1 2 Equipping Track # 3 Welcome to the: LLT: Life Lead ership Training One of the key values that we have at LifeNet Church is that we want to develop you as a minister and a leader . We want to see the church as the army of disciples, rather than an audie nce of people. The LIFE Manual was only the beginning of discipleship. Discipleship is a life-long journey of learning and growing in the Lord. T he next step of your training is to develop your leadership skills. As the old saying goes, Give a man a f ish, he will eat for a day, teach him how to fish, he will eat for a lifetime. We are a church of leaders, therefore we desire to equip Believers to dig into the Word, spend time with the Holy Spirit in prayer and allow the Lord to stir them as they grow in their faith. Babies need to be spoon fed bec ause they are unable to feed themselves, but as they grow, they learn to feed themselves and care for their needs. This is what we desire of the Believers in the church, to equip Believers to become SELF-FEEDER S. Let me give you another analogy. Sup pose my wife sees me one day, my eyes sunken into the sockets, and she c an clearly see my ribs protruding through my shirt. I am obviously not eating. When she sees me she exclaims, What is wrong with you? M y answer is, I am not getting fed around here. No one is feeding me. W hat do you think her response would be? Feed yourself!! Well this is exactly what LifeNet Church desires to do. We desire to raise up se lf-feeders. We desire to equip and to give you the tools for you to grow in the Lord. Your personal time with the Lord, in the Word, and connecting to your Biblical community (Net Groups) are vital for your personal gr owth. Leaders come to Net Groups, Celebration, and ministry time prepared to minister. Dig into the Word and encounter His presence. Know wh o you are in Christ. You might say then, Well, what is the need of the church if everyone is a self-feeder? Our job as a church is to b e a community of Believers, connecting together to corporately reach our world and to challenge one another in our faith and daily walk wit h the Lord. One of the most important roles we have is to be discip led and therefore become a self- feeder, so that we can equip others to become self-feeders. We are a Biblical community, equipping others to become mature Believers. There is a word that defines this: DISCIPLE SHIP! 3 LifeNet Church sees the entire body of Christ as potential leaders. We define leadership as influence. If you have inf luence over another, be it a family member (a mother to her child), you hav e leadership. We want to develop all the body as potential servant-leaders in the church. Biblical leadership is all about servanthood (John 13:1-17). We also realize that people are at different levels of influence and in leadership. The Bible calls all of us to discipleship and to influence others in their walk with the Lord. Understanding this, LifeNet Church des ires to create a systematic method by which we equip, disciple and raise up le aders. We have intentionally created a systematic method, rather than random discipleship. With random discipleship, many potentially great lead ers fall through the cracks and therefore never fulfill their God given p urpose. Creating an intentional, purposeful systematic method assures the best hope for raising up an army of disciples, rather than an audience of people. We must also acknowledge that disciple ship is not a year long process, but rather a life-long journey. In order to li ve out this life-long journey of growing in maturity, the discipleship tra ck is designed to help lay the firm foundation needed. The Discipleship Equippin g Track: (3 Fold Process) LM - THE LIFE MANUAL (covers fou ndation of vision & values, church membership) LA - THE LIFE ADVANCE (covers in ner healing and advancing your purpose) LLT - LIFE LEADERSHIP TRAININ G (covers developing Biblical leadership skills) We continue developing the Believer for the journey through the Training Hour, VTC meetings, workshops, etc… This manual was designed to be a tool to equip Believers to become effect ive, reproducible leaders. We want you to continue to be equipped for serva nt leadership here at this church. You have finished the Life Manual, join ed the church, attended the LIFE Advance and now you are ready to assu me leadership roles in the church. This manual will cover 22 weeks of in-depth study. The LLT can be implemented in the cell group or done individually with a discipler. You are expected to thoroughly study each lesson, spend time in the Word and in prayer daily before you come to cell,. T he cell (or discipler) is there to hit the high points and clarify questions. Be su re to read all scriptures and fill in the blanks where appropriate. The question s at the end of each chapter are there to help facilitate relational discipleship. The answers to the blanks are found in the New King James Version of the B ible. Prerequisites For This Training: 1. Completion of the LIFE MANUAL and membership with the church 2. Attended the LIFE ADAVANCE or signed up for the next LIFE ADVANCE 4 Table of Content: SECTION I: THE DOCTRINES OF THE WORD CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS PRAYER Page 7 1. What is Prayer? 