Initiating Growth in the Church

D1 Video Discipleship Training Seminar #2

The Flow: Level #1 The New Believer - 1 John 2:12-14
Emboozi Erungamizidwa eri Omuwi wʼamagezi Olwʼokukulukuta

Bilingual: English and Luganda

Paul J. Bucknell

Ennyanjula mu Luganda

Katonda y’atandika okukula mu mwoyo, era omukkiriza omupya alinga omwana omuwere alina ebyetaago eby’enjawulo. Ayetaaga emmere ey’omwoyo okuva mu Kigambo kya Katonda, okuwummula mu kisa kye, okulabirirwa, n’okwagala. Essomo lino liyamba abakulembeze n’abakkiriza abakulu okumanya engeri y’okulabirira omukkiriza omupya asobole okukula obulungi.

English Introduction

God begins spiritual life, and a new believer resembles an infant with special needs. New Christians need the nourishment of God’s Word, rest in His grace, attentive care, and love. This lesson equips leaders and mature believers to nurture new Christians so that they establish healthy foundations and continue growing in Christ.

This resource is bilingual: Luganda first, followed by English teaching and media resources.

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Session #2

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

This 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.

Katonda ye yatandika okukula mu mwoyo. Nʼomwana omuto omugya, omwana omuwere, ebyetaago ebyʼejawulo. Byetaago ki ebyenjawulo ebyʼomwana omuto? Byangu nga mere, okuwumula, okufibwaako okutandikirwako nʼokwagala. Abakiriza bebamu. Singa abakiriza abagya bafuna ebintu bino, olwo basobola okukula obulungi.

Please click below to watch the video. Study questions and other links are below.

The Flow Overview: Download: Audio | Video | Powerpoint | Handouts: English -Luganda - pdf | doc

Discussion Questions on The Flow

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

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