8 Declarations for a Disciple Maker

Day 3: Disciple Makers Answer Questions

Declaration #7: A disciple makers answers the tough questions.

1.       A disciple maker doesn’t shy away from questions about an Apostolic service.
2.       A disciple maker doesn’t allow their disciples to remain confused about cultural or traditional practices.
3.       A disciple maker doesn’t dumb down answers to questions about the move of the Spirit, and if they don’t know an answer they ask their mentor or pastor.

Final Thoughts

The Apostolic experience is new and foreign to someone who has never been exposed to it before. If you are mentoring someone, building a relationship, or just establishing fellowship, it is important that you don’t shy away from the tough questions that may come your way. It is so important that you speak answers with grace, truth and founded in Biblical text, it is equally important that if you don’t know the answer to a question you simply say so, and then you find the answer through personal study, speaking with your mentor, or pastor.

Biblical Devotion

Proverbs 2:1-11  My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,  (2) making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding;  (3) yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, (4) if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,  (5) then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. (6) For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;  (7) he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, (8) guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.  (9) Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; (10) for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;  (11) discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you.

Psalms 19:1-10  The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.  (2) Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. (3) There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard.  (4) Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, (5) which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.  (6) Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat. (7) The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;  (8) the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; (9) the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. (10) More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

Proverbs 18:15  An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 15:14  The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

Isaiah 11:1-5  There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.  (2) And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.  (3) And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, (4) but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.  (5) Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.