2. Ways We Pray. CHAPTER 2: PASSION FOR PRAYER Page 19 1. Ways We Pray (Continued) 4. Praying For Leaders 2. Postures Of Prayer 5. Praying In The Net Group (A.W.A.R.E.) 3. Praying For The Lost CHAPTER 3: THE HOLY SPIRIT Page 27 1. Who Is The Holy Spirit? 2. The Fruit Of The Spirit CHAPTER 4: THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT Page 35 1. The Baptism In The Holy Spirit 4. Overview Of The Bapt. In The Holy Spirit. 2. The Benefits Of The Bapt. In The Holy Spirit? 5. How To Lead Someone In The Bapt. In The Holy Spirit? 3. What About Extreme Behaviors? 6. Now That You’re Filled… CHAPTER 5: THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Page 45 1. The Gifts Of The Spirit 3. Spiritual Gift Analysis 2. The Nine Gifts Of The Holy Spirit. CHAPTER 6: THE WORD OF GOD Page 63 1. The Word Of God 3. What About Bible Translations? 2. What Is The Canon Of Scripture? CHAPTER 7: HOW TO STUDY GOD’S WORD Page 73 1. Your Daily Devotional Time 3. How To Dig Deeper 2. How To Study And Understand The Word CHAPTER 8: GIVING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Page 79 1. The Principle Of The Tithe 7. The Principle Of The Tithe Was Endorsed By Jesus 2. Origin Of The Tithe 8. Seven Ways We Should Give Our Tithe And Offerings 3. The Purpose For The Tithe And Offerings 9. Reasons We Give 4. Tithing Predates The Mosaic Law 10. True Prosperity 5. Tithing Was Sealed In The Mosaic Law 11. God Desires For Us To Care For The Needy 6. The Testimony Of Malachi CHAPTER 9: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY Page 87 1. What The Word Says About Finances 6. Before Making Major Purchases… 2. The Entrapment Of The World 7. Investing 3. Getting Out Of Debt 8. Ways To Stretch Your Dollar 4. Budgeting 9. Things More Valuable Than Monetary Wealth 5. How To Develop A Sales Resistance CHAPTER 10: PRINCIPLES FOR THE FAMILY Page 101 1. God’s Heart For Marriage 3. God’s Plan For Healthy Parenting 2. God’s Heart For Our Home SECTION II: THE DYNAMICS OF CELL MINISTRY CHAPTER 11: WHY A CELL CHURCH Page 113 1. Examples Of Cell Group Churches 3. Understanding The Net Group 2. Overview Of The Cell Church 4. A Biblical And Historical Foundation CHAPTER 12: MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES Page 125 1. Our Mission, Vision And Values 3. Ordinances Of The Church 2. Our Doctrinal Statement And Ordinances 4. The Purpose For The Church 5 CHAPTER 13: EDIFICATION TIME IN THE CELL Page 137 1. What The Early Church Was Like? 3. Edification Time 2. Four Fold Purpose In The Net Group. 4. How To Lead The Edification Time CHAPTER 14: LEADING THE EDIFICATION TIME Page 145 1. Stages In The Life Cycle Of A Cell 5. Studies For Edification 2. Sample Outline For The Net Group 6. Conflict In The Cell 3. Sample Schedule For The Net Group 7. How To Work With The Children In The Cell 4. Criteria For Discussion In Edification Time CHAPTER 15: WORSHIP IN THE CELL Page 157 1. Definitions Of Worship 8. Guidelines In Leading Worship 2. Three Aspects Of Worship 9. Planning A Worship Session 3. The Essence Of Praise 10. Options For Leading 4. The Essence Of Worship 11. Nights Of Worship 5. The Different Postures Of Praise 12. Example Framework For Worship 6. Priorities That Influence Our Worship 13. Resources 7. Functions Of A Worship Leader CHAPTER 16: EVANGELISM IN THE CELL Page 167 1. A Harvest Delivery System - Evangelism in the Cell 4. Effective Evangelism 2. Four Fundamental Principles For Evangelism 5. Net Group Outreaches 3. Different Ways To Evangelize. 6. Apologetics CHAPTER 17: APOLOGETICS Page 177 1. Apologetics 3. Jehovah Witnesses 2. Mormonism 4. Islam CHAPTER 18: DISCIPLESHIP IN THE CELL Page 185 1. Discipleship Defined 8. Discipleship: How To Serve As A Discipler 2. What Is A Disciple? What Is Discipleship? 