1. 31 Day Adventure Taught to be Sent

2. Cardboard Testimonies

3. 31 Day… ???

4. Review Jesus with Peter: "Don't tell me, show me" Discipleship is selfless Plan B Gospel from 10,000 Feet

5. Taught to be Sent Point of Discipleship= knowledge? Point of Discipleship= small group? Point of Discipleship= church leadership?

6. Taught to be Sent  Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.

7. Taught to be Sent  Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

8. Taught to be Sent  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.

9. Taught to be Sent  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age"- Matt 28:18-20

10. Taught to be Sent Disciple= mathetes- "learner"

11. Taught to be Sent "Make disciples"  Baptize  Teach to obey  In Christ's authority

12. Taught to be Sent The goal of learning is following …teaching to obey….

13. Taught to be Sent What we believe affects how we live

14. Taught to be Sent 2 Main Errors:  Subtract from Freedom and the Gifts of God  Add to Commands

15. Taught to be Sent  The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

16. Taught to be Sent  Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.  Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.

17. Taught to be Sent  They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.  They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.

18. Taught to be Sent  For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving -1 Timothy 4:1-4

19. Taught to be Sent Antidote: Christian Hedonism …that your joy may be full… Delight yourself in the Lord… …Father knows how to give good gifts…

20. Taught to be Sent Christian Hedonism: Determines the boundaries Kills serving as a grievous duty Ends asceticism

21. Taught to be Sent God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him Purpose of all things is to terminate in praise

22. Taught to be Sent  It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.  It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

23. Taught to be Sent  Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all- Gal. 5:1-2  Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all- Gal. 5:1-2

24. Taught to be Sent  As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!- Gal. 5:12

25. Taught to be Sent Adding anything to the gospel removes the gospel

26. Taught to be Sent Errors in discipleship: Subtracting from gifts  TV  Music  Relationships Adding to commands  Quiet Time  Verses Memorized

27. Taught to be Sent Disciples learn so they can obey all Christ commanded Rest of the NT is simply the working out of Christ's commands

28. Taught to be Sent  He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands...

29. Taught to be Sent  …that he may have something to share with those in need - Eph. 4:28

30. Taught to be Sent  Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you- Eph 4:32

31. Taught to be Sent  But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed-Eph. 5:3

32. Taught to be Sent Disciples are baptized believers who are taught what Christ commanded in order to obey and follow

33. Taught to be Sent  The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you" - John 20:31

34. Taught to be Sent Apostle= Apostellos- "sent ones" "Office of" vs. being sent

35. Taught to be Sent The purpose of discipleship is apostleship Jesus disciples the 12 in order to send the 11

36. Taught to be Sent If I'm a disciple, I will become an apostle

37. Taught to be Sent Timing: Too soon: zeal without knowledge Error: judgmental moralism springing from pride

38. Taught to be Sent Willing Heart: Unwilling to be sent: The preacher is sent and church is about me and what I want

39. Taught to be Sent It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers…

40. Taught to be Sent …to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up - Eph. 4:11-12

41. Taught to be Sent We're here to represent

42. Taught to be Sent  My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

43. Taught to be Sent  As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world - John 17:15, 18  As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world - John 17:15, 18

44. Taught to be Sent  God…reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them.

45. Taught to be Sent  And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. (authority)

46. Taught to be Sent We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God- 2 Cor. 5:18-21

47. Taught to be Sent If I know Jesus, I am a minister and an ambassador I learn to obey so that I can represent well

48. Taught to be Sent We are called to discipleship (grow) in order to become apostles (go)

49. Taught to be Sent Every relationship I have has a purpose… That purpose produces joy and peace

50. Taught to be Sent Takeaways: Am I a disciple (baptized, learning to obey)? Does it show? What do I see as the purpose of discipleship?

51. Taught to be Sent Takeaways: To whom have I been sent? Do I see myself as an ambassador for Christ? Am I representing?