Four Chair Discipleship: The Four Chairs

FOUR CHAIR DISCIPLESHIP: The Four Chairs
Pastor Kent Landhuis

THEME: Disciples live like Jesus.

TEXT : 1 John 2:6. Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. 

OUTLINE: 

Chair 1: Come and see.

• The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29
•  Jesus invites seekers to trust in him.
• Next Step: Repent and Surrender.

 Chair 2: Come and follow.

• “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Matthew 4:19
•  Jesus invites believers to follow him.
• Next Step: Abide and grow.

Chair 3: Come and be.

• “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
•  Jesus invites disciples to abide so that they bear fruit.. 
• Next Step: Remain in Jesus and serve others.

Chair 4: Come and lead.

• “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Acts 1:8
•  Jesus invites disciples to make disciples. 
• Next step: Reproduce and multiply disciples.