Discipleship Notes

The speakers attend weekly meetings to learn about the Old and New Testaments.
One speaker began learning to play music as an adult at age 38, focusing on Bach and caprices.
They struggle with sight-reading but admire those who can transpose music instantly.
The speaker, with a background in mathematics, sometimes overthinks musical tasks.
They acknowledge not being a child prodigy, unlike their violin teacher who played for the Queen of England, was a first chair in Memphis for 50 years, attended Juilliard, and has perfect pitch.
The violin teacher's perfect pitch allows her to identify notes from everyday sounds, like a Walmart truck.
A trombone player friend also has perfect pitch and could provide feedback on intonation.
The speaker finds their violin teacher's high standards both humbling and challenging.

Suzanne White shares her story of leaving a program, experiencing depression for nine years, and returning to Memphis.
Being discipled by Miss Linda led to significant positive changes in her life.
Corky White, Suzanne's husband, was invited to a Bible study and a mission trip to China.
In China, he witnessed the impact of discipleship in a Chinese man who mirrored the characteristics of his disciple maker, Soup.

KUC worked with Mars (Mediation, Restitution, and Reconciliation) at Christ United Methodist Church, impacting youth who did not re-offend.
KUC significantly impacted people even shortly after being released from prison.
John is on the board of Jill (Juvenile Intervention Faith Based Follower), another nonprofit.
Corky shared insights from the book "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality" with KUC.
They attend 5 AM calls on Friday mornings with people from various countries, focusing on one scripture for over a year.
Each participant had to reteach the scripture, changing the way they understood the gospel and the Great Commission.
KUC and his wife are involved in marriage conferences, and his wife disciples Suzanne.
KUC disciples others and leads a small group on Saturdays.

Brian, discipled by Soup, exemplifies the model described in 2 Timothy 2:2: "The things which you've heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."
KUC is seen as filling the role of Paul, while Brian is seen as Timothy.
Suzanne realized she needed to submit to someone in the discipleship process after seeing its effect on Brian's life.
Soup invited Suzanne to pray for him, listen, and take notes during a trip to China, providing personal discipleship lessons in the evenings.
Suzanne initially hesitated to ask Soup to disciple her due to Soup's existing commitments and her own age but Soup had been waiting for her to ask.

Corky prioritizes learning from Soup, attending every opportunity available and traveling to be with him.
He observes how Soup interacts with people from other nations and how his wife reaches other women at a camp called Kids Across America.
They emphasize the importance of pursuing every opportunity for discipleship, with no limits or boundaries.

Discipleship is viewed as a source of recharge and rebuilding rather than an energy drain.
Spending time with those they disciple or with Soup is considered restful.
Lola, one of the primary disciples, initially watched the speaker's life before becoming a believer.
After Lola's conversion, the relationship deepened as she observed the speaker's relationship with Miss Linda.
Miss Linda emphasizes memorizing scripture, taking notes, and reteaching what is learned.
Three must-do's: the material must be received personally, taught in a way that is easy and repeatable, and repeated strategically.

Be ready to act, so you don't have to get ready.
Focus on reproduction rather than just production.
Invite others into conversations to share and teach.
Spiritual vision is seeing from God's perspective.
Pursue God's vision and desire to reach the nations.
Ask yourself, are you a pipeline or a purse? A pipeline facilitates disciple making, while a purse represents discipleship.
Three key takeaways: humility, reverence, and obedience.
Be humble enough to be both a disciple and a disciple maker.
Have reverence for the task of discipleship.
Be obedient to make disciples and model Christ in your own life.

A prayer is offered, thanking God for His word, which brings light and is breathed out by Him.