DISCIPLE

Becoming Disciples through Bible Study

"If you make my word your home, you will indeed by my disciples." John 8:31.

Disciple Bible Study is a fellowship of approximately 12 members plus a leader, which meets weekly for 2 ½ hours to study the scriptures in depth.

Disciple aims at transformation, not just information. It calls upon persons to submit themselves to examination by scripture, to put themselves under the power of God’s word, and to be changed by God’s word.

Disciple participants will become better parents, better Sunday School teachers, better members of youth groups, better choir members, better church officers, better fellowship member. Each person’s ministry will be inspired and transformed through the scriptures.

The title Disciple includes both identity and purpose. The disciple is a learner, believer, follower and proclaimer of the word. In the Bible the word disciple is connected with instruction and training.

Disciple assumes that people are hungry for the word of God, for fellowship in prayer and study, and for a sense of appropriate ministry as baptized, believing, committed Christians. The purpose of Disciple is to develop strong Christian leaders through regular in-depth study of scripture. Disciple making and Christian nurturing are its goals.

Classes are forming now. To enroll or ask questions, email or call Pam Capener at pam@christ4u.org or 972.247.6136.

Disciple and Christian Believer Classes begin each fall.

Disciple 1 is a 34 week journey thorough the biblical story from Genesis to Revelation.

Disciple 2 is a 32 week deeper study of Genesis, Exodus, Luke and Acts

Disciple 3 is a 32 week study concentrating on the Old Testament prophets and the letters of Paul

Disciple 4 is a 32 week study of the Old Testament: The Writings and New Testament: John and Revelation.

Jesus in the Gospels is a 32 week Disciple Second Generation Study. It focuses on the portraits of Jesus found in the four Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Christian Believer is a topical study. It focuses on transmitting a particular body of content, those teachings the church has agreed are essential to the Christian faith and has taught through the centuries. While the study integrates Bible and doctrine, it is not a sequential study of the biblical text as is Disciple. Learning the content of the Christian faith is primary because understanding the faith requires knowing what the faith teaches.