Discipleship Pathway

Stage 1

Stage 1: Not Yet a Follower of Jesus!

Take Your Next Steps Below!

WIN: Learn where I can ask questions (and find answers!).  


Starter Questions

  1. What are some questions you’ve had about the Christian faith? Why are these questions important to you?
  2. Pastor Jeff talked about enlisting others to help you navigate your questions. What Christians could you press into for answers?
  3. If God is real and the Bible is true, how do you imagine it would change your life?


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: Jeremiah 33:3

Day 5: John 6:35

Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide for this step. Consider journaling what you discover.
  2. Visit www.GotQuestions.org and search 2-3 questions that you have wondered about. Navigate your response with a Discipleship Pathway Team Member. Contact nextsteps@lakeland.church to set that up.
  3. Preview the ALPHA Film Series by clicking here. Find an ALPHA Course that is being offered at Lakeland or near you. Click here. 
  4. You completed your first step on the Discipleship Pathway! We’d love to celebrate with you and help you in any way that we can. Reach out to nextsteps@lakeland.church or click the button below. Way to go!
I have Completed This Step

WIN: Capture a fresh look at the Church and what it was designed to be.  


Starter Questions

  1. In this week’s video, Char (a former agnostic) described some of her life before Jesus. Can you relate to anything she shared? How is your experience or perspective different than hers?
  2. Play the word association game for yourself. What word comes to mind when you think of truth? Jesus? Christians? The Church?
  3. What was your first experience with church? Was it positive, negative, or neutral?


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: Hebrews 10:24-25

Day 2: Matthew 18:20

Day 3: Acts 2:42

Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide on what the Bible has to say about the church. Consider journaling what you discover.
  2. Pray this prayer: “God if You’re real, reveal Yourself to me and show me where You want me to go to church.”
  3. Attend church in-person or online. For more information about Lakeland’s different options (services, platforms, etc.), visit www.lakeland.church.
  4. Capture your experience. What did you think? What did you feel? How was it different than other church experiences?
I Have Completed This Step

WIN: To define Truth as God defines it and identify where disciples of Jesus find it.


Starter Questions

  1. What is your personal response to what Pastor Jayson shared in the video? Do you agree/disagree? Were there ideas that challenged your viewpoint? Did you learn anything new?
  2. Based on your story up to this point, how do you determine what is true and what is false?
  3. Even as a not-yet-follower of Jesus, do you know of any gaps between your beliefs and God’s truth? If so, what are they?


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: Deuteronomy 32:4

Day 2: 1 Peter 1:22-25

Day 3: Romans 2:1-2

Day 4: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Day 5: Romans 1:20


Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide on what the Bible says about truth. Consider journaling what you discover.
  2. If you don’t have a Bible, download the Bible App, or pick up a physical copy. We suggest the New Living Translation.
  3. Take Pastor Jayson’s challenge to dive into the Bible and trust it as ultimate Truth. Read the book of James to start.
  4. Let us know that you have completed this step along the Discipleship Pathway by clicking the button below. We’d love to celebrate your progress!
I Have Completed This Step

Win: To understand what Salvation means, why we need it, and how we get it.


Starter Questions

  1. Have you ever been saved from something?
  2. In the video, Pastor Josh said, “Faith in Jesus is what makes you right with God.” Have you heard this concept before? What are your initial thoughts or reaction to this statement?
  3. Did you pray to receive Christ into your life during the video? Why or why not?


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: John 3:16-17

Day 2: Romans 5:6-8

Day 3: 1 John 1:9

Day 4: 2 Corinthians 5:17

Day 5: Ephesians 2:8-10


Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide on what the Bible says about salvation. Consider journaling what you discover.
  2. Watch this video for an illustrated picture of salvation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykUD4tRAM6c
  3. Ask a follower of Jesus to share how they became a Christian. Unlocking someone else’s story often helps us understand our own.
  4. Click below to let us know when you’ve completed this stage. We are cheering you forward in your journey! We are also here to help if you have any questions you are wrestling with.
I Have Completed This Step

Win: To recapture the original vision of the Church, not what we think it is or what we’ve made it to be.


