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Welcome to the RevolutionSeeing Everything with Fresh Eyes
Four Chairs
Where are you In your spiritual growth?
Where are you In your walk with Christ?
God wants more for us…?
God wants more for usThan we want for ourselves
God knows more about usThan we know about ourselves
God knows better How to live our lives
Than we do
Disciples= Mathetes
"Learner," "Pupil"
Discipleship is never the goalJesus is the goal
Discipleship that doesn't Lead to Christ's Mission
Isn't discipleship
4 Chairs:
Three Faulty Forms of Discipleship(Following Jesus)
"I'm there! I'll follow. I LOVE Jesus!"
"I'm there! I'll follow. I LOVE Jesus!"
Until…
"I'm good. Everything's cool…"
"I'm good. Everything's cool…OMG! Jesus, I need help!"
Chair 1
"God is all about me and what I want"
Everyone starts here
Who should stay here?
…A man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the
people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, and all the people,
both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed,
“This man is the divine power known as the Great Power.”
They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time
with his magic.
But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news of the kingdom
of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,
both men and women.
Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip
everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had
accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them
When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive
the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon
any of them; they had simply been baptized into
the name of the Lord Jesus
Historical Narrative:
You don't base doctrine on it
Spirit after BaptismCornelius- Spirit before Baptism
Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they
received the Holy Spirit
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’
hands, he offered them money and said,
“Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may
receive the Holy Spirit”
What's his agenda?
Peter answered:
“May your money perish with you, because you thought you could
buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this
ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. For
I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin”
- Acts 8:9-23
It's all about me
It has to be…At the start
The goal:
Be happy, Be servedGet what I want
The need:
Follow the true JesusWho gave his life for others
The need:
Follow the true JesusWho gave his life for others
If it's about meIt's not Jesus I'm following
I love setting people straight!
I have a passion for God…
More than most people!
Chair 2
"It's about GodAnd how I love him so much"
And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all
demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom
of God and to heal…
And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor
bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. And whatever house you enter,
stay there, and from there depart.
And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the
dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” And they departed and
went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere"
…And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and
take up his cross daily and follow me"
John answered, “Master, we saw someone
casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he
does not follow with us.”
But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who
is not against you is for you.”
"We decide who's in and who's out…"
And Jesus sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of
the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people did not
receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.
And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said,
“Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven
and consume them?”
But Jesus turned and rebuked them- Luke 9 (Various)
"It's all about how much I love GodAnd how I get to sit in judgment
Of everyone else's faith"
Love for God
Without a corresponding compassion for people
Is a lie religious people tell themselves
If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For
anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God,
whom he has not seen- I John 4:20
Truth is truth
But without grace,It's not true discipleship
Truth is truth
But without grace,It's not true discipleship
Do I want to judge them and feel superior?
Or encourage them and serve Jesus?
A Push…
A Push…
Who is my neighbor?
Chair 2
"It's about GodAnd how I love him so much"
Goal: Be superior, Sit in JudgementAnd let everyone know!
The need: Understand that I can't love God
If I don't love people
I just love your smile…
You're an amazing Christian…
I wouldn't fail the church like she did
I just don't think someone like thatShould have that position…
But I should!
Chair 3
People are either A means to an end
Or they're in the way
(Self-Seeking)
And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to
him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for
us whatever we ask of you.”
And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”
And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand
and one at your left, in your glory.”
Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are
asking…"- Mark 10:35-38
If they sit
Who doesn't?
"I love you…
But I want what I can get out of this"
Chair 3 is Self-Seeking
I'll serve…As long as it meets my needs
I'll stab you in the backIf it furthers my cause
I'll make you look badIf it makes me look good
Peter said to Jesus, "Even if everyone else deserts you,
I never will"- Mark 14:29
Chair 3
"People are either A means to and end
Or they're in the way"
Goal:Use people, serve myself
The Need:A lifestyle of Footwashing
What Christians should look like…
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy…
What we have…
…complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full
accord and of one mind.
How we should think…
What it looks like…
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others
more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own
interests, but also to the interests of others
- Phil. 2:1-4
1- God is about me and what I want
2- I love God and judge people
3- People are there to serve meOr they're in the way
1- God is about me and what I want
2- I love God and judge people
3- People are there to serve meOr they're in the way
Which of these guysWill actually reach people for Jesus?
1- God is about me and what I want
2- I love God and judge people
3- People are there to serve meOr they're in the way
So which of these peopleIs a real disciple?
Discipleship is never the goalJesus is the goal
Discipleship that doesn't lead to Christ's Mission
Isn't discipleship
"The Son of Man has come toS and to S that which was lost"
- Jesus
The church is the Only organization in the world
That exists for the needsof it's non-members
Chair 4
It's about loving God and loving peopleto God's glory
Because of God's great love for me
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the
ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily
at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and
John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.
And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”
And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something
from them.
But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”
…
And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple
and the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they
were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection
from the dead.
And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was
already evening…
So they called them and charged them not to speak or teach at all
in the name of Jesus.
But Peter and John answered them,
“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, for we
cannot but speak of what we have seen and heard”
And when they had further threatened them, they let them go
Who are they doing this for?
Time to Pray!
…they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. But during the
night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and
said, “Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words
of this Life.” And when they heard this, they entered the temple at
daybreak and began to teach…
“We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled
Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring
this man's blood upon us.”
But Peter and the apostles answered,
“We must obey God rather than men”…
…when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged
them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were
counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name
And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not
cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus
- Acts 3-5 (Various)
Who are they doing this for?
Who are they doing this for?
Why is it so important?
Chair 4
It's about loving God and loving peopleto God's glory
Because of God's great love for me
Goal:
Glorify GodBy making Disciples
Disciple= mathetes
"Learner," "Pupil"
Apostle= apostolos
"Sent one"
Every disciple except one
Becomes an apostle
Discipleship is never the goalJesus is the goal
Discipleship that doesn't lead to Christ's Mission
Isn't discipleship
God wants more for us…
God knows better how to live our lives…
God made us like this:
Our deepest needs are metNot by trying to get our needs met
But by loving God and Serving the people
He created in his image
Joy comes from seeking
What is in the other person's best interests
Chairs 1-3 never produceApostles on mission for Christ
So they are fake formsof discipleship
We are missionaries
To a strange cultureThat won't always embrace
Our message
Do we love God and people enoughTo proclaim it anyway?
Is my discipleship about knowledge?Or practice?
Where is my calling?
Have I seen it as a calling?Will I?