Three-thirds guide

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Prayer and Care

 * Pray, praising God for each one and for time in His Word.


 * Ask “What are you thankful for this week?”


 * Ask “What are you struggling with and how can we help?”


 * Minister to one another’s needs in prayer, biblical counsel and encouragement.

Celebrate Faithfulness

 * Ask “How did you apply the lesson from last week? How did it go for you?”


 * Ask “Who did you share the story with, and what was their response?”


 * Encourage mutual, loving accountability about how they were followers of Jesus (obeyed the Bible lesson last week) and fishers of men (witnesses) since the last meeting.

Vision

 * Share a vision of what God has designed them to become and what He plans to do through them. Examples: Matthew 4:19.



Context

 * Facilitator briefly explains the passage background.

Read

 * Facilitator reads the passage twice as others listen.

Discovery Discussion

 * Everyone tells what caught their attention (or what they like best) and why.


 * Why do you think this story is important?


 * How can we live differently now that we know this story (passage)?

Tell and Correct

 * Practice the story by having someone tell the story and ask the group to correct if necessary.

Summary

 * Facilitator summarizes today’s lesson to make sure everybody understands clearly.



Preparing for the Mission

 * Ask, "How will you obey?"

Going on the Mission

 * Members respond by writing down a specific "I will ..." statement.


 * Members share their statement with the group.


 * Set a time and meet with your one-another partner.

Praying for the Mission

 * Affirm the vision of multiplication. Ask God to empower each person with the Holy Spirit to be a faithful follower of Jesus and to fish for men.


 * Commit everyone’s goals to the Lord. Ask the Lord to help us be faithful and use us to start a movement of disciple-makers.