Page Lesson – ?
  • ?
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 4
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?
  • Acts 5
  • Outreach, Evangelism, and Discipleship
    • Watch Alpha Talks w/Isaac | Episode 02 – Who Is Jesus
    • Life Church Good News Page
      • Testimonies
• Prayer Requests

Session 224 – 06/04/2025

Agenda

• Icebreaker: General Conversation

• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 4
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Acts 5

Session 225 – 06/11/2025

Agenda

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Watch the following videos from the Dr. Kenneth Bailey: Through Middle Eastern Eyes – YouTube List:
    • Michael Parker – Introduction to Kenneth Bailey (3:04)
    • Michael Parker – Kenneth Bailey and Luke 15 (2:35)
    • Michael Parker – Kenneth Bailey’s Radical Peasant Poet (4:53)
    • Michael Parker – Kenneth Bailey’s work Poet and Peasant (8:47)
    • Michael Parker – Kenneth Bailey on the Poetic Structure of Parables (7:30)

• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 4
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?
  • Acts 5
• Prayer Requests

Session 226 – 06/18/2025

Agenda

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Watch the following videos from the Conversatio Divina Spirituality and Ministry – YouTube List:
    • Dallas Willard – The Great Omission (00:40:57)

• Training Page Lesson – Mack
  • Training Category 6
  • Training Category 7

Session 227 – 06/25/2025

Agenda

• Icebreaker: General Conversation
• Rocklyn’s Introduction:
  • Life Church Training Page
    • Page Updates
  • Life Church Teaching Page
    • Page Updates
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?

• Training Page Lesson – ?
  • ?
• Following Jesus Curriculum Lesson – Reynolds
  • Following Jesus: Introduction
    • Lesson 4
• Rocklyn’s Lesson:
  • Watch the following videos from the Life Church Men’s Bible Study 2025 – YouTube List:
    • ?
  • Acts 5
  • Outreach, Evangelism, and Discipleship
    • Watch Alpha Talks w/Isaac | Episode 02 – Who Is Jesus
    • Life Church Good News Page
      • Testimonies
• Prayer Requests