“Remember your

leaders, who spoke

the word of God to
you. Consider the
outcome of their way
of life and imitate
their faith.”
Hebrews 13:7
 Paul told the Hebrews to
consider the outcome of their leaders’
lives, and if their leaders are truly
living according to God’s will, to
imitate their faith.
Discipleship / Mentoring:
A biblical concept.

“Go and make disciples...”

Matthew 28:19

“And the things you have heard me say in the

presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable
men who will also be qualified to teach
others.”
2 Timothy 2:2
Being a leader is being a model.
model

As you step up to leadership,

you are always in a position where
your every move is scrutinized.
All of us are models.

Be careful with the way you act

because you are always in a
position to affect someone’s
spiritual growth or stumble.
All of us are models, most especially
if you call yourself a Christian!

“Satan is perfectly willing to have

a person confess Christianity...

...as long as
he/she does not
practice it.”
Spiritual Maturity
Ephesians 4:13
“...until we all reach unity
in the faith and in the
knowledge of the Son of
God and become mature,
attaining to the whole
measure of the fullness
of Christ.”
Eph.4:13
To be like Christ.
Christ
(Christ-likeness)

Ephesians 4:13, 5:1-2; Philippians 2:5

• Spiritual maturity is evidenced through
your fruit!
• Galatians 5:22-23 (Fruit of the Spirit)
• As Christ’s disciples, we are expected to
bear fruit.
John 14:8 “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much
fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”
To attain Christ-likeness, we must
spend time with God regularly.

John 8:31 “If you hold on to my teaching, you are really my disciples.”
You cannot stay forever young
in your spiritual life!

“Therefore let us leave the elementary

teachings about Christ and go on to
maturity...” Hebrews 6:1
If we do our part in developing our spiritual
life, we can be good role models for new
believers and help lead them to maturity.
 The road to
becoming heaven’s
next top model
is not easy.
The Bible promised grace for us so we
can be top models of God’s kingdom.
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is
made perfect in weakness.” 2 Cor. 12:9
Holding on and keeping our eyes
focused on our Ultimate Model
(Jesus Christ).
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our
faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross,
scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the
throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2