Resources
Bible Passages, Manuals, Stories, Statistics,
and Promo Videos
and Promo Videos
- M28 Bible Passage Lists -
- Discovering God -
Set 1God Creates God Creates All Things • Genesis 1:1-25 God Creates People Genesis 2:4-24 Man Rebels People Disobey God • Genesis 3:1-13 God’s Response • Genesis 3:14-24 God Makes a Way Back God Judges His Creation • Genesis 6:5-22, 7:17-24 God Makes Promises to All Creation • Genesis 8:18-22; 9:1-19 God’s Special Promise to One Family • Genesis 12:1-8, 15:1-6, 17:1-8 Abraham’s Big Test • Genesis 21:1-7, 22:1-19 God’s Promised Suffering Servant • Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Life of Christ The Birth of Jesus • Luke 1:26-38, 2:1-20 Jesus Meets a Man Seeking God • John 3:1-21 Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man • Luke 5:17-26 Jesus Calms a Storm • Mark 4:35-41 Jesus Shares a Last Meal • Matthew 26:17-30 Jesus Dies on a Cross • Luke 23:32-49 Jesus Rises from the Dead • Luke 23:50-24:12 Series Summary: Becoming a Child of God – (Important) • John 1:1-18 |
Set 2God Creates Creation: a Testimony to God, His Word Makes Us Wise • Psalm 19 Man’s Special Relationship with God • Psalm 139:1-18 Man Rebels All Have Turned Away from God • Psalm 14 & 53 God Makes a Way Back God’s Commands • Deuteronomy 5:1-21, 5:32-6:2 Sacrifices for Sin • Leviticus 4:13-31 The Blessing of Forgiveness • Psalm 32 How We Will Know the Messiah/Christ • Psalm 2 Life of Christ Jesus is Baptized • John 1:19-34 The Testing of Jesus • Matthew 4:1-22 Jesus Meets the Samaritan Woman • John 4:1-26, 39-42 Jesus’ Authority Over Spirits • Mark 5:1-20 Jesus’ Authority Over Death • John 11:1-44 How to See God • John 14:1-14 Death and Burial of Jesus • John 19:28-42 Jesus Meets Disciples after Rising Again • Luke 24:13-35 Summary: Becoming a Child of God • John 1:1-18 |
- Following Jesus Series -
Studies about Living as a Follower of Jesus
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Followers of Jesus Leave Everything • Luke 5:1-11
Followers Demonstrate Their Love by Obeying • John 14:15-31 Followers Have the Same Perspective as Jesus • Philippians 2:1-13 Followers Overcome Temptation Using God’s Word • Luke 4:1-13 Followers Introduce Others to Jesus • John 1:35-51 Followers Will Experience Persecution • Acts 4:23-31 Followers Apply Jesus’ Model of Prayer & Fasting • Matthew 6:5-18 Followers Show Love for Enemies • Matthew 5:38-48 Followers Don’t Fear Circumstances • Luke 8:22-25 |
Followers Don’t Worry about tomorrow • Matthew 6:25-34
Followers Forgive and Seek to Restore Broken Relationships • Matthew 18:15-35 Following Jesus in Marriage, Part 1 • 1 Corinthians 7:1-17, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 Following Jesus in Marriage, Part 2 • Matthew 19:1-12, Ephesians 5:21-33 Followers Keep Their Word • Matthew 5:33-37 Followers Behave Differently as They Mature in Christ • Ephesians 4:15-31 |
- Growing In Maturity Series -
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Followers Love God and Love People • Matthew 22:34-40
Followers Make Disciples of All Nations • Matthew 28:16-20 Followers Count the Cost of Discipleship • Luke 14:25-35 Followers Seek the Lost • Luke 15 Followers Invest for Eternity • Luke 16:1-9 Followers are Christ’s Ambassadors • 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Followers Share Their Story • John 4:4-26, 39-42 Followers of Jesus Believe and are Baptized • Acts 8:9-13 Followers Remember Jesus in Communion • Luke 22:14-23 Followers Understand they are a Part of Christ’s Body • 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Followers Practice Community • Hebrews 10:23-25 |
Followers Understand the Role of the Father • Psalm 139:1-8
Followers Understand the Role of the Holy Spirit • 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 Followers Understand the Role of the Son • Colossians 1:15-20 Followers Pray Based on Their Relationship with God • John 17 Followers Live in Light of Their Position in Christ • Ephesians 1:3-14 Followers Are Secure in Their Relationship with Christ • John 10:25-30 Followers Accept Discipline from God • Hebrews 12:5-11 Followers Love God and Love Others • Mark 12:28-34 Followers Keep Unity in Christ • Ephesians 4:1-6 Followers Keep Unity in Christ • 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 Followers Delight in God’s Word Which Brings Wisdom for Living • Psalm 1 |
- M28 Start-Up Training -
The following materials and links provide content you will want to reference as you prepare, train, and launch your local M28 ministry. Please contact us via the form provided below with any questions or suggestions you have.
