DISCIPLESHIP Session 1: MISSION

Great companies and organizations have a clear and compelling mission, vision, strategy and
core values. These are indispensable to success and the very existence or an organization.
These spell out in detail who they are, what they want to accomplish, how their future will look
like, and how they will get there. Without a mission, vision, a set of core values and strategy,
any organization will not prosper in what they are trying to accomplish. If this is true to any
organization, how much more will it be for any local church? A local church must be able to
formulate, articulate and pursue their mission, vision, strategy and core values.
In this lesson, we are going to study our mission. It is necessary that we discover from the Bible
what our God-given mission is in order for us to accomplish His will for our lives and for our
church. First, we must understand what a mission is.)

I. What a Mission Is
A. A general statement of purpose that declares the overall idea of what God
wants us to ____________________________, Genesis 12:13

B. A task given to a person or group to __________________,

Exodus 3:10 2 Samuel 5:2 Acts 13:2

C. It defines the purpose and justifies the reason for our ____________________,
1 Timothy 2:7 Philippians 1:21
Did You Know?
Mission Statements of the Worlds Top Universities:
Harvard University (Founded 1636)
To be plainly instructed and consider well that the main end of your life and studies is to
know God and Jesus Christ. Motto: Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae (Truth for Christ and the
Church)
Yale University (Founded 1701)
Every student shall consider the main end of his study to wit to know God in Jesus Christ
and answerable to lead a godly, sober life. Motto: Lux et Veritas (Light and Truth)
University Christian Church (1963) Gone out of business. Did not know what our
business was.
II. Why we need to have a clear mission

Having a clear mission in life and ministry provides many valuable advantages and
benefits for the believer and our local church. In this part of our study, we will
discover from Scriptures what these advantages and benefits are.
A. Determines our ____________________________, Acts 6:14 Matthew 6:33
B. Keeps us ____________________________, Philippians 3:14
C. Reduces ____________________________, Philippians 4:12
D. Attracts ____________________________, Nehemiah 2:1718 Nehemiah 4:6, 6:15
E. Assists ____________________________,
F. Prepares us for ____________________________, 2 Timothy 4:67

III. Jesus Mission Luke 19:10 Mark 10:45 John 17:4

IV. Every Christians Mission

A. To Make Disciples Matthew 28:18-20
a. All authority; I am with you always
b. Make disciples (main verb)
c. Go, baptize, teach (verbal participles; supports the main verse)
d. Observe all

1. What is Disciplemaking?
 Disciplemaking is the process of helping people believe in Christ, nurturing
them to grow toward Christ-likeness so that they may also disciple others for
the purpose of spiritual multiplication, resulting in the glory of God.

2. What Makes Disciplemaking Important?

It is the main ____________________________ of the church. Matthew 28:1920
It is Gods plan for every ____________________________, Luke 10:2

Mission
To honor God and to make
Christ-Committed Followers
who will make Christ-Committed Followers

It is Gods way to develop ____________________ for ministry. Ephesians 4:1113

It is Gods way to grow a ________________________ church. Ephesians 4:1114
It is Gods way to bring ____________________________ to Himself. John 15:8
It is Gods way of fostering ______________________in the church. John 17:23
It is Gods strategy for ____________________________, Luke 10:2
It is Gods method for ____________________________, 2 Timothy 2:2

Chart 1.1: A Comparison Between Spiritual Addition and Spiritual Multiplication.

YEAR ADDITION MULTIPLICATION
(Evangelism Only) (Making disciples)
You evangelize You disciple one
10,000 people/yr person/yr who will
disciple another
person/yr, etc.
0 1 1
1 10,000 2
2 20,000 4
3 30,000 8
4 40,000 16
5 50,000 32
10 100,000 1,024
18 180,000 262,144
20 200,000 1,048,576
25 250,000 33,554,432
30 300,000 1,073,741,824
What are the implications of making disciples?
It is a ____________________________ Not a suggestion Not an option No one is exempted

It results in ____________________________ Disciple making is not just about teaching knowledge

(information). It is more about living out the truth (transformation).

4. What Does a Disciple Look Like?

He is____________________________ a believer.
He is a____________________________,
He is becoming____________________________,in character, behavior, and purpose.

Christ-likeness is the eternal predestinating purpose of God. John Stott

Romans 8:29
He becomes a ____________________________, Mark 1:17
He ____________________________,who will disciple others.

B. To Multiply Disciples 2 Timothy 2:2

OUR MISSION: To honor God and to make Christ-committed followers who will make Christ-
committed followers