9. Understanding How People Grow As Christians 3. Disciples Are Fathers 10. Your Task As A Discipler 4. Multiply Yourself 11. Multiply Yourself (Reproduce) 5. Discipleship: Learning As A Family 12. Net Group – Discipleship Machines 6. Discipleship Is Life-Long 13. A Systematic Method Of Relational Discipleship 7. Discipler-Disciple Relationship 14. Net Group Leadership Multiplication Track SECTION III: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVANT LEADERS CHAPTER 19: SERVANT LEADERSHIP Page 197 1. Define A Servant Leader 3. Servant Leadership Training 2. Leadership Development 4. Expectations and Accountability For Leaders CHAPTER 20: RAISING UP SERVANT LEADERS Page 209 1. God Is Looking For Leaders 3. Effective Leaders 2. How Jesus Raised Up Leaders 4. Coaching and Mentoring CHAPTER 21: PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP Page 219 - 18 Principles Of Leadership CHAPTER 22: MINISTRY & BIBLICAL COUNSELING Page 229 1. Basic Principles Of Biblical Counseling 3. Conflict Resolution 2. Practical Steps For Biblical Counseling In The Cell CHAPTER 23: MINISTRY OF HEALING AND DELIVERANCE Page 239 1. Where We Stand On The Issues 3. Basics Of Deliverance 2. Healing (Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual) APPENDIX Page 247 1. Instructions For Cluster Ministers 4. Additional Leadership Material 2. Alter Ministry Guidelines 5. Next Step 3. Usher And Greeter Guidelines 6. Net Group Leader Covenant The Life Leadership Training (LLT) was written and compiled by Pastor Lee Brockinton with the help of multiple leaders within Life Church in Katy, TX. This manual wa s written for raising up reproducible disciples for LifeNet Church. Some of the material was adapted from manuals, books, sermons, and internet sites. 7/10, 1/12, 6 Chapter 1 WHAT IS PRAYER 1. What Is Prayer? 2. Ways We Pray 1. WHAT IS PRAYER? A. Prayer Is Talking With God. Prayer is two-way communication with God. God speaks to us by His Spirit... (John 10:2-4, 27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-13; John 16:13; 1 Kings 19:12; Acts 10:19, 11:12; Jeremiah 33:3). ~~~ In our spirit, we hear His voice ~~~ Through His written Word (the Bible) ~~~ Through preaching, teaching and through others ~~~ Through circumstance ~~~ Audibly ( Exodus 3:4, Acts 9:4) 1 Corinthians 2:10 - But God has revealed them to us through ______ Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 1 Corinthians 2:12 - Now we have received, not the _______ of the world, but the Spirit who is from _______, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by ______. B. Listening To His Voice It is so important that we take time to listen to His voice, and not just speak to Him. After you have spoken to the Lord, wait for Him to speak. I always begin this time by saying to the Lord, “Yes, Lord, Yes”. We should prepare our hearts to hear and to obey what the Lord speaks to us. It is so important that we understand that prayer is two-way communication. We speak to Him and He speaks to us. (John 16:13, Acts 10:19, 11:12, 13:2) God has ordained prayer to affect the outcome of our spiritual and physical matters. (Jeremiah 33:3; John 14:13; James 4:2-3; 5:16-18; 1 John 5:14-15) 7 Jeremiah 33:3 - Call to _____, and I will answer you, and _______ you great and mighty things which _______ do not know. James 5:16b - ...The effective __________ prayer of a righteous man avails ________. John 14:13 - And whatever you ask in _____ name, that I will do, that the __________ may be glorified in the _______. C. A Daily Prayer Life Nothing is more crucial to our spiritual well being than our daily time with God. Even more than what He does for you, God is interested in what He can do in you. God is always ready to hear our prayers. No Christian can live his spiritual life without prayer anymore than he can live his physical life without food. You will be strengthened spiritually and helped in every way by a daily prayer life. (Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:17) I Thessalonians 5:17 - ________ without __________, Jesus would often get alone with Father God as an example to us. We should take this example, and get alone with God to speak to Him and to listen to what He is saying to us. (Matthew. 14:23; Mark 1:35; 6:46; Luke 6:12) Luke 5:16 - So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and ___________. D. We Must Pray In God’s Will. James 4:3 - You ask and ____ _______ receive, because you ask amiss (out of the wrong motives), that you may spend it on your pleasures. Our prayers are effective when we pray in God’s will ( His heart and His desires). We understand His desires, heart and will by consistently being in the Word and listening to His voice. When we pray in God’s will, we must believe (by faith) it will be done. (2 Corinthians 5:7) Matthew 21:22 - And whatever things you ________ in ___________, believing, you will receive. 