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Keys to Endurance in Disciple making . . . I. Remember the Gospel! (8) II. Suffering Can be Framed by Purpose and Eternity! (9-10) Implications o Use healthy rhythms to actively remember Jesus! o Identify your Obstacles. o Test yourself for Present Growth:

Prioritize Making Disciples of Faithful People . . . I. Disciple-making Requires God’s Strength and Work! (1) II. Disciple-making Focuses on the Good News of Jesus and Identifying Faithful People! (2) III. Disciple-making is Costly and Rewarding! (3-7) Practical Implications o Check your life for present grace and growth? o Where has the Cost Caused Retreat? o What’s the Obstacle?

Prioritize Making Disciples of Faithful People . . . I. Disciple-making Requires God’s Strength and Work! (1) II. Disciple-making Focuses on the Good News of Jesus and Identifying Faithful People! (2) III. Disciple-making is Costly and Rewarding. (People work is painful work)! (3-7) Practical Implications o Check Yourself: o Check Your Investments: o Count the Cost:

Boldly Display and Declare the Glory of Jesus even when it’s Costly . . . I. We have been Given Truth to Live, Share and Protect by the Power of God! (13-14) II. People are Risky, but God Graciously Gives us Some Relationships to Refresh us! (15-18) Practical Implications o How would you describe your consistency and quality of time in the word/prayer? o What are some tangible ways you could refre...

Boldly Display and Declare the Glory of Jesus even when it’s Costly. I. Be Courageous; God has Given you Gifts and a New Nature! (6-7) II. Don’t Settle for Comfortable; the Gospel is too Glorious! (8-10) III. Set an Example; we Know God and His Power! (11-12) Practical Implications o How do/can you stoke fire of your soul so it blazes for Jesus? o Where are you tempted to be ashamed, silent or pul...

Encouragements to Cultivate the Fire of your Soul to Boldly Live out your Calling . . . I. Form Deep Bonds of Spiritual Friendship/Family! (1-4) II. Remember Your Spiritual Progress and Your Legacy of Faith! (5) III. God Gifted You and Gave you a New Spirit! (6-7) Practical Implications o Pursue Spiritual Friendships that are mutually encouraging. o Look for tangible evidences of God’s work in you...

As Christ's Body, we are purposefully joined together by the Holy Spirit according to God's good design. I. The Holy Spirit Unites All Members into the Local Church from Diverse Backgrounds! (12-13) II. God Has Designed a Specific Role for Each Member to Perform within the Local Church! (14-20) III. God Has Ordained That Each Member's Role Is Indispensable for the Health of the Local C...

Jesus’ Resurrection makes us Dead to Sin and Alive to God... I. So Practically, Make a New Calculation and Put yourself at the Disposal of God! (Rom 6:11-14) II. So Honestly, Evaluate the Condition of your Soul and the Direction of your Eternity! (Matt 7:15-27) Practical Implications o What truths most stir your affections for Jesus? o How healthy is your soul? Why? o Where do you stand with Jesus...

Identify with the Rejected yet Honored Christ . . . I. In Him, we are a Priesthood that Lives to Please Jesus! (4-8) II. In Him, we are a New People Group that Exists to Proclaim Jesus’ Worth! (9-10) III. In Him, we are Exiles who Desire God’s Glory even from our Enemies! (11-12) Practical Implications o What are some ways the world’s lens becomes yours? God’s? o What are some ways you operate fro...

Jesus Secures us, So Faithfully Endure Hardships . . . (1:9-10; 4:5, 17-18) I. Jesus Over All! (1:1, 9-10, 13; 2:8; 3:12, 15; 4:1, 8) II. The Gospel Word is Central! (1:5, 8, 10, 12-13, 2:2, 8-10, 15, 25, 3:14-16; 4:2-3) III. Suffering is Normal, God’s Resources are Sufficient for Perseverance! (1:6-8, 12, 15-16; 2:1, 3-5, 9-10; 3:1, 8-9, 10-13; 4:6-7, 10, 14-17, 18) IV. Godliness and Godly Respon...

God is God, So . . . I. Guard the Precious Treasure of the Gospel and Your Influence on Others! (20a) II. Avoid Irrelevant Distractions and Contrary Teachings! (20b) III. Because Beliefs have Consequences in this Life and Eternity! (21) Practical Implications o What can you do to be faithful with the gospel that has been entrusted to you? o How much does doctrine matter? Why? o Do you tend to swer...

We can be Faithful and Fruitful until the End By . . . I. Committing to Personally Pursue Ongoing Progressive Sanctification! (11-12) II. Being Held Accountable by People who Care and are Invested in you! (13-14a) III. Treasuring Worship of God and Eagerly Awaiting the Return of Christ! (14b-16) Practical Implications o What desires and behaviors do you need to put off? Put on? o Who in your circl...

