Discovering My Life Mission CLASS 401 Rick Warren Saddleback Church

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Discovering My Life MissionCLASS 401Rick
WarrenSaddleback Church
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Class 401 - Reaching The Community!
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Class 401 Committed To Mission
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I WAS CREATED TO FULFILL GODS PURPOSE.
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"The Lord has made everything for his own
purpose..."
Pr. 164 (LB)
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GOD PLANNED MY LIFE MISSION BEFORE I WAS BORN.
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"God is our Maker, and in our union with Christ,
he has created us for a life of good works,
which he has already prepared for us to do."
Eph. 210 (GN)
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FULFILLING MY MISSION BRINGS GLORY TO GOD.
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JESUS "I have brought you glory on earth by
completing the work you gave me to do."
John 174 (NIV)
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MY PRIMARY TASK IN LIFE IS TO FULFILL MY MISSION.
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The most important thing is that I complete my
mission, the work that the Lord Jesus gave me--to
tell people the Good News about God's grace.
Acts 2024 (NCV)
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THE GOAL OF THIS CLASS
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That I commit the rest of my life to being a
messenger of God's Good News to other people, and
using my time, talents, and treasure for his
Kingdom, regardless of where it leads or what it
costs.
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We make it our goal to please him
2 Cor. 59 (NIV)
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SESSION 1 Discovering My Life Mission
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SESSION 1 I. GODS PURPOSE FOR CREATING US
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• GODS PURPOSE FOR CREATING US
• We were made to have a
• RELATIONSHIP WITH
• GOD.
• 2. We were made to BECOME
• LIKE CHRIST.

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GODS PURPOSE FOR CREATING US 3. We were made to
SERVE HIS PURPOSE. 4. We were made to LAST
FOREVER.
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GODS PURPOSE FOR CREATING US THIS LIFE IS
PREPARATION FOR LIFE IN ETERNITY!
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SESSION 1 II. JESUS MISSION ON EARTH
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• SESSION 1
• Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me
• TEN FACTS THAT
• MOTIVATE ME

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• Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me
• If I want to be like Jesus,
• MY Life Mission must
• include HIS Life Mission.

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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 2. JESUS
EXPECTS ME TO CONTINUE HIS MISSION.
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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 3. SHARING
THE GOOD NEWS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY.
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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 4. SHARING
THE GOOD NEWS IS A PRIVILEGE.
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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 5. IM
GRATEFUL FOR WHAT JESUS HAS DONE FOR
ME.
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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 6. BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE HOPELESS WITHOUT CHRIST.
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• Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me
• BECAUSE GOD WANTS
• EVERYBODY SAVED!

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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 8. I WILL
BE REWARDED FOR ETERNITY.
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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 9. Gods
TIMETABLE FOR HISTORY hinges around us
completing our mission!
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Why JESUS MISSION Must Matter To Me 10. I WILL
BE GLAD WHEN I SEE PEOPLE IN HEAVEN.
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SESSION 2 Sharing The Message
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• SESSION 2
• SHARING MY
• TESTIMONY

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• THE VALUE OF YOUR TESTIMONY
• It is unique! There are no
• others just like it.
• It is personal and easy to
• understand.

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• THE VALUE OF YOUR TESTIMONY
• You are the authority on it.
• Its difficult to argue with.
• People love to hear
• personal stories and they
• remember them.

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• THE VALUE OF YOUR TESTIMONY
• People can relate to it. It
• builds a relational bridge.
• In our postmodern world, it
• may be your most effective
• witness.

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• THE FOUR PARTS OF YOUR TESTIMONY
• What my life WAS LIKE
• before I met Christ.
• 2. How I REALIZED I needed
• Christ.

