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“It’s Personal” Mark 1:16-20
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Discipleship is personal: a personal call to TRANSFORMATION.
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1. Jesus saw… “Love, discipleship, ministry are personal activities towards specific people.” Are we asking, “What’s the least we need to do to get the most people?” or “How far can we go to help people feel God’s love?” Does discipleship get personal for you?
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2. “Follow me” “I am with you always to the end of the age.”—Matthew 28:20 Jesus’ Kingdom of God movement is focused on a small community of people centered around and shaped by Jesus.
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3. “I will make you become…” Showing Shaping
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3. “I will make you become…” False Religion A way of reinforcing my beliefs and lifestyle and tending to my spiritual desires without any intention of being changed Discipleship A life of personal relationship with Jesus that transforms my life into one that resembles Jesus and draws others into his Kingdom
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4. “…fishers of people” “When you go, make disciples of all nations”—Matthew 28:19 More next week!
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5. Leaving behind Barna study* (~75% of Americans say they are Christians) 45%- Family 20%- Health/leisure/balanced lifestyle 17%- Wealth/profession/making money/success/finances 12%- Faith *www.christianpost.com
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5. Leaving behind FamilyWorkHobbies Other obligations FriendsJesus Prioritizing/Balanced approach to life JesusFamilyWorkHobbies Other obligations Friends
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5. Leaving behind Personal/Discipleship approach to life New possibilities FamilyWorkHobbies Other obligations FriendsNeighborhoodMissionFamilyWorkHobbiesObligationsFriends
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Eugene Peterson “There can be no maturity in the spiritual life, no obedience in following Jesus, no wholeness in the Christian life apart from an immersion and embrace of community. I am not myself by myself. Community, not the highly vaunted individualism of our culture, is the setting in which Christ is at play.”
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Communion Find someone you don’t know well Introduce yourself, shake hands, etc. If so, come forward Introduce them as I come around to offer Communion Get Personal!
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