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S ESSION 4: N URTURE AND T RANSITION • 365

We are in Christ as our very life . . . . . Rev. 3 We have died with Christ . . . . . . . Rom. 6 We have been buried with Christ . . . . . Eph. 2 We have been raised from the dead with Christ . Rom. 8 We have ascended in the heavens with Christ . Rom. 6 We sit in the heavenlies with Christ . . . . 1 Thess. 2 We suffer with Christ . . . . . . . . Rom. 6 We will come with Christ again . . . . . Col. 3 We will be glorified with Christ . . . . . Rom. 8 We will reign forever with Christ . . . . . Eph. 2

IV. The Role of the Local Church in Effective Discipling

A. The Church helps you to incorporate new Converts in the body.

1. Evangelism takes place through the church.

2. Follow-up is being incorporated into the church.

3. Authentic conversion is shown in commitment to the body of Christians.

a. Confession before men: the testimony of faith

b. Baptism

c. The Lord’s supper with the people of God

B. The Church is pivotal in establishing new Christians in the faith: “proving the authenticity in the faith.”

1. Fellowship of the Holy Spirit (in the body)

2. The Living Word of God (the Church as the pillar and ground of truth)

3. The Gifts of the Spirit

Context Values/Vision

4. The Prayers of the Saints

Prepare Launch Assemble Nurture Transition Schedule/Charter

5. Good works: fleshing out one’s love for the Lord Jesus