Starter Questions

  1. What (if any) experiences have you had with churches in the past? Were they positive or negative experiences?
  2. The Church is not a location, it’s the people. Do you see this concept as a big shift in how our culture understands church? Why or why not?
  3. Is it easy or hard for you to visit a church? Why?


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: Acts 1:8

Day 2: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Day 3: John 17:20-23

Day 4: 1 John 3:16-18

Day 5: Matthew 28:18-20


Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide on what the Bible says about the Church. Consider journaling what you discover.
  2. Do you know people who go to church regularly? Ask two people why this is important to their faith. What did you learn about church from their answers?
  3. Reread Matthew 28:18-20. This is Jesus’ initial call to be the Church – a movement of people around the message of Jesus. Journal about what stands out most to you. If you don’t have a Bible, download the Bible App or purchase a physical copy. We recommend the New Living Translation.
  4. Be sure to let us know when you have finished this step by clicking the button below. We are so excited to join you on the Pathway!
I Have Completed This Step

WIN: To press into our need for other people in our lives and why God wired us that way.  


Starter Questions

  1. Who would you consider to be your closest friends? What do others say about those friends? If God were real, what would He say about those friends?
  2. As you heard about Sam’s long journey to real faith, are there any similarities between his story and yours? Are there any major differences?
  3. Launching off of the idea of “You become who you hang around”, do your closest friends reflect positively or negatively on you?


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: Ephesians 4:32
Day 2: Romans 12:16
Day 3: Proverbs 27:17
Day 4: Proverbs 12:26
Day 5: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10


Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide on what the Bible says about friendships and relationships. Consider journaling what you discover.
  2. Text or talk with someone who you consider to have really great relationships. Ask their advice on making relationships work.
  3. Make a list of your friendships and relationships – at work, at home, in the community, and other places. Get honest! Put a “W” next to wise friends and an “F” next to foolish friends. What does this exercise show you about your friendships and relationships?
  4. Be sure to let us know when you have finished this step by clicking the button below. Way to go on continuing the journey!
I Have Completed This Step

Win: To personally redefine what prayer is and begin to find your voice in it.


Starter Questions

  1. Have you ever asked someone to pray for you? Or have you ever prayed for someone else? As you reflect back, why was that the appropriate response to the situation?
  2. Do you feel there are certain things you can or cannot pray for?
  3. Do you think God always answers prayers? Explain more.


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: Psalm 145:17-18

Day 2: 1 Chronicles 16:8-11

Day 3: James 4:3

Day 4: Proverbs 15:29

Day 5: John 14:13-14


Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide on what the Bible says about prayer. Consider journaling what you discover.
  2. Take on Taylor’s dare at the end of the video: Pray this week! Consider writing out prayers or using the acronym A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) as a starting point.
  3. Reread the Lord’s Prayer in the Bible in Matthew 6:9-13. Take your time, thinking about each phrase before going on to the next. If you don’t have a Bible, download the Bible App or purchase a physical copy. We recommend the New Living Translation.
  4. Way to go on completing this stage; we have a gift for you! Please click the button below – we’d love to celebrate with you!
I Have Completed This Step

WIN: To take a fresh look at the Bible and why it is worth your consideration.  


Starter Questions

  1. In this week’s video, you met Daniel – a former addict and now grateful follower of Jesus. What stood out to you the most about Daniel (or his story)?  
  2. What “preconceived notions” do you have about the Bible, people who own one, or those who read it regularly?
  3. Launching off of the idea of “You become who you hang around”, do your closest friends reflect positively or negatively on you?


5-Day Field Guide

Day 1: Psalm 100:3

Day 2: Psalm 19:1
Day 4: John 20:31

Challenges

  1. Complete the 5-Day Field Guide on what the Bible says about itself. Consider journaling what you discover. 
  2. Download the YouVersion Bible App and start exploring the options available to you. 
  3. Purchase a Bible if you don’t have one – we recommend New Living Translation or New International Version. Need help purchasing one? We’d love to give you one as a gift. Email nextsteps@lakeland.church to get started. 
  4. Way to go on completing this stage! Please click the button below – we’d love to celebrate with you! 
I Have Completed This Step

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