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The Purpose Driven Journey
For the Global Glory of God
Every journey follows a path. Some journeys wander, some take the quickest route between two points. This journey, the Purpose Driven Journey, follows a path set throughout scripture; it is a strategic response to Jesus' call to his followers, passed along to us, to "make disciples of all nations." This journey is a call to each and every Christian, especially those in leadership, to be effective in taking on our Master's work. This journey starts with an understanding of what God is doing, in history, now and into the future. It is a journey that is about the Gospel of the Kingdom.
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The Lord’s PrayerOur Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your Kingdom come,your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from the evil one,
for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13
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We are about God’s glory, his kingdom, and his power
forever. Why? Our Father is a king. As our Father and
King he leads us, he guides us, he watches out over us
and he takes care of our needs each and every day.
When my Father asks me to do something, I must
willingly obey as a faithful son. But, when the King
speaks, as happy subjects of his kingdom; we have only
one real obligation, and that is to say “yes” to the King.
The Purpose Driven Journey Begins and Ends with the Glory of God
The Scripture Reveals God’s Will and God’s Plan – It is Our Foundation
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History is moving towards a climax, a conclusion.
As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every
tongue shall give praise to God.’ So, then, each of us will give
an account of himself to God. Romans 14:11-12
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out
of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 13:41-42
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The Scripture Reveals God’s Will and God’s Plan – It is Our Foundation
God is love and he wants all of us with him in eternity.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son,
so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
eternal life. John 3:16
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some
understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting
anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
2 Peter
3:9
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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; he old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who 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. 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. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:17–20
The Scripture Reveals God’s Will and God’s Plan – It is Our Foundation
So what does God expect from us?
He has given us a message of reconciliation to be declared to all of the nations of the world:
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The Scripture Reveals God’s Will and God’s Plan – It is Our Foundation
He’s given us a task to do.
…All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20
God’s plan is his church.
I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail
against it. Matthew 16:18
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“… go and make disciples of all nations.”
1. What is a disciple?
2. How do we make them?
3. How do we go to all nations?
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind...Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. Matthew 22:37-40 NCV
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20 NIV
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GreatCommandment
GreatCommission
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WorshipLove the Lord with all your heart
MinistryLove your neighbor as yourself
EvangelismGo and make disciples
FellowshipBaptizing them
DiscipleshipTeaching them to obey
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind...Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. Matthew 22:37-40 NCV
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20 NIV
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Christian Health is “Balance” in the Life of a Disciple and in the Church
Balance
WORSHIP
MINISTRY
EVANGELISM - MISSION
FELLOWSHIP
DISCIPLESHIP
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Is pleasing God every day WorshipPlanned for God’s pleasure
Has joined a fellowship of believers FellowshipFormed for a family
Is learning to be a mature Christian DiscipleshipCreated to become like Christ
Is serving in ministry at church MinistryShaped for service
Is sharing God’s love with unbelievers MissionMade for a mission
A disciple is one who:
The Task of the Church is to Make Disciples – Not Mere Converts
Christ-Like Disciples from Healthy Churches Will Reach the World for Christ
Balanced believers, living life on purpose, will do what Jesus did. The gigantic problems of lost people, corrupt leaders, sickness, poverty, and ignorance must be addressed by God’s people.
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A Purpose Driven Life Brings Glory to God Obedience is better than sacrifice. God is glorified when I live my life according to His purposes. When I understand and adopt God’s purposes for my life, it gives me a reason to live, people to partner with, a meaningful job to do, and vision for the future. At my life’s end, because of obedience I have lived my life on purpose.
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Is Your Heart Broken by the Things that Break the Heart of God?
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.
When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like
sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.“ Matthew 9:35-38
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If you don’t have a plan… What will you do?
Mandate
Plan
Goal
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• Community• Crowd
• Congregation• Committed
• Core
Circles of Commitment
Growing Healthy Churches – The Process of Making Disciples
Commissioned
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Summarizing the Circles of Commitment
Community: Those living around your church who never, occasionally, or even
regularly _____________________________________________.
Crowd: Those who attend your church regularly but may not be
____________________________________________________ .
Congregation: Those who are committed to both Christ and membership in your
church ______________________________________________.
Committed: Those members who are serious about developing spiritual
____________________________________________________
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Core: Those members who are actively in ministry and
__________________________________________ in the church.
Commissioned: Those members who commit themselves to stepping
______________________________________ the four walls of
the church and sharing the Gospel of Christ with others.
DISCIPLINES
ATTEND
FAMILY
SAVED
SERVING
OUTSIDE
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1. The ____________________ is the largest number of people that
I can serve. This is the target audience of my church. In Matthew
9 Jesus says, “Every city needs shepherds.” Together, here in our
church, we can come together and we can reach our community
for Christ.
2. The key is to get people to come to our church, sit down, and
listen to the gospel message. When someone, anyone, comes to
the church to experience one of our services, they have joined
the ____________________.
3. Once a person comes to church and experiences worship and
hears the Word of God we want to encourage them to accept
Jesus as their Lord and Savior and join the church. They are now a
part of the circle we call the _____________________________.
