T4T Student Manual

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Table of ContentsIntroduction:..........................................................................................................................................................................3

The Purpose of T4T:.............................................................................................................................................................3

What to do during the Sixth T4T session..............................................................................................................................3

1.How Are You Doing?........................................................................................................................................................3

2. Let's Worship HIM By Meditating on His Name................................................................................................................4

3. Loving Accountability........................................................................................................................................................4

4. Cast a Vision......................................................................................................................................................................5

5. Short Discipleship Story - Assurance.................................................................................................................................5

6. Let's Practice.....................................................................................................................................................................6

7. Goal Setting and Prayer.....................................................................................................................................................6

Short Discipleship Lesson - The Assurance Of Salvation.......................................................................................................7

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Introduction:By Session 6, each Generation 0 (G0) Team member should have started a new G1 T4T Church. The G1 T4T Meetings should be approximately 2 to 3 weeks behind the G0 Meetings. As the Initial Team Leader for the new G1 T4T church, you can use the materials taught in your G0 team meetings.

As you begin meeting with your Generation 1 (G1) T4T church, be alert to those that the Holy Spirit surfaces as leaders. These are the individuals that you will pour more of your time in discipling than the others and they will become the leaders that will result in a Church Planting Movement (CPM) across your community.

The Purpose of T4T: The purpose of T4T will be repeated many times throughout the course. It depends upon the Holy Spirit's energizing Biblical scripture. It is a process of systematic obedience to what Jesus Christ has commissioned each Christian to do. It will be too easy to lose sight of what this process is designed to accomplish; Train Trainers! By the sixth T4T session you should have identified leaders in your G1 T4T group that have said YES to your story and they should receive concentrated training to take over the leadership of the G1 church.

What to do during the Sixth T4T sessionThe sixth T4T session repeats the seven parts as taught in the first five sessions. This G0 session should take on the characteristics of a home church.

1.How Are You Doing?Always open each T4T session with a brief time of sharing about how each team member is doing (about 10 to 12 minutes).

By the sixth session, the team members should have the experience of witnessing to some people they know that have rejected their offer to share Christ with them and some that have said YES.

Additionally, they should have the experience of starting a new T4T G1 church. This experience is bound to surface issues that they should discuss.

Be more specific in asking each team member to share the results of their witnessing and something about those that have said YES.

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2. Let's Worship HIM By Meditating on His NameCall for a brief time to be silent and ask each team member to recall the various names the Bible gives to our Heavenly Father.

These names should remind us of the care and provision that He makes for us daily and for the eternal hope for our future. This should build confidence in our calling to be His representative children.

The Team Leader should close this important part of the session

3. Loving AccountabilityAsk each team member to report on the results of their goals set at the previous meeting. Ask each one to share how many names they now have on their list. How many were present at the G1 church meeting?

Have them stand one at a time and share their morning's time in prayer and Bible study.

Have each discuss with the team how their G1 group is taking on the characteristics of a church; worship, ordinances, stewardship, prayer, etc.

What was the G1 church's reaction to the teaching on stewardship? How much money was collected?

Where do you plan to purchase study Bibles for the G1 church members?

As the Holy Spirit is suggesting leaders for the G1 T4T church, how will you start turning responsibility for leading them over to the new leaders?

If time permits, ask each to verbalize their story, bridge to the Gospel, and the Gospel in less than two minutes.

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4. Cast a Vision Proverbs 29:18 instructs us that where there is no vision, the people perish! We know that there are multitudes of people all about us that are away from God. Try to imagine what your community (and country) would be like if they knew Christ as their Lord. This would be revolutionary! That is what T4T is about - Spiritual Revolution.

Proverbs 16:3 instructs us to commit whatever we do to the Lord and our plans will succeed. Thus, T4T does not depend upon us alone. If committed unto the Lord, the imaginary will become real. We are not waiting on God to act, He is waiting on us to be active in sharing our story, bridging to the Gospel and briefly telling the Gospel to those we know that are away from Him.

T4T demands the application of our Faith, being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. (Hebrews 11:1) Multitudes of people away from God really need us.

5. Short Discipleship Story - AssuranceThe Bible has many scriptures that assure us of our salvation in Christ; it is sealed by God the Holy Spirit.

