DISCIPLESHIP AS A LIFESTYLE

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DISCIPLESHIP AS A LIFESTYLE
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SESSION ONE

• A REVIEW OF THE BASICS

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AIM...

• To review the five building blocks of
  discipleship
• To clearly define what discipleship truly is

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REVIEW OF THE BASICS

• THE MANDATE --
• Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
  baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
  the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them
  to obey everything I have commanded
  you. Matthew 28 19 - 20
• This is THE GREAT COMMISSION

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WHAT IS THE MISSION?

• To get people saved
• and then teach them how to live the Christian
  life!

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THE MISSION

• a mission EVERY CHRISTIAN is to be INVOLVED in.
• a mission based on the invitation of Jesus
• Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened,
  and I will give you rest. Matthew 1128

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THE PROBLEM

• The problem is the nature of mankind
• We are SINFUL.

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GODS PLAN OF GRACE

• GOD
• l
• JESUS
• l
• MAN

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

• The Christ-like life if developed through
  practicing five basic inner disciplines...

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

• 1) Reading, memorizing and studying SCRIPTURE.

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SCRIPTURE

• There is no minimizing the importance of
  Scripture in a disciples life!
• Scripture
• teaches us
• rebukes, or admonishes us
• corrects us
• equips us for every good work

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

• Developing vital communication with God through
  PRAYER.

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WHY PRAY?

• A. Example of Jesus
• B. Antidote to Temptations
• C. Communication with God
• A - ADORATION
• C - CONFESSION
• T - THANKSGIVING
• S - SUPPLICATION

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

• 3) Giving the HOLY SPIRIT freedom to conform our
  lives into the spiritual nature. Also, to
  find, develop and use our spiritual gifts.

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THE HOLY SPIRIT...

• is the Spirit of Truth
• is a Teacher
• functions as a Witness
• is an Advocate
• speaks for God

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

• 4) Seeking to live a truly HOLY LIFE, not
  conformed to the world, but transformed in heart
  and mind.

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HOLINESS

• Holiness is growing into the likeness of Christ,
  resulting from the ministry of Christ in our
  minds, motives, decisions, deeds, words,
  characters and conduct.
• Commissioner Edward Read

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

• 5) Looking on the world, on individuals, with
  the COMPASSION Jesus had.

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COMPASSION

• If Jesus was here to move us to compassion for
  hurting people, who would he move us towards in
  our communities
• the least of these?

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SO, HOWS IT GOING?

• What disciplines are currently being developed in
  your life?
• Where have your struggles been?
• Have you had the time you want or need to
  practice these inner disciplines?
• What things distract you?

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ADD ON CHRISTIANITY

• We add a little Christianity/spirituality
• to our personality
• to our job
• to our family activities

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ADD ON CHRISTIANITY

• When we run into difficulties and problems, we
  think
• if I just pray more...
• if I go to Church more...
• if I read my Bible more...

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EARTHY SPIRITUALITY

• Lets learn from a local favorite
• RICE!

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EARTHY SPIRITUALITY

• This is the secret to a balanced Christian life
• WORK IT A BIT AT A TIME!

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DISCIPLESHIP

• A DOOR to be opened and a PATH to be followed.

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SESSION TWO

• DEALING WITH TEMPTATION

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AIM...

• To learn some practical ways of identifying and
  dealing with temptation

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TEMPTATION

• While Gods Holy Spirit teaches and encourages us
  to BECOME more and more like Christ
• While we practice the disciplines of a
  Christ-like life and are being filled with the
  FULLNESS of GOD...

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TEMPTATION

• WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND ALERT!

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TEMPTATION

• Lets read out loud together
• Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your
  adversary, the devil prowls about like a roaring
  lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him,
  stand firm in your faith.

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TEMPTATION

• And after you have suffered for a little while,
  the God of all grace, who called you to His
  eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect,
  confirm, strengthen and establish you.
• 1 Peter 5 8 - 10

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WWJD?

• Lets look at Luke 4, Jesus temptation.
• Group 1 verses 3 - 4
• Group 2 verses 5 - 8
• Group 3 verses 9 - 12
• Define the temptation/appeal
• Discover the antidote/His response
• YOU HAVE 5 MINTUES!

