Changed Into His Image

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Session 12
Being a Ministry-Minded Overseer
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Knowledge Objectives

• Recognize how death to self is the atomic-level
  component of Christianity.
• Understand that each of us is called to be
  spiritually parenting others.
• Explain the main discipleship emphasis
  illustrated in each of the three parenting
  periods the preschool years, the school-age
  years, and the teen years.

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Application Objectives

• Respond by practicing God-dependent self-denial.
• Respond by embracing a life of law and order so
  that you are productive.
• Respond by allowing God to use you as a
  servant-leader.
• Respond by using every day to get ready for the
  biggest day of your life when you will stand
  before God.

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Session 12
Being a Ministry-Minded Overseer
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Effective Disciple-Makers Are

• God-loving examples
• Word-filled teachers
• Ministry-minded overseers
• Disciple-making is spiritual parenting.

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The Atomic Structure of Christianity Death

• If any man will come after me, let him deny
  himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow
  me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose
  it but whosoever will lose his life for my sake,
  the same shall save it.
• Luke 923-24

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John 1224

• Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground
  and die, it abideth alone but if it die, it
  bringeth forth much fruit.

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Spiritual Parenting(Discipleship Emphases)
1. Learning Self-Denial
1. Preschool
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The Preschool Years The Rebel Broken

• He must be taught the meaning of self-denial
  You cannot have your own way.
• It must become a God-dependent self-denial.
• This is spiritual kindergarten.
• Be not weary in well doing (II
  Thess. 313).

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Spiritual Parenting(Discipleship Emphases)
2. Learning Applications
1. Learning Self-Denial
1. Preschool
2. School Age
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The School-Age Years The Disciple Trained

• The flesh will produce chaos.
• Learning law and order are foundational
  principles.
• Order does not make us godly but makes us useful.

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The School-Age Years The Disciple Trained

• The empowerment comes from walking in the Spirit.
• The motivation is found in the first and second
  great commands.
• How well do you smell smoke?

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Spiritual Parenting(Discipleship Emphases)
3. Serving
2. Learning Applications
1. Learning Self-Denial
2. School Age
3. Teen
1. Preschool
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The Teen Years The Servant Deployed

• Consistently living the applications of
  God-dependent self-denial
• Should be active in service a
  servant-leader

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Closing Thoughts

• Getting them ready for the biggest day of their
  lives
• It will be here sooner than you think!