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The Purpose Driven Journey
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.
For the Global Glory of God
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The Lord’s Prayer
Our 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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The Purpose Driven Journey Begins and Ends with the Glory of God
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.
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The Scripture Reveals God’s Will and God’s Plan – It is Our Foundation
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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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:
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
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The Scripture Reveals God’s Will and God’s Plan – It is Our Foundation
God’s plan is his church.
I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail
against it.
Matthew 16:18
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
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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?
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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
Great
Commandment
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Great
Commission
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
Worship
Love the Lord with all
your heart
Ministry
Love your neighbor
as yourself
Evangelism
Go and make disciples
Fellowship
Baptizing them
Discipleship
Teaching them to obey
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Christian Health is “Balance” in the Life of a Disciple and in the Church
WORSHIP
MINISTRY
EVANGELISM - MISSION
DISCIPLESHIP
FELLOWSHIP
Balance
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The Task of the Church is to Make Disciples – Not Mere Converts
A disciple is one who:
Is pleasing God every day
Planned for God’s pleasure
Worship
Has joined a fellowship of believers
Formed for a family
Fellowship
Is learning to be a mature Christian
Created to become like Christ
Discipleship
Is serving in ministry at church
Shaped for service
Ministry
Is sharing God’s love with unbelievers
Made for a mission
Mission
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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.
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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Growing Healthy Churches – The Process of Making Disciples
Circles of Commitment
Commissioned
• Community
• Crowd
• Congregation
• Committed
• Core
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Summarizing the Circles of Commitment
Community:
Those living around your church who never, occasionally, or even
ATTEND
regularly _____________________________________________.
Crowd:
Those who attend your church regularly but may not be
SAVED
____________________________________________________
.
Congregation:
Those who are committed to both Christ and membership in your
FAMILY
church ______________________________________________.
Committed:
Those members who are serious about developing spiritual
DISCIPLINES
____________________________________________________
.
Core:
Those members who are actively in ministry and
SERVING
__________________________________________
in the church.
Commissioned:
Those members who commit themselves to stepping
OUTSIDE
______________________________________
the four walls of
the church and sharing the Gospel of Christ with others.
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The Circles of Commitment in Review
COMMUNITY is the largest number of people that
1. The ____________________
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
CROWD
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
CONGREGATION
part of the circle we call the _____________________________.
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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
COMMITTED
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
CORE
of my own. These people are the _______________________.
COMMISSIONED and
6. Next, we join the circle of the _______________________
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.
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MEMBERSHIP
Bring them in to _______________________
in God’s Family
MATURITY
Build them to _____________________
through discipleship
MINISTRY
Train them for effective ___________________
in the church
MISSION
Send them out on their life _________________
in the world!
WORSHIP for the Global Glory of God!
All as their act of ______________
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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 discipleship
We must establish an_____________________
process.
The tool that Purpose Driven churches use is a series of
CLASS
established seminars called _______________.
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Intentional Discipleship Process
Step 2
Maturity
Step 3
Ministry
Magnification
Step 1
Membership
Step 4
Mission
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 1: Membership
SALVATION is and
1. We teach people what ____________________
what its significance is in relationship to our lives.
2. We also teach people that there are
____________________
SYMBOLS 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
STRATEGY of our church.
____________________
4. We teach is a brief seminar that reviews the
____________________
STATEMENTS of faith of our church. It teaches
what we believe and how we are expected to behave.
STRUCTURE of our church. We
5. We discuss the ____________________
explain how a member can have a ministry and serve the
church.
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 2: Maturity
1.
A daily time with God, traditionally called the
QUIET TIME
_____________________________.
2.
We train people with a time tested method on how to
MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE
______________________________________.
3.
We offer coaching on a few simple steps that can be
STUDY THE BIBLE
taken to _______________________________.
4.
Another essential habit is to meet regularly and belong to
SMALL GROUP
a _______________________________
family.
5.
TITHING to God.
We teach the vital importance of _____________
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 3: Ministry
S
God gives every believer, at the time of their salvation, a
SPIRITUAL GIFT 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 “___________________.”
HEART
A
Each of has a set of natural ___________________
that we are
ABILITIES
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
___________________
PERSONALITY 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
EXPERIENCES that have formed them to be the people
___________________
that God wants them to be.
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 4: Missions and the PEACE Plan
HISTORY
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.
LOCAL
2. We discuss _____________________
and
GLOBAL
_______________________
mission opportunities.
3. We teach some basic _____________________to
difficult
ANSWERS
questions. What do you say when people come to you
with the hard questions that non-believers might ask.
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Intentional Discipleship Process
CLASS 4: Missions and the PEACE Plan
4.
Your personal _________________.
TESTIMONY This is how you tell
other people about Jesus.
A simple four-part process for developing your personal
testimony:
BEFORE I met Jesus.
• What my life was like _______________
• How Jesus came into my life and _______________
me.
SAVED
• What my life is like
TODAY
___________________________
.
COME
• 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.
PEACE
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How do we go to all nations? The PEACE Plan
P
The P in PEACE stands for
Promote Reconciliation
E
The E in PEACE stands for
Equip Servant Leaders
A
The A in PEACE stands for
Assist the Poor
C
The C in PEACE stands for
Care for the Sick
E
The final E in PEACE stands for Educate the Next Generation
Ordinary people, empowered by God,
making a difference together , wherever they are.
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Why CLASS?
CLASS 1:
Membership
FELLOWSHIP
CLASS 2:
Maturity
DISCIPLESHIP
CLASS 3:
Ministry
SERVICE
CLASS 4:
Mission
EVANGELISM
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The Shepherd Leader Must Build
Successful Environments for Life Change
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The Purpose Driven Journey
Plan
Goal
Obedience
Process
Commitment
Based in
Scripture
Leader’s Hearts
Aligned with God’s Plan
What is a disciple?
How do we make disciples?
How do we go to all nations?
Obeying the commands of Jesus
Purpose Driven Life
An intentional disciple-making process
Purpose Driven Church
Church-initiated missions
PEACE Plan
Mandate
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Kingdom
of God
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Disciples of
All Nations
God’s
Glory
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All for the global glory of God.
“…not my will, Lord, but yours be done.”
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