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WWJD? Temptation 1

• Hunger -- 40 days without food
• lust of the flesh
• symbolic of our appetites
• If you dont take care, who will?
• TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!

• Scripture quoted Deuteronomy 83
• Israel in desert for 40 years -- manna provided
  by God
• TRUST GOD WITH NEEDS!

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WWJD? Temptation 2

• Power, prestige, ambition
• lust of the eyes
• symbolic of our need to look and feel successful
• The end justifies the means!
• BE SUCCESSFUL!

• Scripture quoted Deuteronomy 613
• Fear the Lord our God and serve Him only
• TRUST GOD WITH SUCCESS!

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WWJD? Temptation 3

• Use divine powers inappropriately
• pride of life
• symbolic of our need for attention, spectacular
  things
• Seek popularity!
• SEEK THE SPOTLIGHT!

• Scripture quoted Deuteronomy 616
• God provided -- dont keep testing His
  trust/provision
• TRUST GOD FOR ANY HONOR COMING TO YOU!

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WHEN TEMPTED

• Jesus had been affirmed by God and Baptism by a
  dove. Jesus was clear on His mission of
  redemption. The question was one of strategy --
  how and what would Jesus do? This is the whole
  focus of the temptation -- the HOW of life.
• Bruce Larson

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WHEN TEMPTED

• Satans basic STRATEGY is to make us believe that
  God is NOT trustworthy.
• Satans basic LIE is that we CANNOT trust God.
• Therefore, our basic SIN, our yielding to
  temptation, is to
• MISTRUST GOD.

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WHEN TEMPTED

• Get into 4 new groups.
• Individually, take time to study
• Gods Word and answer
• the questions 1 through 4.
• (Stop when you come
• to the Unison Reading.)

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WHEN TEMPTED

• 1) The antidote to temptation, and important
  tool in dealing with temptation is
• SCRIPTURE
• reveals the trustworthiness of God
• keeps us trustworthy and faithful Psalm 11911

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WHEN TEMPTED

• 2) Other things we can do to keep temptation
  from leading to sin
• Matthew 2641 PRAYER -- VIGILANCE IN WATCHING
• Colossians 32 SET YOUR MIND ON GODLY THINGS
• James 47 SUBMIT TO GOD -- RESIST THE DEVIL

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WHEN TEMPTED

• 3) According to Hebrews 415, what areas was
  Jesus tempted in?
• ALL AREAS, JUST AS WE ARE
• 4) What does this verse in Hebrews tell us about
  Jesus?
• HE IS OUR HIGH PRIEST

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WHEN TEMPTED

• We have learned
• everyone faces temptation
• temptation does NOT have to lead to sin!

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TEMPTATION

• Lets read this again out loud
• Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your
  adversary, the devil prowls about like a roaring
  lion, seeking someone to devour. But resist him,
  stand firm in your faith.

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TEMPTATION

• And after you have suffered for a little while,
  the God of all grace, who called you to His
  eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect,
  confirm, strengthen and establish you.
• 1 Peter 5 8 - 10

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THE CHALLENGE

• The challenge is
• TO STAND FIRM
• HOW DO WE DO THIS?
• In your 4 groups, study the passage assigned and
  answer the questions. You will share with the
  larger group in 10 minutes.

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CHALLENGE -- Group 1

• Parable of the Talents
• each person to faithfully use and cultivate what
  was entrusted to them
• those who cultivated it -- faithful
• those who did nothing, abused or hid
• good guys go to heaven, bad to hell
• faithfulness, standing firm, hanging in

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CHALLENGE -- Group 2

• Christians are servants of Jesus
• Christians are entrusted with Gods stuff
  mission, goals, plans
• If we are taking care of Gods business here on
  earth, we had better be faithful consistent
  stand firm

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CHALLENGE -- Group 3

• All saints -- and all Christians are saints! --
  should love God
• God preserves faithful saints
• God brings down the prideful

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CHALLENGE -- Group 4

• The end of this world, the final judgment sending
  people to their destiny
• Many will fall away -- love grows cold
• Many will stand firm and hang on!
• The second group of Christians, the faithful,
  will spend eternity in heaven

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THE CHALLENGE

• Scripture is full of challenges to REMAIN
  FAITHFUL
• and to
• STAND FIRM.
• We do today what we want because we cant
  really comprehend a forever tomorrow.