The Circles of Commitment in Review
COMMUNITY
CROWD
CONGREGATION
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The Circles of Commitment in Review
4. Then they take a next step. They make a deeper commitment
when they say, “Now that I believe in Jesus. I will commit myself
to reading the Bible. I will commit myself to studying the word of
God. I will become like Jesus. By making that commitment they
join the circle of the ____________________.
5. When I want to become like Jesus and study the Word, I begin to
realize that Jesus came to serve, not to be served. I want to be
like him so I want to serve the church by taking part in a ministry
of my own. These people are the _______________________.
6. Next, we join the circle of the _______________________ and
tell others about Jesus. Jesus says, “Go out into the world around
you.” I will go. I will leave the church and I will tell others about
Christ.
COMMITTED
CORE
COMMISSIONED
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Bring them in to _______________________ in God’s Family
Build them to _____________________ through discipleship
Train them for effective ___________________ in the church
Send them out on their life _________________ in the world!
All as their act of ______________ for the Global Glory of God!
MEMBERSHIP
MATURITY
MINISTRY
MISSION
WORSHIP
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We must establish an_____________________ discipleship process.
The tool that Purpose Driven churches use is a series of established seminars called _______________.
The Purpose Driven Pastor Makes Disciples, Not Mere Converts Our Task is to Make Disciples
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20
So, how do we make disciples?
INTENTIONAL
CLASS
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Step 1Membership
Step 2Maturity
Step 3Ministry
Step 4Mission
Magnification
Intentional Discipleship Process
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Intentional Discipleship Process
1. We teach people what ____________________ is and what its significance is in relationship to our lives.
2. We also teach people that there are ____________________ of the Christian faith that help us remember our salvation and who we are in Christ. This is baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
3. We teach the significance of the Purpose Driven ____________________ of our church.
4. We teach is a brief seminar that reviews the ____________________ of faith of our church. It teaches what we believe and how we are expected to behave.
5. We discuss the ____________________ of our church. We explain how a member can have a ministry and serve the church.
CLASS 1: MembershipSALVATION
SYMBOLS
STRATEGY
STATEMENTS
STRUCTURE
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 2: Maturity
1. A daily time with God, traditionally called the
_____________________________.
2. We train people with a time tested method on how to
______________________________________.
3. We offer coaching on a few simple steps that can be taken
to _______________________________.
4. Another essential habit is to meet regularly and belong to
a _______________________________ family.
5. We teach the vital importance of _____________ to God.
QUIET TIME
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
STUDY THE BIBLE
SMALL GROUP
TITHING
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 3: MinistryS God gives every believer, at the time of their salvation, a
____________________ to serve the ministry of the church with..
H Each of us has a particular passion for different aspects of life and ministry that we call our “___________________.”
A Each of has a set of natural ___________________ that we are simply born with. These abilities are not our spiritual gifts but talents and abilities that we have that help us to express our own individual selves.
P ___________________ is God’s gift to each of us. Each of us has a different personality so that together we can minister to all kinds of people with all kinds of needs.
E God has provided every believer with a number of crucial life ___________________ that have formed them to be the people that God wants them to be.
SPIRITUAL GIFT
HEART
ABILITIES
PERSONALITY
EXPERIENCES
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 4: Missions and the PEACE Plan
1. A simple __________________ of the mission movement. We demonstrate what God is doing in the world and how God has used the church throughout history.
2. We discuss _____________________ and _______________________ mission opportunities.
3. We teach some basic _____________________to difficult questions. What do you say when people come to you with the hard questions that non-believers might ask.
HISTORY
LOCALGLOBAL
ANSWERS
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 4: Missions and the PEACE Plan
4. Your personal _________________. This is how you tell other people about Jesus.
A simple four-part process for developing your personal testimony:
• What my life was like _______________ I met Jesus.
• How Jesus came into my life and _______________ me.
• What my life is like ___________________________ .
•How you can have Jesus ______________ into your life.
5. We teach our Purpose Driven strategy of doing missions locally and globally around the world. We call our strategy the _______________________ Plan.
TESTIMONY
BEFORE
SAVED
TODAY
COME
PEACE
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P The P in PEACE stands for
E The E in PEACE stands for
A The A in PEACE stands for
C The C in PEACE stands for
E The final E in PEACE stands for
How do we go to all nations? The PEACE Plan
Ordinary people, empowered by God,making a difference together , wherever they are.
Promote Reconciliation
Educate the Next Generation
Equip Servant Leaders
Assist the Poor
Care for the Sick
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Why CLASS?
CLASS 1: Membership
CLASS 2: Maturity
CLASS 3: Ministry
CLASS 4: Mission
FELLOWSHIP
DISCIPLESHIP
SERVICE
EVANGELISM
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The Shepherd Leader Must Build Successful Environments for Life Change
The Purpose Driven Journey
Mandate Plan Goal
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Based inScripture
Disciples ofAll Nations
God’sGlory
Leader’s HeartsAligned with God’s Plan
Obedience Process Commitment
Kingdom of God
What is a disciple?
Obeying the commands of JesusPurpose Driven Life
How do we make disciples?
An intentional disciple-making processPurpose Driven Church
How do we go to all nations?
Church-initiated missionsPEACE Plan
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All for the global glory of God.
“…not my will, Lord, but yours be done.”
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