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Discipleship League

"Stepping Up Our Game"

We are offering our Discipleship League as a resource during your participation in any RRC sports season to engage in a one-on-one opportunity to deepen your faith and increase your understanding of Jesus.

"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" Proverbs 27:17

During each sports league in which you play, you will be given the option to participate in our Discipleship League. You can choose your partner or we will match you with another league participant (same gender) to go through a structured study on a specified topic. At any time throughout the league you will meet with each other 5 times, before or after your games, for one hour to study the topic and disciple each other in faith and life. 

“Disciples cannot be mass produced, they have to be hand-crafted” John Ortberg 

Once you complete the first discipleship study, you will have the opportunity to move onto discipleship II in your next league... and so on. The effort you put into this program will determine the results you get from it. We will ask you to complete a short review upon the completion of each discipleship level.



SUGGESTED MEETING STRUCTURE (1 Hour)
Feel free to structure your meetings however you both deem most effective.
  • Get to know one another (first meeting only) or catch up personally on your week's activities - small talk (10 mins)
  • Discuss the study, specified topic, and how it can be applied to your life. (20 mins)
  • Discuss life struggles/victories and God's current role in your life - be as transparent and open as possible. Share your heart. (25 mins)
  • Pray together (5 mins) - suggest handing each other notecard with prayer requests to pray for each other throughout the week.


THE BENEFITS OF DISCIPLESHIP Heb. 4:14-16 
  1. Greater Intimacy with God (James 4:8) 
    • Mercy = Relief from the weight of sin 
    • Grace = Support through the trials of life
  2. A Fresh Perspective on Life(Phil.4:8) 
    • To Strengthen our Faith To Clarify our Purpose 
  3. Victory Over our Enemy 
    • Recognize the source of our struggles (Eph. 6:12) 
    • Enlist the help of our Champion (1 John 3:8) 
  4. Increased Abundance and Fulfillment (Ps. 16:11) 
    • Peace that passes understanding (Phil4:6-7) 
    • Joy in the midst of difficulties (Heb. 12:2) 
  5. Accountable Relationships
    • Sharpening a friend's faith and being sharpened (Prov. 27:17)
  6. Spiritual Growth (2 Cor. 3:18) 
    • Transformed into the likeness of Christ
*Note: You must provide your own books/MP3's

Discipleship I - YOU
Study: "The Search For Significance" by Robert S. McGee
Week 1 - Step 1-2
Week 2 - Step 3-4
Week 3 - Step 5-8
Week 4 - Step 9-10
Week 5 - Step 11-13

Discipleship II - OTHERS
Study: "The Cause Within You" by Matthew Barnett
Discussion guide can be found on www.thecausewithinyou.com
Week 1 - Preparing for your Cause (Ch 4-5)
Week 2 - Pushing Past Obstacles to your Cause (Ch 6-7)
Week 3 - Pursuing your Cause (Ch 8)
Week 4 - Partners in your Cause (Ch 9)
Week 5 - Persevering in your Cause (Ch 10-11)
*note: study chapters 1-3 on your own

Discipleship III - JESUS
Study: "The Jesus I Never Knew" by Philip Yancey
Sessions TBD

Discipleship IV - WISDOM Part 1
Study: "Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living" MP3 sermon series by Timothy Keller
Week 1 - Sermon 1-2
Week 2 - Sermon 3-4
Week 3 - Sermon 5-7
Week 4 - Sermon 8-9
Week 5 - Sermon 10-11

Discipleship V - WISDOM Part 2
Study: "Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living" MP3 sermon series by Timothy Keller
Week 1 - Sermon 12-13
Week 2 - Sermon 14-15
Week 3 - Sermon 16-18
Week 4 - Sermon 19-20
Week 5 - Sermon 21-22