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THE CHALLENGE

• Live keeping one eye on JESUS in HEAVEN and one
  eye on JESUS here on EARTH.
• Life on earth has a continuation into
  eternity. What we do here and now WILL affect
  where we spend it.

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SESSION THREE

• OUTER DISCIPLINES

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AIM...

• To see that the basics of discipleship, the
  inner disciplines, naturally lead to the
  blossoming of the outer disciplines.
• To discover these outer disciplines that should
  be evidenced in a disciples life.

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THE TREE OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH
OUTER DISCIPLINES
INNER DISCIPLINES

• Bible reading
• Seeking a Holy Life

• Spirit-filled living
• Compassion
• Prayer

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STEWARDSHIP - defined

• Stewardship
• is what we do with what God has given to us and
  entrusted to our care.
• involves a reality knowing what we have.
• involves responsibility the wise use of what we
  have.

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STEWARDSHIP

• Everything comes from You, and we have given You
  only what comes from Your hand. 1 Chronicles
  2914b
• Jesus said, Everything You have given me comes
  from You, and All I have is Yours, and all You
  have is mine.
• John 177b, 10

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3 As of STEWARDSHIP

• ALL...
• Every good and perfect gift is from above,
  coming down from the Father of the heavenly
  lights, who does not change like shifting
  shadows.
• James 117

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3 As of STEWARDSHIP

• ADMINISTER...
• Now it is required that those who have been
  given a trust must prove faithful.
• 1Corinthians 42

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3 As of STEWARDSHIP

• ACCOUNTABLE...
• For we must all appear before the judgment seat
  of Christ, that each one may receive what is due
  him for the things done while in the body,
  whether good or bad.
• 2Corinthians 510

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• Again, it will be like a man going on a journey,
  who called his servants and entrusted his
  property to them.
• To one he gave five talents of money, to another
  two talents, and to another one talent, each
  according to his ability. Then he went on
  his journey.

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• The man who had received the five talents went
  at once and put his money to work and gained five
  more.
• So also, the one with the two talents gained two
  more.
• But the man who had received the one talent went
  off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his
  masters money.

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• After a long time the master of those servants
  returned and settled accounts with them.
• The man who had received
• the five talents brought the
• other five. Master, he said,
• you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have
  gained five more.

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• His master replied, Well done, good and
  faithful servant! You have been faithful with a
  few things I will put you in charge of many
  things. Come and share your masters happiness!
• The man with the two talents also came.
  Master, he said, you
• entrusted me with two
• talents see, I have
• gained two more.

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• His master replied, Well done, good and
  faithful servant! You have been faithful with a
  few things I will put you in charge of many
  things. Come and share your masters happiness!
• Then the man who had received the one talent
  came. Master, he said, I knew that you are a
  hard man,

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• harvesting where you have not sown and
  gathering where you have not scattered
  seed.
• So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent
  in the ground. See, here is what belongs to
  you.
• His master replied, You wicked, lazy servant!
  So you knew that I harvest

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• where I have not sown and gather where I have
  not scattered seed.
• Well then, you should have put my money on
  deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned
  I would have received it back with interest.
• Take the talent from him and give it to the one
  who has the ten talents.

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PARABLE of the TALENTS

• For everyone who has will be given more, and he
  will have an abundance. Whoever does not have,
  even what he has will be taken from him.
• And throw the worthless servant outside, into the
  darkness, where there will be weeping and
  gnashing of teeth. Matthew 25 14 - 30

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3 BASIC AREAS of STEWARDSHIP

• TIME...
• 24 hours
• 1440 minutes
• 86,400 seconds!
• HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME?

