Roots & Wings

Life of a Disciple is demanding

and challenging.

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Aim for value change.For unless our core

values are transformed,nothing is really

changed

A Disciple WithA Disciple With1 Year Of Growth … 10 Times1 Year Of Growth … 10 Times

A Disciple WithA Disciple With10 Years Of Growth10 Years Of Growth

66 77 88 99 1010

11 22 33 44 55

11 11 11 11 11

11 11 11 11 11

66 77 88 99 1100

11 22 33 44 55

11 11 11 11 11

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… … had a VISION & a Plan for had a VISION & a Plan for growth. growth. … … GREW each year. GREW each year.

… … had NO VISION and NO PLAN. had NO VISION and NO PLAN.

… … simply REPEATED the first year over & simply REPEATED the first year over & over. over.

The First Disciple...

The Second Disciple..

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Surface Problem

Root Problem

Solution

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Comm

on tendency

Result of our human tendency

The pivotal turn-around

What exactly is needed

The victorious life

Group Check In

DG members given approximately 2 minutes each to share one of the followings:

•A God’s encounter that I had in the last week.•A new insight that I have gleaned from my bible reading.•A prayer burden that the Lord has given.•An event that happened and what I have learnt from it.

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Biblical Purpose

What am I called to do ?

Review last week lesson

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What am I called to do ?

• Every wise workman takes his tools away from the work from time to time that they may be ground and sharpened; so does the only –wise Jehovah take His ministers oftentimes away into darkness and loneliness and trouble, that He may sharpen and prepare them for harder work in His service. Robert Murray McCheyne

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A life of Purpose

When difficulties comes, our tendency is to pray for deliverance instead of growth. We ask the Lord, “How can I get out of this?” instead of “What can I get out of this?” When we do that, we miss the opportunities God gives us to develop spiritual maturity. Warren Wiersbe

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Biblical Values

Living for what really matters

Today lesson

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Biblical Values

• Our core values define us.

• They tell us why we do what we do.

• Our values are the reason for the choices we make, the company we choose, the lifestyle we adopt and the possessions we hold dear.

• As disciples of Jesus, our values must be shaped by the scriptures.

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Going with the Flow

A life of “Switched Price Tags”

Setting your mind on things above

Making wise choices

A new discernment

Day 1-Our Common Tendency Going With The Flow (1 Sam 15:1-23)

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Day 2-Result of Our Human Tendency A life of “Switched Price tags” (Luke 9:24-25)

• We live for time and not for eternity.

• We live by sight and not by faith.

• We live as “ physical beings” having cursory “spiritual experiences”

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Fishers of Men

Day 3- The Pivotal Turn- AroundSetting your mind on things above (Col 3:1-3)

• Carnal nature:• Success-

Fame & Fortune• Security-

Free from Fear• Significance-

Sense of importance

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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot loose. Jim Elliot

Day 4- What Exactly is NeededMaking wise choices (John 21:15-17)

• Do you love me more than these?

1.153 Fishes?

2.Fishing Kakis?

3.Jesus’ miracles?

• Do you love me for who I am ?

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Day 5- The Victorious Life! A New Discernment ( 1 Cor 2:14-16)

1. Atheist

2. Believer

3. Christian

4. Disciple

5. Example

• Only three things are eternal:

• God

• The word of God

• The souls of men.

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Living For What Really Matters

• What is of ultimate importance?

• The answer is found by asking the “Whys” instead of merely the “whats” of life. It is an answer based on the value of the Kingdom and the essential worth of the King. Jesus is the King who is completely worthy! In Him, we live for what really matters!

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Group Discussion living for what really matters

• DGL facilitates the discussion of the 5 days’

questions. Leaders are advised to spend 10mins discussing each set of four questions:

What, Why, How & Key insights.

• DGL discuss their life applications of this session’s lesson.

• The session ends with DG members praying for one another in smaller clusters of two or three.

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Next Week Homework, Lesson 8 – “Putting First Things First” – Biblical Priorities

1. Our Chronic Busyness ( Luke 10: 38-42)2. Majoring on the Minor ( 2 Tim 3:1-7)3. Putting First Things First ( Matt 6:33)4. Major on the Major (1 Cor 15:58)5. A Focused Life ( Matt 22: 37, 38)

• What ?• Why ?• How ?• Key insight

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