ONE 2 ONE is a seven-lesson discipleship guide to help facilitate conversations to jumpstart your walk with God.
The Right Start
From 1974-1979, a young upstart Presbyterian youth pastor named Ron invaded local high schools in my home town of Jackson, Mississippi boldly sharing the gospel one-on-one with anyone who would listen, and with some who wouldn’t. Over the years, countless teenagers heard and understood God’s plan of salvation for the first time. Hundreds responded. Many went on to serve the Lord in full-time ministry as church planters, youth ministers, pastors, and missionaries.
I’m one of those who heard the gospel for the first time through Ron back in the mid-seventies. However, my first response to Ron and his gospel was not to repent, but to run. I ran from Ron, from his disciples, and from God. I ran for about six months, avoiding Ron the best I could. It was a difficult task as he seemed to show up everywhere. He was at every football and basketball game. He was in the school halls, in the cafeteria, in the parking lot. He and his band of disciples were always inviting me to another retreat, another Bible study, another prayer meeting, another youth night at the church. Finally, in November of 1975 I responded to the gospel. I repented and put my faith in Christ alone.
Fortunately, it didn’t end there. Ron wasn’t content just to carve a notch in his well-worn Bible to represent yet another soul saved. Since he was not out to save souls, but to make disciples, his work with me was just beginning. He added me to one of his famous “action groups” where about eight of us met together weekly and learned to walk with God.
I believe in one-to-one evangelism, one-to-one follow-up, and one-to-one discipleship. Here’s why. Ron shared the gospel with me. I didn’t respond. I ran. Ron ran after me. For six months he ran after me, preaching to me and praying for me. He just wouldn’t go away. That’s one-to-one follow-up.
After I responded to the gospel, Ron began to disciple me in a small group. He taught me how to study and live the Bible. He taught me how to pray. He taught me how to share my faith and how to make disciples. That’s one-to-one discipleship.
Personal follow-up and discipleship. That’s the Great Commission. That’s what this little book is all about.
ONE 2 ONE was written as a simple tool to aid in personal follow-up and discipleship. It’s a guide. It cannot make a disciple, but it can help you make one. Most importantly, it helps a new disciple get the right start.
Steve Murrell
Manila, Philippines, 1996
I’m one of those who heard the gospel for the first time through Ron back in the mid-seventies. However, my first response to Ron and his gospel was not to repent, but to run. I ran from Ron, from his disciples, and from God. I ran for about six months, avoiding Ron the best I could. It was a difficult task as he seemed to show up everywhere. He was at every football and basketball game. He was in the school halls, in the cafeteria, in the parking lot. He and his band of disciples were always inviting me to another retreat, another Bible study, another prayer meeting, another youth night at the church. Finally, in November of 1975 I responded to the gospel. I repented and put my faith in Christ alone.
Fortunately, it didn’t end there. Ron wasn’t content just to carve a notch in his well-worn Bible to represent yet another soul saved. Since he was not out to save souls, but to make disciples, his work with me was just beginning. He added me to one of his famous “action groups” where about eight of us met together weekly and learned to walk with God.
I believe in one-to-one evangelism, one-to-one follow-up, and one-to-one discipleship. Here’s why. Ron shared the gospel with me. I didn’t respond. I ran. Ron ran after me. For six months he ran after me, preaching to me and praying for me. He just wouldn’t go away. That’s one-to-one follow-up.
After I responded to the gospel, Ron began to disciple me in a small group. He taught me how to study and live the Bible. He taught me how to pray. He taught me how to share my faith and how to make disciples. That’s one-to-one discipleship.
Personal follow-up and discipleship. That’s the Great Commission. That’s what this little book is all about.
ONE 2 ONE was written as a simple tool to aid in personal follow-up and discipleship. It’s a guide. It cannot make a disciple, but it can help you make one. Most importantly, it helps a new disciple get the right start.
Steve Murrell
Manila, Philippines, 1996
ONE 2 ONE
© 1996-2020 by Steve Murrell
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Published by EVERY NATION PRODUCTIONS
P.O. Box 3793 Makati City, CPO 1277 Philippines
Email: productions@everynation.org.ph
First published with ten chapters in 1996
Second edition published with twelve chapters in 2000
Third edition published with six chapters in 2009
Fourth edition published with seven chapters in 2013
Fifth edition published in ESV in 2014
Sixth edition published in 2015
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, and retrieval system, without permission in writing from EVERY NATION PRODUCTIONS.
Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®),
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Printed in the Republic of the Philippines
© 1996-2020 by Steve Murrell
All rights reserved.
Published by EVERY NATION PRODUCTIONS
P.O. Box 3793 Makati City, CPO 1277 Philippines
Email: productions@everynation.org.ph
First published with ten chapters in 1996
Second edition published with twelve chapters in 2000
Third edition published with six chapters in 2009
Fourth edition published with seven chapters in 2013
Fifth edition published in ESV in 2014
Sixth edition published in 2015
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, and retrieval system, without permission in writing from EVERY NATION PRODUCTIONS.
Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®),
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Printed in the Republic of the Philippines