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M28 Global Discipleship
Training Manual
M28 Guidelines
M28 Bible Discovery Passages
Facilitator Guide
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- Manuals -
Disclaimer note: Translations are based on earlier M28 versions which may not exactly match our current English version.
English
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Arabic
M28 Global Discipleship Resources (Arabic)
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Cebuano (Philippines)
Fac Guide & Guidelines - Cebuano
Mandarin
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Japanese
Fac Guide Only - Japanese
Spanish
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Korean
M28 Global Discipleship Manual - Korean 번역
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- M28 Discipleship (PTO) Training -
The following materials and links provide content you will want to reference as you continue to develop, train, and expand your local M28 ministry. Please contact us via the form provided below with any questions or suggestions you have.
Discipleship (PTO) Manual
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Discipleship (PTO) Appendices
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- M28 Stories -
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Catlyn - UTA Student |
God is doing astounding things throughout the world today! The following M28 stories are provided in praise of His great work and for your encouragement as you explore or expand your M28 ministry engagement. These stories are not fictional, though names and places have been changed to protect our brothers and sisters from high-risk areas of the world. We pray and trust that God will multiply your M28 investment as well -- through lives changed for eternity -- around the world!
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- It was family problems back home in Indonesia that caused Farah to reach out for encouragement and help. She attended the M28 Group for friendship, but God began to work in her heart. When she prayed to trust Christ, she shared how she felt freedom: “All the anger I had inside left and I now feel free.”
- Li attended an M28 study on campus in a group that included a Muslim and a Hindu. Even though each made progress spiritually in their understanding of Christianity, Li made a decision for Christ and now…is being coached to start an M28 Group in his workplace.
- Tao trusted Christ through an M28 Group, was baptized, and returned home. While being discipled on Skype, he introduced Bo to [M28] online and she began to study [God’s] Word. She decided to also follow [Jesus] and was baptized.
- “Praise God for this wonderful tool of the M28 program! It's like a key that helps us to unlock and open up a door for others to share in the treasure of God's Word!!” (Taipei, Taiwan)
- “Telling students the Truth of God's Word is not as meaningful as helping them discover it for themselves. This is just one of the ways that M28 is reshaping our thinking.” (a U.S. pastor)
- “I have been using…M28 in a discipleship group for troubled young adults for about a month. Ex-gang members, hustlers, and prostitutes are a part of this group. The Bible is coming alive to them, and the Holy Spirit is changing lives as they engage God through direct study of His Word.” (Austin, Texas)
- "I am in awe of the Spirit's leading in these [M28 Discovery Groups] and floored by the questions asked and observations made by these students who are reading Scripture for the first time. It is a privilege to journey alongside those who are so spiritually hungry for the Living Truth." (Tina, U.S.)
- Current M28 Training Statistics -
Over 4,500 Trained in M28 Globally
Thank you for sharing how the M28 movement is growing in your part of the world!
- Promo Videos -
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M28 Global Discipleship Promo Video |
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- M28 Background -
Some 20 years ago, God moved in the hearts of a number of church planters to reconsider the church planting process. They went back to the Scriptures and discovered that today’s western church may have made the process too complicated, and burdened it with western cultural baggage. As they stripped the process down to just the essentials, churches in their spheres of influence began to multiply rapidly. This movement became known as the organic church movement or CPM (Church Planting Movements). It is based on the Discovery Bible Study approach to truth discovery. According to this model (by David Watson and others), the Word of God and the Spirit of God are sufficient for anyone to follow Jesus. Anything we give people other than the Word of God (e.g. interpretations, background, theology, definitions, examples, etc.) carries with it cultural baggage which will thwart the natural growth of new churches in another culture.
The foundation of the M28 Global Discipleship model is the M28 Bible Discovery process. Once spiritual seekers or "persons of peace" have been identified, we meet with them and go over a simple Discovery process. Afterwards, they are encouraged to share truth they have discovered with others (friends, family, acquaintances, etc.) and report back what happened.
After 2-3 weeks of meeting, the group is closed to new people. Group members are encouraged to meet with any additional people by forming another group with those people and their friends. This can result in rapid spiritual multiplication.
The foundation of the M28 Global Discipleship model is the M28 Bible Discovery process. Once spiritual seekers or "persons of peace" have been identified, we meet with them and go over a simple Discovery process. Afterwards, they are encouraged to share truth they have discovered with others (friends, family, acquaintances, etc.) and report back what happened.
After 2-3 weeks of meeting, the group is closed to new people. Group members are encouraged to meet with any additional people by forming another group with those people and their friends. This can result in rapid spiritual multiplication.
