Video Session #3

The Flow: Level #1

1 John 2:12-14

English translated to Malawi (Chichewa)

Initiating Spiritual Growth in the Church

Rev. Paul J. Bucknell
Translated by Rodrick Banda

Seminar Index - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12

• The Flow: Level #1
  1 John 2:12-14

The Flow: Level #1 (1 John 2:12-14): Helping New Believers Grow - translated from English into Chichewa - shows the basic needs of new believers and how to properly care for them.

This Malawi video on The Flow: Level #1 shows how Christians begin to grow and are nurtured in their early spiritual life. The new believer is likened to a new baby and his needs.

This is session 3 of 11 from a pastor's seminar given in Malawi. Please click below to start watching the video. Study questions and other links are below.

The Flow Overview: Download: Video | Audio mp3
English: Powerpoint | Handout | Reading

Discussion Questions on The Flow

1. What are the three stages of Christian growth that John describes? How do these form an analogy for the physical development of a person?
   
   
2. List the items that the elderly apostle says to this first level of believers? Look in 1 John 2:12-14. Be specific.
   
   
3. What characterizes this first stage of the Christian's growth?
   
   
4. What are the problems or challenges that those in this spiritual stage will face?
   
   
5. Summarize what is suppose to happen in this stage of spiritual growth.
   
   
6. What might happen if Christians in this spiritual stage do not get the needed support? Be specific.
   
   
7. Are you in this first stage? Were you discipled.
   
   
8. Have you discipled others.
   

Next -> Listen and view the next session #4 of the seminar.
Showing how the Flow #1 teaching can be implemented in a basic discipleship training session.