1. Growing in your Inner Being

2. To Become a Disciple in God’s Kingdom is a continual daily journey of growing as to become a mature disciple of Jesus and leader who will mentor someone else

3. 1 Peter 2: “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.  Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation”
Expect to grow and mature in your understanding of Christ and His Kingdom

4. Conversion or Maturity
Acts 2: 38
Repentance
CHANGE
Acts 3: 19
Conversion or Maturity
Change
Your Mind
Your Thoughts
Change
Your Behavior
Your Actions
Your Habits

5. Hebrews 5: In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 
Be mature and be constantly growing – trained to distinguish good from evil

6. Elisha and Elijah Example
Each Step is Not a One-Time Choice but a Daily Continual Choice and Re-Commitment to the Growth Journey

7. 1 Kings 19:19 Begins with the Call of God on his life (Elijah)
God uses Elijah to recognize God’s call on Elisha
Elisha burns his plough (vocation)
Used the fire to consume sacrifice of his oxen

8. Luke 14: 25 -35 Discipleship will cost you something

9. 2 Kings 2: 1-25
Elijah takes on Elisha – Mentoring, Maturing, Preparing him for his calling

10. A Disciple is STILL a Follower
Your journey BEGINS by becoming a disciple - but it does not stop there
Every Disciple is to Mature and become a Leader

11. 2 Kings 2: 1 – 25 Elijah Mentors Elisha on a Journey of Development :
Maturing his inner being
Developing his spiritual power
Become a true leader for God
2 Kings 2:1 – pass the baton to the next generation

12. Gilgal : Place of Beginning - Place of Surgery - Place of Rolling Away

13. Joshua 5: 9 – God dealt with the Reproach of Egypt by circumcision
All begin at this place dealing with the reproach of the world in our life

14. Everyone has Potential – but it must be developed - or it is nothing
We cannot move in God’s full power without spiritual surgery in our lives
Gilgal will expose our motives/desires

15. Gilgal was not Elisha’s final destination – it was a LANDMARK
Satan wants to keep us - in a cruel cycle of sin continuously sinning and forgiving – remaining spiritual babes

16. You must be tested as the next landmark takes you DEEPER in God
Elisha made an INTENTIONAL COMMITMENT to continue growing

17. Bethel : The house of God – the Place of Revelation

18. Genesis 28– Jacob is confronted with a Divine Revelation of his identity and God’s plan for his life
Jacob built a Memorial calling the
place Bethel “house of God”

19. Lessons from Bethel:
As we grow and wrestle with God, we desire to hear from God
Develop an increased ability to hear from God

20. Jacobs’ Revelation was not enough for Elisha
We cannot rely on someone else’s Revelation – we must grow and mature in our own Bethel experience

21. We begin to learn the full significance of servitude
Being comfortable in Bethel will encourage us to be spiritually overweight
Bethel is not our destination!

22. Jericho : The Place of Battle – Place of Obedience

23. Jericho : Testing of faith and obedience
Battle in your own strength or in obedience to God’s authority?

24. Lessons from Jericho:
Through Submission - we learn how obedience and authority flows together
Authority must be anchored TO and LINKED WITH our Obedience to God

25. Some choose to remain in spiritual warfare in Jericho
Jericho is only a Landmark to lead us to the fullness of God’s power!

26. Jordan: The Place of Promise – Place of Double Portion

27. Jordan : represents Death and Resurrection
We must die to self before we can position ourselves to receive ALL God has prepared for us

28. Lessons from Jordan:
We must DESIRE and ask largely from God
The anointing for our next level of growth is available but we must die to our agenda

29. This span of time between God’s Call on our life -- and place of God’s double portion -- is an Opportunity to
Walk by faith
Allow ourselves to grow/be mentored
Get to a Position to Receive

30. Make a New Commitment Today!
Search our hearts and make firm commitments to become True Disciples – to Both be Discipled and to Disciple Others
Make a New Commitment Today!