Levels of Training in Tree of Life T4T Tract I.
Level 1: How to become fishers of men?
(Memorize: Romans 6:23)
Week 1:
Why fish (for lost men and women)? God’s Plan, Fishing Outline
Week 2:
How to fish? What is the bait to attract people to Christ? Testimony in Word/Deed 3 minute testimony (Acts 26:4-23, 28) What is the hook that catches people?
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Gospel (Romans 10:17) One verse evangelism (Romans 6:23)
Week 3:
Where to fish? Where God has placed you with “open doors” and “open hearts”
Week 4:
What do we do after we caught the fish (people)?
House church formation (Matthew 18:20) Training for trainers (II Timothy 2:2)
Level 2: How to produce the fruit of the “Tree of life”? (Memorize: John 10:28) Week 1:
How do I know the fruit of my salvation is true? (Assurance of Salvation)
Week 2:
Lord’s Supper: Remember Me! Price of our salvation: Broken Body, Shed blood
Week 3:
How do I produce the fruit of a disciple? (Tree of Life)
Week 4:
Baptism: 1st fruit of repentance
Level 3: How do I produce the fruit of a changed life in my relationships with God and man? (Memorize: II Corinthians 5:17) Week 1:
Three branches: Faith
Putting off old man putting on new man
Week 2:
Three branches: Love
Relationships Husband to wife Parents to children Employer to employees Believers to believers Believers to non-believers Believers to government/authorities
Week 3:
Steps to Repentance and Reconciliation
Week 4:
Three branches: Hope
If faithfully persevere = fruitfulness in season/time (not overnight)
Three fruits of changed life: Character, Ministry, Witness
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Level 4: How do I produce the fruit of God’s Word in my life and church? (Memorize: I Peter 2:1-2) How do we bear the fruit of God’s Word? Hearing, Studying, Memorizing, Meditating, Doing, Preaching, Teaching, Discipling Ten Word Pictures of how the Word of God helps us. How to study and apply God’s Word to our life and church?
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VII.
Week 1:
Relationship to Christ
John 15:1-11
Week 2:
Relationship to Believers (New family)
John 15:12-17
Week 3:
Relationship to Non-believers/World
John 15:18-25
Week 4:
Relationship to Holy Spirit
John 15:26-27
Level 5: What is the fruit of a healthy Body of Christ (Church)? (Memorize: Romans 12:4-5) Week 1:
Christ = Head, Pastor = Under-shepherd, Elders/Deacons = Lead and Serve Eyes focused on Jesus and the lost Mouth boldly proclaiming the gospel
Week 2:
Heart for Discipleship : Understand and Exercise your spiritual gifts
Week 3:
Hands for giving in tithes and offerings and service to others.
Week 4:
Feet for standing on the Word of God and Kneeling in Prayer and Praise
Level 6: How can I have fruitful worship in Spirit and in Truth? (Memorize: Isaiah 40:31) Week 1:
Exchange Principle for Ministry (Our worst for His best)
Week 2:
Barriers to Prayers/ Facilitating Prayers/ Practical Considerations of Prayer
Week 3:
Praise
Week 4:
How to worship in Truth?
Level 7: How to reproduce Christ in myself and in others? (Memorize: John 15:5,7) Week 1:
We must decrease so Christ can increase
Week 2:
Abiding in Father, Son and Spirit through Word of God
Week 3:
Must work hard and faithfully with perseverance
Week 4:
Must sow the right seed, the right way, and in the right place.
VIII.
Level 8: How to keep my fruit (testimony) from being stolen (spiritual warfare) - Part A? Part A: Knowing the Enemy (Memorize: I Peter 5:8) Week 1: Who is the defeated enemy? Who is the victorious Savior? Week 2: How does Satan do battle? Week 3: What is at stake in the battle with the enemy? Week 4: How do we do battle with the enemy?
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Level 9: How to keep my fruit (testimony) from being stolen (spiritual warfare) - Part B? Part B: Putting on the Armor of God (Memorize: Ephesians 6:10-11) Week 1: Week 2:
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Battle for Mind (Helmet of Salvation) Battle for Heart (Breastplate of Righteousness)
Week 3:
Battle for Integrity (Gird waist with Truth) Battle for Witness (Shod Feet with Preparation of Gospel of Peace) Battle for Faithfulness (Shield of Faith)
Week 4:
Battle for Authority (Sword of Spirit which is Word of God) Only offensive weapon is our two-edged sword (Hebrews 4:12)
Level 10: How to stay on “track” to a church planting movement? (Hebrews 12:1-2) Week 1:
Station One and Two: Believer and Disciple
Week 2:
Station Three and Four:
Faithful Witness and Disciple-maker
Week 3:
Station Five and Six:
Church Planter and Church Planting Movement Facilitator
Week 4:
Station Seven
Apostle/ Cross-cultural Witnessing with CPM