2. WAYS WE PRAY - Ways to talk to our Heavenly Father: A. PETITION -- asking God to meet certain needs. 1. This is the most common avenue of our prayers. 2. It is good to petition the Lord for needs in our life. 3. Psalm 50:15 - - …call unto me in the day of troubles…. 8 Matthew 6:11 - _____________ us this day our daily bread Matthew 7:7 - ___________, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. B. PRAISING AND THANKSGIVING -- thanking Him for who He is. 1. We should wake up in the morning and praise the Lord. 2. We should walk through our day giving thanks to the Lord. I Chronicles 16:34 - Oh give __________ to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever. I Thessalonians 5:18 – in everything give ____________; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (Psalm 100 1-4) C. CONFESSION AND REPENTENCE - Going to God about your sins 1. Our sins separate us from the Father 2. Our sins hinder us from receiving the fullness that God has for us. 3. Due to our sins, we should seek the Lord daily for forgiveness and repentance. (Psalm 139:23-24) I John 1:9 – If we ______________ our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. D. WORSHIP -- an outward expression of our inward love. Yielding our lives to Him. Psalm 96:9 – Oh, ____________ the LORD in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. Worship should not be a Sunday thing -- it should be a lifestyle of worshipping the Lord. F. INTERCESSION -- praying for something or someone else - pray specifically for the need 1. The Bible challenges us to pray for all men, especially for all in authority. I Timothy 2:1-4 – Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, _________________, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2. If you are praying for someone else -- then you are interceding for them. You are standing in the gap for them. 3. Romans 8:34 - says that Jesus is at the right hand of the Father interceding for us. G. LISTENING -- After speaking to the Father, take time to listen to what He has to say. He will speak to us through our spirit. Listen to what He is saying. 9 How often do you just wait on the Lord in your prayer time? ____________________ Jeremiah 33:3 – ____________ to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. 1. Listen to God in your prayer time. 2. Most books on prayer deal with speaking to God, but not about a two way conversation. (speaking, listening and hearing) 3. After speaking to the Lord, just get quiet, tell the Lord, Yes, Lord, Yes and wait for Him to speak. Just wait and let the still small voice of the Holy Spirit speak to you. 4. I Kings 19:20 - speaks of that still small voice 5. Often times, His voice is not an audible, Thus Sayeth The Lord. It will be a voice from within your spirit, not your conscience, but a voice that will direct your path. - God will sometimes speak through pictures or visions during your prayer time. 6. The more time you spend in prayer - the more you will hear His voice. - God Almighty -- will speak to your spirit -- if you will listen Acts 13:2 – As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit ___________,Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them. 7. As they listened to the Lord in prayer, the Holy Spirit spoke to them. When you pray, expect the Lord to speak. He loves you and desires to speak with you. 8. Ways God Speak To Us?  The Holy Spirit will speak by prompting our spirit with words that manifest in our mind.  He speaks through dreams and visions, either asleep or awake.  He speaks through angels, seen and unseen.  He speaks through His Word  He speaks through preachers, teachers and through others  He speaks through the operation of the Gifts Of The Spirit. (See Chapter 5) 9. When God speaks to you, quickly write it down so that you do not add or forget the exact words that He spoke to you. This could be scripture, words, phrases, symbols or pictures. H. PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT -- Praying in our Prayer Language in tongues. This is our spirit praying directly to the Holy Spirit, a perfect prayer. 1. Praying in the Spirit is a perfect prayer before the Lord without our mind adding in our selfish desires. 2. Praying In The Spirit is our spirit praying directly to the Spirit of God. (Earth to Heaven) 3. It by-passes our mind. We, in our humanity, have a habit of praying selfish prayers, but when we pray in the spirit – we pray the very will and heart of the Father. (Romans 8:26) I Corinthians 14:2 – For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the ______________ he speaks mysteries.” 10