What we Truly Believe Shows up in how we Live . . . I. We live out Desires that are either Godly or Damaging to Us and Others! (3-5) II. We live out Desires that Lead to Contentment or to Destructive Cravings for More! (6-10) III. We live out Desires that Lead to Generosity of Life or Materialistic Orientation! (17-19) Practical Implications o How much does your faith shape your view of money? o W...

What we Truly Believe Shows up in how we Live . . . I. We live out Desires that are either Godly or Damaging to Us and Others! (3-5) II. We live out Desires that Lead to Contentment or to Destructive Cravings for More! (14-15) Practical Implications o What areas of unbelief show up in life? o What unhealthy desires pop up most in your life? o What about your thoughts/words/actions show Jesus well?...

Multiply God’s Image in All of Life . . . I. As a PREACHER : Speaking Truth to Bring Dead Things to Life! II. As a FARMER : Cultivating Resources for Generational Flourishing! III. As a FRIEND : Fully Knowing & Truly Loving God’s Good Creation! IV. As an ARTIST : Enjoying the Work God Has Given Us to Accomplish! Practical Application Questions o Which part of reflecting God is the hardest for...

The Lord’s Supper is a Family Feast . . . I. It is a Feast that is ALL About Jesus and His Gospel Work! (23-26) II. It is a Feast for the Family of God to Unite in Love for Each Other and Christ! (17-22, 27-34) Practical Implications o In what ways do you struggle with the idea of being completely forgiven, purified? o What 3 things most amaze you about the work of Jesus? o What positive qualities...

Marriage Pictures a Relationship with Jesus . . . I. Creation: Marriage Exists to Fill the Earth with Displays of God! (Gen 1:26-29) II. Fall: Sin Mars the Image by Introducing Unfaithfulness! (Hosea 1-3 Selected) III. Redemption: The Picture is Restored as Marriage shows off Christ and the Church! (Eph 5:22-33) IV. New Creation: The Picture becomes Reality as we are Together with Jesus Forever! (...

We Pursue People in order to Proclaim Christ . . . I. We Pursue People with God’s Power: The Holy Spirit! (6-8a) II. We Pursue People with God’s Message in Word and Deed: Jesus! (8b) III. We Pursue All People in All Places: Here to the Ends of the Earth! (8c) Practical Implications o How can you practically cultivate missional lens in everyday life? o What are some common ways we dilute the messag...

The Gospel Gifts us Partners in Discipleship and Mission ... I. We have Partners that Equip us for Ministry so we All Continue to Progress! (11-13) II. We have Partners to Protect us and Speak the Gospel into every Corner of our Lives! (14-15) III. We have Partners to Join our Gifts with in order to Expand and Mature our Family of Faith! (16) Practical Implications o What areas might God want to f...

Abiding in Jesus is the Key to Discipleship and Mission. . . I. Intimacy and Dependence are Essential for Living out Everyday Mission! (1-5) II. Engaging the Disciplines is Part of God Glorifying Impact on Ourselves and Others! (6-8) III. Loving Obedience Maximizes Joy, it doesn’t Hinder it! (9-11) Practical Implications o What is the temperature of your relationship w/ the Lord right now? o How a...

Christmas is Good News . . . I. That is About a Person! (1-12) II. Which Evokes a Response! (13-20) Practical Implications o Practice meditating on 2:10-11- record what you find and talk it over with someone. o Who can you share some of these truths with this Christmas? o What would viewing life through the lens of worship change for you?

God’s Christmas Plan flows through/to Broken People . . . I. The Era of Abraham: a saga of the Honorable, Scoundrels and Sinners. (1-6) II. The Era of David: Hope fades as Kings fail, but pockets of Faithfulness remain. (7-11) III. The Era after Exile: the Same Ole Same Ole until Jesus is Born. (12-17) Practical Implications o Where do you see cynicism, disillusionment creep into your heart? o Wha...

Christmas Collides with our Experience of the Fall . . . I. Darkness pervades the World, but Christmas brings Light! (1-2) II. Life is Heavy, but Christmas brings Joyful Freedom! (3-5) III. The World Entangles us in every way, but Christmas brings a New King and Kingdom! (6-7) Practical Implications o What are some ways you’ve experienced darkness of the fall? o How does Christmas reorient you in...

No Place Left from Romans 15:23 is the idea of seeing God’s glory spread to every people and place in a particular area, then moving on to another area where the gospel has not gone yet.

Honor Worthy Leaders . . . I. Affirm Faithfulness in Leadership and an Ongoing Commitment to the Word! (17-18) II. Be very Careful in Harming the Reputation or Making Accusations against Leaders. (19-21) III. Be Slow and Deliberate in Raising Up New Leaders, we are Accountable for who we Commission! (22-25) Practical Implications o What qualities equal “leading well” to you? What about following w...