Leadership / Preaching: "Learning Mentoring and Discipling From Jesus" by Mike Vestal

Equipped Workshop hosted by Lehman Avenue church of Christ

April 20, 2024 - Saturday 10:00AM MPR 1 Speaker

Speaker: Mike Vestal

Relationships are precious. Relationships are hard. Relationships with others will be hard when relationships with God are not what they ought to be. Mentoring - Wise, experienced, and Godly advice from a friend and brother Some people are very wise, Godly, and experienced but not a friend. Everyone needs someone in their life like this Discipling - a follower, a learner, an understudy, and he seeks to be as close to the mentor as possible Some people who just follow are groupies and some follow loosely John 1-11 Jesus is ultimate relationship guru Relationships are precious, but relationships are hard, but not in the Godhead. Hebrews 2:17-18 We have to take care of our relationship with God! John 2 first miracle recorded "Whatever he says to you, do it," Mary said Jesus is dealing with desperate people; Jesus is present Running out of wine was a major breach of protocol and could be taken to court John 3 Jesus is a mentor to religious people Nicodemus Sometimes religious people don't get what it means to follow Jesus We have to get over ourselves John 4 Problem people - women at the well The two people could not be more apart Friend of tax collectors and sinners "Sinners are loved here" A village comes to near Jesus because of a woman John 5 Verses 1-11 Jesus is a mentor to a sick and lonely man You will never look at the face of another person that does not matter to God No one to help me get in the water to get healed John 7 Jesus is a mentor to unbelieving people His own brothers did not believe in Him Few are capable of saying more hurtful and harmful things than our own family John 8 Jesus is a mentor to sinful people Woman caught in adultery Behold a lamb that takes away the sins of the world Jesus is bilingual - speaks grace and truth! And so ought we John 9 Jesus mentors mistreated people Man born blind Only person that really sees was blind John 11 A mentor to the grieving Grieved as He hung on cross too Lazarus is dead Martha needed truth, a reminder of the resurrection Mary needed to weep The Seven Desires of Every Heart - book Psalm 37:4, 43:4

1. Everyone wants to be heard and understood
2. Everyone needs affirmation
   1. Who you are and what you do are valued
   2. Psalm 8
3. Everyone needs blessing, to be cherished
4. Every person needs safety
   1. We seek to give them that in Christ
5. Every person needs to be touched
   1. Jesus went out of the way to touch lepers
6. Every person needs to belong
7. Every person needs to be chosen
   1. Jesus has chosen us

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNS3jBU5z4c

Duration 40:55