Last Updated on August 31, 2024 by Rocklyn Clarke

Description and Purpose

This web page supports “Flow In The Spirit” – the third component of our “Following Jesus” discipleship program. Jesus is present in his church through his Spirit. Here you will learn how to be led by the Holy Spirit in every area of your life and how to teach others to do the same. Helping to train other believers is the best way for you to ensure your own spiritual growth.

Pre-Requisites

The material in this component of Following Jesus depends on key material from Following Jesus: Focus On The Message, including:

• Habits and Ministries
• Assignments
• The Bible

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Purpose

Follow this link for information about our training’s: purpose, goals, habits, ministries, and assignments.

Skill Development

This component will also help you develop the following skills:

• Prayer & Spiritual Warfare
• Developing a Practical Way of Starting Spiritual Conversations

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God’s Spirit and How To Follow Him

This component focuses on how to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. Our Following Jesus: Focus On The Message component was based on working our way through the Gospel of Matthew. For our Following Jesus: Flow In The Spirit component we will work our way through another book: The Gospel of John . . .

Resource Lists (for your convenience)

• Life Church Discipleship Resources Amazon.com List
• Life Church Discipleship Resources – YouTube
• Tim Mackie: Matthew – YouTube

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Key Areas

• Reflection & Meditation
• Emotionally Healthy Discipleship
• Recognizing the God’s voice
• Operating in the gifts of the Spirit
• Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit
• Deliverance

Stories

We will look t the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a follower of Jesus as depicted int he following passages:

• John 3:1-21
• John 14:15-31
• John 16:5-16
• John 20:19-23
• Acts 2
• Acts 4:1-13
• Acts 5:1-11
• Acts 6:1-7
• Acts 7:54-60
• Acts 8:1-25
• Acts 8:26-40
• Acts 9:1-19
• Acts 10:9-23
• Acts 13:1-12
• Acts 16
• Acts 19:1-7
• Acts 20:13-38

Related Resources

• Beyond Awkward Evangelism Training – YouTube List

Lessons (under construction)

Lesson 1: The Apostles’ Teaching

Main text and related passages:

• John 3:1-21 NIV –  – Bible Gateway

Topics to explore in discussion:

• • The backstory to the Gospel.
  • The women in Jesus’ genealogy.

Additional resources to check out:

• • N. T. Wright – The Big Picture: The New Testament and the Mission of God on Vimeo
  • Yahweh Saves [Matthew] – Tim Mackie (The Bible Project) – YouTube

Assignment for training your crew (using this material to bring others to spiritual maturity):

• • Read the main passage and related passages above.
  • Watch the “Yahweh Saves” video from the Tim Mackie series on Matthew above.
  • Discussion Questions:
    • What does this chapter say about who Jesus is?
    • How does this chapter compare with what you’ve believed about Jesus in the past?
    • How does this chapter compare with what you believe about Jesus now?

Habits

• • Make a list of the people in your sphere of influence (i.e. people you connect with at least once a week) who aren’t followers of Jesus.
  • Begin praying for them regularly.