3. Quiet Time

Memory Verse: Psalm 1:1-3

Bible Study: John 15:1-11

Core Truth

How does a disciple grow in Christ on a daily basis?

Just as Jesus went to a "solitary place" to meet with his Father (Mark 1:35), so a disciple should daily pull away from the busyness of life for a quiet time, a personal rendezvous with the Lord and Saviour.

1. Identify key words or phrases in the question and answer above, and state their meaning in your own words.

2. Restate the core truth in your own words.

3. What questions or issues does the core truth raise for you?

Memory Verse Study Guide

Healthy fruit in our lives is the byproduct of well-nourished and cultivated roots. If we sink our inner life deep into the truth of God's Word, life will blossom on us.

1. Putting it in context:  Read Psalm 1. In what ways are the wicked contrasted with the righteous?

2. The memory verse are Psalm 1:1-3. Copy these verses verbatim.

3. The blessed man is first definted by what he does not do. What is the blessed man to avoid?

4. What does it mean to delight in the law of the Lord?

5. What comparison is made in verse 3?

6. What does this image teach us about how fruit grows and is nurtured in our lives?

7. How would you define prospers (v3)?

8. How have these verses spoken to you this week?

Inductive Bible Study Guide

Jesus also selects an organic image to describe the kind of relationship that we are to have with him if we are to bear fruit. Jesus says that he is the vine and we are the branches (John 15:5).

1. Read John 15:1-11. The word "remain" defines the connection between the vine and the branches (vv. 4-7,9-10). According to these verses, what does it mean to remain?

2. What do we do to remain in the vine?

3. Our purpose, according to Jesus, is to bear fruit (v.8). What is the nature of the fruit that is to be produced through our lives?

4. Pruning is a necessary proces in order to produce more fruit (v2). What does the Lord use to prune us of the 'dead' branches in our lives?

5. Jesus issues a warning that those branches that do not remain are cut off, thrown into the fire and burned (vv 2, 6). What does Jesus mean by this?

6. What does Jesus mean when he says, "Apart from me you can do nothing"?

7. Jesus states in verse 11 that the intent of these instruction is to implant his joy in us and bring it to completion. What was the joy of Jesus that he wanted us to have?

8. What verse or verses have particularly impacted you? Rewrite key verses in your own words.

2. Being a Disciple

Memorize: Luke 9:23-24
Study: Luke 5:1-11

Core Truth
Who is a disciple? One who responds in faith and obedience to the gracious call to follow Jesus Christ. Being a disciple is a lifelong process of dyin gto self while allowing JC to come alive in us.

1. Identify key words/phrases in the question and answer above, state their meaning in your own words.

2. Restate the core truth in your own words.

3. What questions or issues does the core truth raise for you?

Memory Verse Guide
Jesus never enticed someone to be a disciple under false pretenses or promises. He clearly laid out the conditions and benefits of being one of his followers.

1. Putting it in context: Read Luke 9:18-27. What is the setting of Jesus' call to discipleship?

2. Copy the memory verse.

3. What does it mean to deny self?

4. Illustrate ways from your own experience that you attempt to save your life.

5. Why does losing your life for Jesus actually save it?

6. How have these verses spoken to you this week?

Bible Study
The magnetism and power of the person of Jesus is at the heart of our faith. Note how the following incident protray the compelling draw as well as the frightening impact of Christ on Peter's life.

1. Read Luke 5:1-11. Describe the setting as a backdrop for the dramatic catch of fish

2. What was Jesus trying to demonstrate about himself with the command "Put out into deep waters, and let down the nets for a catch"?

3. Notice Peter's conflicted reaction to the large catch of fish. Why does he respond in this way?

4. What does it mean to catch people?

5. Luke tells us that the disciples "left everything and followed him." What did they give up?

6. How would you describe the power of the person of Jesus?

7. What questions does this passage raise for you?

8. What verse(s) impacted you? Rewrite key verse in your own words.

1. Making Disciples

Memorize: Matt 28:18-20
Bible Study: Luke 6: 12-16; 9:1-6, 10
Reading: A biblical call to making disciples

Core Truth
Discipling is an intentional relationship in which we walk alongside other disciples in order to encourage, equip and challenge one another in love to grow toward maturity in Christ. This includes equipping the disciple to teach others as well.

1. Identify key words/phrases in the question/answer above and state their meaning in your own words.

2. Restate the core truth in your own words

3. What questions or issues does the core truth raise for you?

Memory Verse
Jesus' mission statement for the church is to make disciples. These pivotal verses are commonly referred to as the Great Commission.

1. Putting it in context: Read Matt 28. What key events precede Jesus' giving the Great Commission, and how would this have affected the disciples?

2. The memory verse are Matt 28:18-20. Copy these verses verbatim.

3. What do these verses teach us about Jesus?

4. Why does Jesus stress his authority (v18) as a backdrop to his command to 'make disciples'?

5. How is disciplemaking to be carried out?

6. When is a disciple made?

7. How have these verses spoken to you this week?

Bible Study
Jesus always lived with a view to the end of his earthly ministry. The preparation of a few who would carry on his ministry after he ascended to the Father was ever before him. This Bible study focuses on the training and transference of ministry to his selected disciples.

1. Read Luke 6:12-16; 9:1-6, 10. What do you suppose Jesus included in his all-night prayer?

2. What can you learn about Jesus' strategic purpose for the selection of the Twelve from 9:1-6?

3. What power and authority was given to the disciples? What power and authority can we expect to receive from Jesus today?

4. What was Jesus' role with the disciples after their return (9:10)?

5. what questions do these passages raise for you?

6. What verse or verses have particularly impacted you/ Rewrite key verses in your own words.