We are not to be uncertain about our relationship with God. It is not up to us! Forgiveness of our sins only comes by the grace of God not by anything we can do. Ephesians 2:8-9. God draws us to Himself through His

Son Jesus. We must assert believing faith and trust in what Jesus has done for us to be saved. John 14:6

Jesus promises to give us eternal life and we shall never perish, John 10:28. Eternal life does not only mean that you will live forever. Life with God also means that you are able to live a lifestyle of holiness, compassion, and courage right now! From today throughout eternity, you are free to enjoy the abundant grace of God. Ephesians 1:3

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the best news in the whole world. God’s will is that every person from every culture and language will hear the

gospel and receive salvation. 2 Peter 3:9.

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6. Let's PracticeHave the team re-arrange themselves into smaller groups of 2 to 4 each.

Have them study Proverbs 16:13 and discuss what it means to them. Ask them to be honest in their discussions about being Christ's witnesses; are they intimidated by those that they know that are away from God? Do they believe that they are empowered to share their story and that The Spirit of Christ is with them as they do so?

Why is it important to do all T4T tasks as being done unto the Lord?

Discuss moments of doubt and how being reminded of the assurance of your salvation helped overcome the doubts.

Have the smaller groups discuss their experiences of telling their story and bridge to the gospel but were rejected and how they handled it. Also tell about those that have said YES and have been invited to join the G1 church group.

Ask the small groups to pray for each other, the people on their list that are away from God and for the others in their T4T team.

7. Goal Setting and PrayerGather the small groups back to discuss goals to be undertaken during the next week.

In next week’s G0 T4T meeting, teach the team about inductive Bible study. This is to equip them to become Bible students on their own.

Pass out study Bibles to the G0 team church members and show them how to use the study aids.

Assign a book of the Bible or a passage to perform an inductive Bible study of. Suggest they study the Book of John, Acts 2, or Matthew 5:3-16.

Dismiss the sixth T4T G0 team session with prayer reminding them to go forth in Jesus name this next week and to do all things as unto the Lord. Remind them to be prepared to report their results at the seventh T4T G0 meeting.

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Short Discipleship Lesson - The Assurance Of SalvationCongratulations on your decision to follow Jesus! Welcome to God’s family. -Ephesians 1:4-5. From

this point on, you can develop your new relationship with God, enjoy the benefits of all his promises, and learn to share your story with people who are far from God.

Sins are a result of bad choices that separate us from Holy God. According to Romans 3:23, we have all sinned and fall short of God's perfection and Romans 6:23 tells us that the results of sin is eternal separation from God.

Forgiveness of our sins only comes by the grace of God not by anything we can do. Ephesians 2:8-9. God draws us to Himself through His Son Jesus. We must assert believing faith and trust in what Jesus has done for us to be saved. John 14:6

Jesus promises to give us eternal life and we shall never perish (John 10:28) Eternal life does not only mean that you will live forever. Life with God also means that you are able to live a lifestyle of holiness, compassion, and courage right now! From today throughout eternity, you are free to enjoy the abundant grace of God. Ephesians 1:3

Believing in Jesus Christ not only means that you have eternal life. You also have a responsibility to obey him as Lord. God commands you to go out and make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Peter 2:9.

We know that our salvation is secure -2 Corinthians 5:17 - We are changed, new in Christ.Matthew 28: 20 Teaches us to obey everything Jesus has commanded us. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.1 John 5:13 If you believe in the name of the Son of God, you may know you have eternal life.John 10: 27 – 30 "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.Hebrews15:5, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."Hebrews 10: 17 – 18. Then he adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” and where there has been forgiveness, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin.1 Thessalonians 1:4 We know, dear brothers and sisters that God loves you and has chosen you to be His own. 1 Thessalonians 5b. The Holy Spirit gave you full assurance that what we told you is true.

The saved will be changed. You can expect to experience: ______ Awareness of sin ______ Inner peace ______ Experience God’s love ______ Joy of salvation ______ Desire to study the Bible ______ Desire to pray every day ______ A new attitude ______ Compassion for people ______ Desire to help people ______ Desire to share the gospel

If you sin again after salvation, are you still saved? Romans 8:38-39 - Nothing can separate us.He is faithful to forgive us of our sins if we are willing to confess them to Him - 1 John 1:9.When you repent of your sins and receive salvation through Jesus Christ, your life is transformed. Now

you have peace with God and joy in your heart. You should also experience a burden for those who are far from God and a desire to share the good news with them.

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the best news in the whole world. God’s will is that every person from every culture and language will hear the gospel and receive salvation. 2 Peter 3:9.

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