Big Idea: Purposeful disciple-making is an ongoing, intentional act of shepherding others towards Christ
I) Disciple-making is purposeful…
Proactive
Emphatic
Humbling
II) Disicple-making is an ongoing, intentional act of shepherding others
III) Jesus is the object of our efforts in discipleship
Motivation
Magnitude
The problem: The harvest is plentiful...but the laborers are few
The solution: Pray. Go. Work
Big Idea: God blesses us so that we may bless and pray for the nations to know, delight and fear Him
I) Pray for the nations to know God (1-2)
II) Pray for the nations to delight in God (3-5))
III) Pray for the nations to fear God (6-7)
Application: Let Scripture be your words & open your eyes to the spiritual needs of the nations
Pray in the mundanes (the 10,000 little moments of your days)
Pray as it relates to the culture, history, and current event of the nation
Pray being sensitive & aware of God's timing
Big Idea: Christians can't be neutral with the gospel because God wasn't neutral with us.
I) We were saved to speak. (2:9-10)
II) We must design to display. (2:11-12)
Application: 4 ways to live courageously rather than neutrally
Love Christ.
Treasure people, not things.
See with eyes of compassion, not condemnation.
Be confident in the gospel.
Big Idea: God brings us in to send us out (Is 6:1-8)
I) God brings us in to behold his glory (v1–5)
II) God brings us in to encounter his mercy (v6–7)
III) God brings us in to send us with his message (v8)
Big Idea: Human power is no match for God's power
You can trust it, fear it, or hate it, but you cannot deny God's power (5:12-17)
God gets the last laugh just when you think his power has been handcuffed (5:18-26)
God's unstoppable power & authority demand our unwavering loyalty and obedience (5:27-32)
God's unstoppable power is our source of joy and courage when we face opposition (5:33-42)
Grace is our strength (4:32-37)
Grace removes all the barriers that keep us apart. (4:32-33)
Grace is powerful enough to eliminate our needs. (4:34-35)
Grace frees us from being owned by our possessions. (4:36-37)
Sin is our weakness (5:1-11)
Sin seizes control over our lives. (5:2-3)
Sin cannot hide behind our pious disguises. (5:4, 8-9)
Sin promises life but delivers death. (5:5, 10-11)
Big Idea: Even against opposition we should boldly tell the story of Jesus.
1) The sign of a good story is that we can’t wait to tell it to someone else
2) Remember the hero of the story
3) We can tell this story with boldness
Big Idea: With the mission comes opposition
Opposition is inevitable (Acts 4:1-2)
Some hearts will respond to the gospel, while others will be hard (Acts 4:3-4)
Allegiance to Jesus must supersede all other allegiances (Acts 4:18-20)
Big Idea: The blessed life is found in the person and work of Jesus Christ; and He will help us hate evil and delight in God’s law.
1. There are Dangers for those who walk in the path of the righteous (1:1)
Avoid listening to the advice of the ungodly
Avoid living like the ungodly
Avoid promoting the life style of the ungodly
2. There is great Pleasure for those who walk in the path of the righteous (1:2)
3 There is abundant Fruitfulness for those who walk in the path of the righteous (1:3)
4. There is only Judgment for the ungodly (1:4-6)
Big Idea: Through the gospel God has created a supernatural community to reveal his grace to the world
The first believers in Jesus…
Learned (2:42a)
Worshiped (2:42b)
Loved (2:43-46)
Gospelized (2:47)
Big Idea: The gospel of Jesus Christ, communicated by a Spirit-empowered person, is the only cure for a hard heart.
What is needed to cure a hard heart?
Messenger
Message
Movement
Big Idea: King Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to empower his people for the mission.
1. The Spirit is…
a. Personal
b. God
c. Sent by the Father and the Son
2. Because the Spirit has been poured out...
a. God's presence is always with us! (1 Cor. 3:16-17)
b. We have God's power to obey his commands! (Rom. 8:1-11)
c. We inherited the privilege of adoption into God's family! (Rom. 8:14-17)
Big Idea: Jesus was taken up to glory to send his people out on mission.
Big Idea: Our risen King, Jesus, requires our allegiance and grants us his assurance.
Big Idea: The Lord is our Difference Maker
Because the Lord is our Difference Maker…
1. No one and nothing can stop him from fulfilling his promises to us.
2. Our victory is found in the power of his presence, especially when we feel weak.
3. His plan for us is simply to trust and obey even when we don't know exactly what the future holds.
Big Idea:
An encountering with Jesus marked by change, and a call to focus and following Him
1. When you encounter Jesus, your life will change (John 21:18-19)
2. When you encounter Jesus, He will call you to focus and flow (John 21:20-22)
THE ILLNESS
1) Greed (13-15)
2) Misplaced Hope (16-19)
3) Selfishness (20-21)
THE PRESCRIPTION
1) Be Content (22-27)
2) Seek His Kingdom (28-32)
3) Be Generous (33-34)
1) How can we be secure in our salvation?
Our salvation is secured by the work of Christ!
2) How can we be secure in the love of Christ?
The work of Christ guarantees the love of Christ forever.
Big Idea: Knowing Christ will return strengthens you to live for him today.
Fact 1: The arc of the Christian life is suffering than glory.
Fact 2: There will be an end to this world.
Fact 3: The final destiny for those who do not serve Christ is eternal destruction.
Fact 4: The pain of suffering for Christ now will be infinitely exceeded by the joy of being with him then.
Big Idea: How can you help your church stand firm until the Lord returns?
1) Talk to them about God (1:1-2)
2) Talk to them about them (1:3-4)
3) Talk to God about them (1:11-12)
a. Make you worthy of his calling
b. Fulfill your every resolve for good
c. So that the name of Jesus maybe glorified in you and you in him