Luke 6:40 NLT
40 Students are not greater
than their teacher. But the
student who is fully trained
will become like the teacher.”
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“A religion that gives
nothing, cost nothing,
suffers nothing, and is
worth nothing.”
(Martin Luther)
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“It is better to train ten
people, than to do the
work of ten people. But
it is harder.”
(D.L. Moody)
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“The mediocre teacher
tells. The good teacher
explains. The superior
teacher demonstrates. The
great teacher inspires.”
(William A. Ward)
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You must
avoid mentors
that do not have
spiritual fruit worth
reproducing.
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You must get around
righteous, honest and
upright people who can
help you be more complete
in
Christ.
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The best mentors are the
ones with the best
fruit
.
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Matthew 12:23 NLT
23 “All the people were
astonished and said, “Could
this be the Son David?”
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Spiritual MENTOR
Teaches
Teaches
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2 Timothy 2:15 NLT
15 “Work hard so you can
present yourself to God and
receive his approval. Be a good
worker, one who does not need
to be ashamed and who
correctly explains the word of
truth.”
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A spiritual mentor is
essentially a teacher.
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To explain the word of
truth correctly,
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We must
study what the
Word of God says so we
can understand what it
means.
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God will examine
what kind of workers we
have been for Him,
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We should build our
lives on His Word
& build His Word
into our lives.
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Consistent and diligent
study of God’s Word
is vital,
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Otherwise we will be lulled
into neglecting God and
our purpose for living.
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Luke 6:40 NLT
40 “Students are not greater
than their teacher. But the
student who is fully trained
will become like the teacher.”
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Make it sure you are
following the right teachers
and leaders, because you
will go no further than
they do.
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Look for leaders who will
show you more about faith
and whose guidance you
can trust.
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Spiritual MENTOR
Example
Example
LEADS BY
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John 1:38-39 TPT
38 “Then Jesus turned around
and saw they were following him
and asked, “What do you
want?” They responded, “Rabbi
(which means, Master Teacher),
where are you staying?” Jesus
answered,”
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John 1:38-39 TPT
39 “Come and discover for
yourselves.” So they went with
him and saw where he was
staying, and since it was late in
the afternoon, they spent the rest
of the day with Jesus.
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Our Lord
Jesus Christ
is the
perfect example.
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He thought His disciples
to follow Him and
mimic Him by living
with them.
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Following Christ
is not enough,
We must follow Him
with the right reason.
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1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV
1 “Follow my example, as I
follow the example of Christ.”
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Paul could not tell them to
imitate Jesus because the
Gospel had not yet written,
so they did not know what
Jesus was like.
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The student needs
an example to
follow
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The teacher needs to
be the best one he
knows how to be.
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The best way to point these
new Christian to Christ is
to point them to a mentor
whom they can trust.
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In almost 2 years in Corinth.
Paul was able to build a
relationship of trust with
many of these new believers.
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Spiritual MENTOR
Prays
For the disciple
Prays
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Philippians 1:3-6 TPT
My prayers for you are full of
praise to God as I give him
thanks for you with great joy!
I’m so grateful for our union and
our enduring partnership that
began the first time I presented
to you the gospel.
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Philippians 1:3-6 TPT
I pray with great faith for you,
because I’m fully convinced that the
One who began this glorious work in
you will faithfully continue the
process of maturing you and will put
his finishing touches to it until the
unveiling of our Lord Jesus Christ!
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The spiritual mentor does not
only model the Christian life,
He should pray for the
students.
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This is where spiritual
battles are won or lost.
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We should pray that God
would give us a person we
can mentor as well as pray
for that person through the
process.
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As the mentor teaches the
student, he/she should be
praying for the student to
understand and continue to
have an interest in learning
the principles of the Bible.
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Paul is describing the
process of Christian
growth and maturity
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That began when we
accepted Jesus and must
continue until Christ
returns.
1 Thessalonians 3:2-6 NLT
2 “and we sent Timothy to visit
you. He is our brother and God’s
co-worker[a] in proclaiming the
Good News of Christ. We sent
him to strengthen you, to
encourage you in your faith,”
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1 Thessalonians 3:2-6 NLT
3 “and to keep you from being
shaken by the troubles you
were going through. But you
know that we are destined for
such troubles.”
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1 Thessalonians 3:2-6 NLT
4 “Even while we were with
you, we warned you that
troubles would soon come—and
they did, as you well know.”
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1 Thessalonians 3:2-6 NLT
5 “That is why, when I could
bear it no longer, I sent Timothy
to find out whether your faith
was still strong. I was afraid that
the tempter had gotten the best
of you and that our work had
been useless.”
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1 Thessalonians 3:2-6 NLT
6 “But now Timothy has just
returned, bringing us good news
about your faith and love. He
reports that you always
remember our visit with joy and
that you want to see us as much
as we want to see you.”
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We can have all kinds of
knowledge, but unless we
put it into
practice
we don’t have any proof of
learning.
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Experiencing problems
& persecutions can
build
character, perseverance,
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& sensitivity
Towards others who also
face trouble.
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Problems are unavoidable
for God’s people.
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Your troubles may be
a sign of effective
Christian living.
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Paul sent Timothy to
encourage the Thessalonians
believers to be strong in
their faith in the face of
persecution and other
troubles.
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Christian life involves
obedience to
Christ
despite temptation
and hardships.
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As the mentor teaches the
student, he/she should be
praying for the student to
understand and continue to
have an interest in learning
the principles of the Bible.
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Spiritual MENTOR
Them to train others
Trains
Trains
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2 Timothy 2:2 TPT
2 “And all that you’ve learned
from me, confirmed by the
integrity of my life, deposit into
faithful leaders who are
competent to teach the
congregations the same
revelation.”
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One of the greatest
Joy of spiritual mentor is
to see his disciples turn
around and begin to mentor
others.
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Paul told his disciple
Timothy that the things he
learned from Paul should
be taught to others.
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But the process does not
stop there, Paul said that
Timothy should train his
disciples to train others.
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Spiritual mentors empower
others and aren’t afraid to
share their own power with
those that need it.
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CONCLUSION
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Why do Jesus-followers
must seek out spiritual
mentors?
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Because mentoring helps
integrate their shattered
identities into the abundant
life that Jesus teaches.
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They become more
mature versions of
themselves and grow
increasingly like Jesus.
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As such, they are able to
make the world around
them a better place.