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THE FOUR PARTS OF YOUR TESTIMONY 3. How I
COMMITTED my life to Christ. 4. The
DIFFERENCE it has made in my life.
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The Testimony Pyramid
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YOUR TESTIMONY... SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARING
YOUR TESTIMONY
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YOUR TESTIMONY... POSSIBLE TESTIMONY THEMES
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YOUR TESTIMONY... TRANSLATING CHRISTIAN
WORDS
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YOUR TESTIMONY... HOW TO LEAD INTO YOUR
TESTIMONY
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SESSION 2 II. SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
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1.
GOD BECAME A MAN - SO I COULD RELATE TO HIM.
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2.
JESUS DIED FOR MY SINS - SO I DONT HAVE TO.
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3.
JESUS DESTROYED DEATH SO THAT I COULD
EXPERIENCE ETERNAL LIFE.
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SALVATION IS A FREE GIFT SO I DONT HAVE TO
EARN IT.
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IT IS BASED ON FAITH SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS
REPENT AND BELIEVE.
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SESSION 2 3 SIMPLE TOOLS TO SHARE THE GOOD
NEWS.
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TOOLS 1. TRACTS 2. BRIDGE ILLUSTRATION 3.
BASE CARD PRESENTATION
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SESSION 2 III. COMMUNICATION TIPS HOW TO
SHARE EFFECTIVELY
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1.
RECOGNIZE YOUR PERSONAL STYLE OF WITNESSING.
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2.
THINK THROUGH WHAT YOU MIGHT SAY.
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ASK GOD FOR HELP IN CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORD.
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SHOW LOVE.
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BE POSITVE AND PLEASANT.
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NEVER USE ANY PUT-DOWNS.
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TELL STORIES... GIVE EXAMPLES.
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LIGHTEN UP!
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BE YOURSELF. BE NATURAL. DONT TRY TO SOUND
SPIRITUAL.
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BE VULNERABLE AND AUTHENTIC.
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MEMORIZE A FEW KEY VERSES.
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KEEP IT SIMPLE.
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REMEMBER, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS USING YOUR WORDS.
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SESSION 3 FISHING IN MY MISSION POND
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Jesus called out, Come follow me and I will
show you how to fish for the souls of men.
Matt. 419 (LB)
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FISHING and FOLLOWING go together! Introducing
people to Christ is like fishing, not hunting!
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5 KEYS TO SPIRITUAL FISHING IDENTIFY YOUR
PERSONAL FISHING POND. --- MY CIRCLE OF
INFLUENCE
1.
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5 KEYS TO SPIRITUAL FISHING LEARN ABOUT THE
KINDS OF FISH IN YOUR POND.
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The more you know about a person, THE EASIER IT
IS TO REACH THEM.
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5 KEYS TO SPIRITUAL FISHING WHAT ARE THEIR
INTERESTS, NEEDS, HURTS.
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1. Things we VALUE 2. Things that THREATEN US 3.
Things that are UNIQUE
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5 KEYS TO SPIRITUAL FISHING WHAT DO I KNOW IN
COMMON WITH THEM?
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-- Before you can share the Good News, you
must first find A COMMON GROUND. --
Before you can reach them, you must be able
to RELATE to them.
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5 KEYS TO SPIRITUAL FISHING REMEMBER THAT FISH
GET HUNGRY AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
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This is called Receptivity. How OPEN are
they to the Good News?
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SESSION 3 How People Come to Christ and then
Grow
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INSIGHTS -- Evangelism is a PROCESS of
moving people through the stages! --
People move though these stages at different
speeds.
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INSIGHTS People often require multiple exposures
at each stage before moving on. A person can
get stuck at any stage. The 1 reason is FEAR.
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INSIGHTS -- Every stage requires a
DIFFERENT RESPONSE by me!
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SESSION 3 WHAT TO DO WITH PEOPLE AT EACH STAGE
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RESISTANT STAGE 1. PRAY FOR THEM to become
receptive. 2. BUILD A RELATIONSHIP through
love and service.
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RESISTANT STAGE 3. Invite them to a fun BRIDGE
EVENT (like Summers End) 4. What NOT to
do with resistant people DONT
ARGUE.
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RECEPTIVE STAGE 1. OFFER TO HELP THEM in a
practical way. 2. Share YOUR TESTIMONY
about the same need.
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RECEPTIVE STAGE 3. Tell them that you are
PRAYING for them. 4. Ask open-ended questions.
Tell me about the spiritual side of your
life.
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RECEPTIVE STAGE 5. Assess if they are ready to
skip to stage 2 or 1.
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What makes people receptive? CHANGE (either
positive or negative)
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• SEEKER STAGE
• Invite them to our weekend
• SEEKER SERVICE.
• 2. Invite them to a seeker
• EVENT/GROUP.

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RECEPTIVE STAGE 3. Give them tapes or reading
materials. 4. Open a dialog on spiritual
issues with questions like... -- Have you
ever considered what Jesus said?
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• CONSIDERATION STAGE
• Introduce them to OTHER
• CHRISTIANS.
• 2. Invite them to a small group.
• 3. Discuss the different ways
• believers respond to life.

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• UNDERSTANDING STAGE
• Explain Gods plan of
• salvation!
• 2. Explain how you made your
• decision for Christ.

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UNDERSTANDING STAGE 3. Help them see the
BENEFITS, IMPLICATIONS COSTS.
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READY STAGE -- Offer to lead them in a
prayer of commitment!
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RECEIVED CHRIST STAGE 1. Take them to Class
101! 2. Encourage and ATTEND their
baptism! 3. Get them into a new believers
small group!
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SESSION 3 How to Build A Bridge of Friendship
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BUILDING A BRIDGE STEP 1 BECOME AWARE STEP
2 COMMIT TO PRAYER
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BUILDING A BRIDGE STEP 3 SHOW YOU CARE STEP
4 BE READY TO SHARE
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SESSION 4 Becoming A World-Class Christian
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Jesus said, Go everywhere in the world, and
tell the Good News to everyone.
Mark 1615 (NCV)
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And the Good News must first be made known in
every nation before the end-time finally
comes.
Mark 1013 (LB)
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We are all called to be ON-MISSION
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SESSION 4 WHAT ON EARTH IS GOD DOING? The
Status of Christianity in the World
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SESSION 4 THE WORLD SITUATION TODAY...
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• The four words that best describe the unreached
  people in our world are
• ASIAN URBAN
• ISLAMIC UNDER 20

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The problem is not the harvest. Its the lack
of HARVESTERS
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SESSION 4 SADDLEBACKS Global Vision!
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SESSION 4 How to Get In On What God Is Doing...
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SESSION 4 EVERYDAY MISSIONS
20 IDEAS FOR DEVELOPING A MISSION HEART
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SESSION 4 WHAT IT TAKES TO BE ON-MISSION FOR
GOD
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WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM SELF-CENTEREDNESS
TO GOD- CENTEREDNESS.
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WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM LOCALTO GLOBAL.
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WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM TEMPORAL VALUES
TO ETERNAL VALUES.
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WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM SECURITY TO
SERVICE.
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WE MUST SHIFT OUR THINKING FROM COMFORT TO
SACRIFICE.
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CONGRATULATIONS.YOU HAVE FINSIHED CLASS
401! NOW WHAT...