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TIME

• There is a time for everything, and a season for
  every activity under heaven
• A time to be born and a time to die, a time to
  plant and a time to uproot,
• a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear
  down and a time to build,

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TIME

• a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to
  mourn and a time to dance,
• a time to scatter stones and a time to gather
  them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
• a time to search and a time to give up, a time to
  keep and a time to throw away,

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TIME

• a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be
  silent and a time to speak,
• a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war
  and a time for peace.
• Ecclesiastes 3 1 - 8

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TIME

• Be very careful, then, how you live -- not as
  unwise but as wise,
• making the most of every opportunity, because the
  days are evil.
• Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what
  the Lords will is.
• Ephesians 5 15 - 17

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TIME

• There is a time for everything
• Everything has its moment
• So use time wisely,
• be disciplined about time,
• be wise about time.

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TIME

• How do we use time unwisely?
• How do we squander time?
• How do we abuse the idea that there is a time for
  everything?

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TIME - Personal Inventory

• Where do I need to adjust my usage of time?
• What do I need to change to become a better
  steward of my/Gods time?

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TIME

• You turn men back to dust, saying, Return to
  dust, O sons of men. For a thousand years in
  your sight are like a day that has just gone by,
  or like a watch in the night The length of our
  days is seventy years -- or eighty, if we have
  the strength yet their span is but trouble and
  sorrow,

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TIME

• for they quickly pass, and we fly away. Teach
  us to number our days aright, that we may gain a
  heart of wisdom.
• Psalm 903, 4, 10, 12

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TIME

• Time is the coin of your life. It is the only
  one you have, and only you can determine how it
  will be spent. Be careful lest you let others
  spend it for you. Lost time is never found
  again.
• Unknown

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3 BASIC AREAS of STEWARDSHIP

• TALENT...
• The natural abilities we have inherited are our
  first birth talent.
• The spiritual gifts we receive after our
  salvation are our second birth talent.

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NATURAL TALENTS vs. SPIRITUAL GIFTS

• WHATS THE DIFFERENCE???

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TALENTS vs. GIFTS

• SOURCE
• from God
• through parents

• from God
• independent of parents

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TALENTS vs. GIFTS

• POSSESSED
• from birth

• from conversion

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TALENTS vs. GIFTS

• PURPOSE
• to benefit mankind on the natural level

• to benefit mankind on the spiritual level

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TALENTS vs. GIFTS

• PROCESS
• must be recognized, developed, exercised

• must be recognized, developed, exercised

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TALENTS vs. GIFTS

• FUNCTION
• ought to be dedicated by believers to God for His
  glory and us

• given to be used to Gods glory

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TALENT

• Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
  as working for the Lord, not for men.
• Colossians 323

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TALENT

• Each one should use whatever gift he has
  received to serve others, faithfully
  administering Gods grace in its various forms.

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TALENT

• If anyone speaks, he should do it as one
  speaking the very words of God. If anyone
  serves, he should do it with the strength God
  provides, so that in all things God may be
  praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the
  glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Peter 4 10 - 11

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TALENT

• How are we to be good stewards of our talents and
  spiritual gifts?
• Use whatever you have for others
• Through your talents and gifts, Gods grace will
  be seen and felt
• Do what you can and try NOT to give in to the
  desire to be someone else

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TALENT - Personal Inventory

• How am I using my talents
• gifts for God and others?
• What are some new ways I can use my talents
  gifts for God and others?

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WORSHIP

• A Faithful Steward
• USES THE GIFT AND
• WORSHIPS THE GIVER
• An Unfaithful Steward
• WORSHIPS THE GIFT AND
• USES THE GIVER

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3 BASIC AREAS of STEWARDSHIP

• TREASURE...
• means our money, but also all our material
  possessions.
• 12 of the 38 parables told by Jesus were about
  money!

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TREASURE

• How can we be good stewards of our treasure?
• MONEY
• POSSESSIONS

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TREASURE

• EXCERPTS FROM THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT -- Matthew
  6
• Do not store up for yourselves treasures on
  earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where
  thieves break in and steal.

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TREASURE

• But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
  where moth and rust do not destroy, where thieves
  do not break in and steal. For where your
  treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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TREASURE

• No one can serve two masters. Either he will
  hate the one and love the other, or he will be
  devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot
  serve both God and money.

