DISCIPLESHIP PATHWAY MAKE Discipleship MATURE Partnership MULTIPLY Leadership MONITOR Eph 4:11

I John 5:13 I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.

Encounter Christ REVELATION

1 Jn 5:11-12 And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.

2 Tim 1:12 “That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed” Revelation vs education

Enforce the New Life SEPARATION

2 Tim 2:19 Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness." (NIV)

1 Jn 3:9 Those who have been born into God’s family do not make a practice of sinning, because God’s life is in them. So they can’t keep on sinning, because they are children of God.

Repentance Perfection vs Direction

Practical Applications Confess your sins daily—1 Jn 1:9 Know what not to love—1 Jn 2:15-16 Lust of the flesh—passion Lust of the eyes—possession Pride of life—position

Receive help from others Paraptoma—trespass—to fall when one should have resisted temptation or maintain a spiritual walk James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results

Enjoy the Word of God TRANSFORMATION

Enjoy the Word of God I John 2:5 But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. This is how we know we are living in him Transformation vs information

Engage in the Local Church

1 Jn 2:7, 9-11 “…Love one another…If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness. Anyone who loves a fellow believer is living in the light and does not cause others to stumble.

But anyone who hates a fellow believer is still living and walking in darkness. Such a person does not know the way to go, having been blinded by the darkness.

Help the needy 1 Jn 3:17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?

Love the crazy

Forgive the nasty Col 3:13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Make allowance means to endure, to bear with, to be tolerant

Encounter Christ Enforce the new life Enjoy the word of God Engage in the local church