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TREASURE

• Do not worry about your life, what you will eat
  or drink or about your body, what you will
  wear. Look at the birds of the air, your
  heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much
  more valuable than they? And why do you worry
  about clothes? See how the lilies of the field
  grow. If that is how God clothes the grass of
  the field,

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TREASURE

• will he not much more clothe you? So do not
  worry about what you shall eat or drink or wear.
  The pagans run after all these things, and your
  heavenly Father knows that you need them. But
  seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and
  all these things will be given to you as well.

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• In everything I did, I showed you that by this
  kind of hard work we must help the weak,
  remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself
  said It is more blessed to give than to
  receive. Acts 2035
• THERE IS MORE BLESSING IN GIVING THAN IN RECEIVING

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting
  their gifts into the temple treasury.
• He also saw a poor widow put in two very small
  copper coins.
• I tell you the truth, he said, this poor widow
  has put in more than all the others.

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• All these people have their gifts out of their
  wealth but she out of her poverty put in all
  she had to live on. Luke 21 1 - 4
• SHE DIDNT GIVE A BARE MINIMUM, SHE GAVE LARGELY

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• And now, brothers, we want you to know about the
  grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.
• Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing
  joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich
  generosity.

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• For I testify that they gave as much as they
  were able, and even beyond their ability.
  Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with
  us for the privilege of sharing in this service
  to the saints.

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• And they did not do as we expected, but they
  gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us
  in keeping with Gods will.
• So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a
  beginning, to bring also to completion this act
  of grace on your part.

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• But just as you excel in everything -- in faith,
  in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness
  and in your love for us -- see that you also
  excel in this grace of giving.
• 2 Corinthians 8 1 - 7

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• THEY EXCELLED IN GIVING
• A POOR PEOPLE WHO STILL GAVE GENEROUSLY, EVEN
  GIVING MORE THAN THEY OR OTHERS THOUGHT POSSIBLE!

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• Remember this Whoever sows sparingly will also
  reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will
  also reap generously.
• Each man should give what he has decided in his
  heart to give, not reluctantly or under
  compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

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ATTITUDE EXAMPLES

• And God is able to make all grace abound to you,
  so that in all things at all times, having all
  that you need, you will abound in every good
  work.
• 2 Corinthians 9 6 - 8

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PRINCIPLES OF GIVING

• GIVE A LITTLE, GET A LITTLE
• IF YOU ARE GENEROUS, THE GENEROSITY OF GOD AND
  OTHERS WILL COME TO YOU
• EVERYONE SHOULD GIVE FROM A CHEERFUL, LOVING
  HEART, NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE FORCED OR COERCED

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TO THINK ABOUT...

• People show who they are and what they think of
  their God by what they do with that which has
  been given to them by their God.

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WHAT ABOUT TITHING?

• THE McDONALDS PLAN
• When you eat at McDonalds,
• you pay McDonalds.
• You dont eat at McDonalds and pay at Burger
  King!

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HOW MUCH SHOULD A DISCIPLE TITHE?

• Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first
  fruits of all your crops
• Proverbs 39
• Tithe money should come out before all other
  needs are dealt with.

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HOW MUCH SHOULD A DISCIPLE TITHE?

• Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that
  there may be food in my house. Malachi 310
• Bring the whole tithe -- the Old Testament tithe
  was 10.
• The first disciples tithed everything.

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STEPS TO GIVING

• 1) Thoughtfully decide what percentage of your
  income you will designate to the Lords work.
• 2) Set aside this money first whenever you
  receive your wages.
• 3) Discipline yourself to be regular in the
  practice of giving.

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AND ABOUT MISSIONS?

• The Founder was our example
• he gave up bread pudding during Lent, calling it
  self-denial.
• See your handout Touching Peoples Lives Far,
  Far Away for ideas on sacrificial giving for
  missions...

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TREASURE - Personal Inventory

• What percentage of my income goes to Godly
  purposes?
• Which areas of Gods ministry is He asking me to
  support as a good steward?

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MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TIME

• BE SMART!
• S simple
• M measurable
• A accountable
• R realistic
• T timed

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SESSION FOUR

• MAKE DISCIPLES

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AIM...

• To understand the final goal of discipleship, to
  go and make disciples

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THE HARVEST

• VIDEO PRESENTATION
• (15 minutes)

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THE HARVEST

• WHAT IS A HARVEST?
• The gathering of crops that are mature or ripe
• The farmer works toward and waits for it with
  great anticipation
• There is urgency because of the short amount of
  time the crops can be gathered before they spoil

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THE HARVEST

• WHAT IS A SPIRITUAL HARVEST?
• Refers to people ready to put their trust in
  Jesus Christ

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THE HARVEST

• HOW CAN I BE INVOLVED IN THE HARVEST?
• This is the inevitable outcome, or fruit, of your
  spiritual journey of discipleship
• When God has your time, talent and treasure, you
  have opportunities to participate in His harvest

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THE MISSION

• THE GREAT COMMISSION --
• Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
  baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
  the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them
  to obey everything I have commanded
  you. Matthew 28 19 - 20

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THE MISSION

• Fulfilling the Great Commission we lead people
  to REPENTANCE and OBEDIENCE.
• The goal of discipling another is to help them
  BECOME MORE LIKE JESUS.
• And while they are becoming more like Jesus, we
  also want them to KNOW who God created THEM to be.

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SIMPLE CURRICULUM

• Discipleship says,
• Follow me as I follow Jesus.
• So, the curriculum is simple!
• 1) TEACH someone what I was taught.
• 2) Teach someone to OBEY as I have and am
  learning to obey.

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SUCCESSFUL DISCIPLING

• Discipling must be
• INTENTIONAL and
• VOLUNTARY.
• Discipling must be
• RELATIONAL.

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SUCCESSFUL DISCIPLING

• 3) Discipling must be OPEN and VULNERABLE.
• 4) Discipling must be RESTORATIVE, RELEASING and
  EMPOWERING.

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PERSPECTIVES

• 1) The goal of discipling is LOVE, not
  INFORMATION.
• But the goal of our instruction is
  love from a pure heart and a good
  conscience and a sincere faith.
• 1 Timothy 15

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PERSPECTIVES

• A discipler views the disciple as UNIQUE and
  PRICELESS.
• For we are His workmanship, created in Christ
  Jesus for good works, which God prepared
  beforehand, that we should walk in them.
• Ephesians 210

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PERSPECTIVES

• 3) A discipler is concerned with RIGHTEOUSNESS
  much more than just MORALITY.
• Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after
  righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
• Matthew 56

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PERSPECTIVES

• 4) INVITATIONS always work better than COMMANDS.
• Jesus saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the
  tax office and He said to him, Follow me!
  And he rose, and followed Him.
• Matthew 99

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PERSPECTIVES

• The only requirement of following Jesus is
  saying, Okay --
• a positive response!

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A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT

• 1) Being WELCOMED as is and HONORED for their
  unique individuality.

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A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT

• 2) BELIEVING in them more than they believe in
  themselves.
• TRUSTING them more than they trust themselves.

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A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT

• 3) LOVED unconditionally so they dont need to
  FEAR instruction as criticism or disapproval.

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A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT

• 4) Being given SAFE OPPORTUNITIES to hear of
  others mistakes and to CONFESS their own faults
  and failures.

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• 5) Being encouraged into HOPE. They can succeed
  against SIN and they can GROW in the Lord.

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DISCIPLESHIP

• A DOOR to be opened and a PATH to be followed.

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DISCIPLESHIP

• Discipleship is a process,
• not a performance.
• Therefore, as Gods chosen people, holy and
  dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
  kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

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DISCIPLESHIP

• Bear with each other and forgive whatever
  grievances you may have against one another.
  Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
• And over these virtues put on love, which binds
  them all together in perfect unity.

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• Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
  since as members of one body you were called to
  peace. And be thankful.
• Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you
  teach and admonish one another with all wisdom,
  and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
  with gratitude in your heart to God.

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DISCIPLESHIP

• And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do
  it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
  thanks to God the Father through Him.
• Colossians 3 12 - 17

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