Righting Wrong Relationships

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1 DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING Part IV: Disciple s Mission Righting Wrong Relationships CBCWLA,October 9, 2011

2 Mark your calendar November 20, class time: Spiritual Gifts Workshop and Final Exam. November 27, 11:00 AM: Graduation Celebration at the Dining Room, a joint session (morning class + afternoon class.)

3 Evangelism Report What: to share the gospel of Jesus with an unbeliever. When: by Nov. 20 Turn in a one-page evangelism report by Nov. 20.

4 Your vertical relationship affects your horizontal relationships PRAYER John 15:7 Our relationship with God through Christ is the source of Christian fellowship. WITNESS John 15:8 CHRIST John 15:5 FELLOWSHIP John 13:34-35 WORD John 8:31-32 THE DISCIPLE S CROSS THE DISCIPLE S PERSONALITY

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8 THE DISCIPLE S VICTORY PRAYER John 15:7 CHRIST Disciple s personality WORD John 8:31-32

9 Christian Soldier of CBCWLA The Spiritual Armor of God Helmet of Salvation THE WAR WITHOUT Breastplate of Righteousness Belt of Truth Gospel Shoes 9/25/11 Warren Wang

10 THE DISCIPLE S MISSION Our relationship with God through Christ is the source of Christian fellowship. WITNESS John 15:8 CHRIST John 15:5 FELLOWSHIP John 13:34-35 Your vertical relationship affects your horizontal relationships

11 RESPOND MASTER BUILDER DEVELOP MATURE REPRODUCE MULTIPLY WITNESS ESTABLISH TRAIN EQUIP COMMISSION

12 Ministry of Worship/Intercession THE DISCIPLE S CROSS PRAYER If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me. Ministry of Evangelism WITNESS CHRIST FELLOWSHIP Ministry of Nurture WORD Ministry of Teaching/Preaching

13 1. The Disciple s Cross As a disciple of Christ you need to establish the following six spiritual disciplines: 1. Spend time with the Master. 2. Live in the Word. 3. Pray in faith. 4. Fellowship with believers. 5. Witness to the world. 6. Minister to others.

14 2. The disciple s personality Your personality: 1. Do God s will. Submit yourself to the Lordship of Christ. Shutting down the door of flesh. 2. Renew your mind. Replacing your thought with the word of God. 3. Master your emotions. Identify the biblical response to emotions. Nurture the fruit of the Spirit. 4. Present your body. Surrendering yourself to God. Make yourself useful to him. 5. Be filled with the Spirit. 1. Confess your sin. 2. Present every member of your body to God. 3. Ask God to fill you. 6. Live victorious. Alert to the enemy. Have victory over sin. Claim your victory in Christ.

15 Your salvation testimony: 1. My life and attitude before I follow Christ. 2. How I realized that God was speaking to me. 3. How I became a Christian. 1) Sin is an I-controlled life. 2) Sin s penalty is separation from God. 3) Christ paid the penalty of sin for me. 4) Receiving Christ as my Lord and Savior. 4. What being a Christian means to me.

16 3. The Disciple s Victory 1. Overcoming the Enemy. Overcoming Satan and strongholds: personal strongholds, ideological strongholds, cosmic strongholds. 2. Truth and Faith. Real faith is based on God s truth. 3. Rely on God s Word. Deposit God s word into your HEART and get equipped by it. 4. Pray in faith. Pray according to God s truth and promises. 5. Look to Jesus. What are your life purposes and life goals? 6. Stand victorious. The seeking-god, knowing-god, depending-on-god, believing- God, and worshiping-god principles.

17 4. The Disciple s Mission Week 1: Righting Wrong Relationship Week 2: Witnessing and Discipling through Relationships Week 3: Establishing Spiritual Children Week 4: Maturing as a Disciple Week 5: Training Disciples Week 6: Ministering as Colaborers

18 A disciple s mission is to Glorify God by being a lifelong, obedient disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ; Glorify God by making disciples of all nations; Join God s mission to Exalt Christ as Lord; Reconcile the world to himself; Establish his kingdom.

19 Stages of Moral Development 30 % 10 % Level Three Focus: Principles Motivation: Responsibility I will do this because it is right. Level Two Focus: Others Motivation: Models and Examples I will do this because Jesus would do it or because my church says so. 60 % Level One Focus: Self Motivation: Reward and Punishment I will do this to get a certain result or to prevent an unwanted result.

20 Relationship Quotient Do not listen She doesn t He is a always poor pay listener. attention to what I say. She/He I Listens

21 Three reasons to restore relationships 1. Because it matters to God Wrong relationships affect your relationship with God. 2. Because it s an order You are commanded to restore relationships. 3. Because it affects your witness You are to restore right relationships as a witness to the unsaved world.

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23 Which of these roles is the most difficult for you to carry out? 1. Asking forgiveness when you are the offender. 2. Seeking reconciliation when you have been offended. 3. Acting as a peacemaker.

24 When you are the offender 1. How should you prepare yourself for the act of asking forgiveness? 2. What do you do if the other person refuse to forgive you? 3. How to ask for forgiveness?

25 Next week s assignment Complete all items in My walk with the Master this week. Use the Relationship Quotient Form with a family member. Visit your neighbors (or friends) and ask for prayer requests. Learn the traits of a spiritually dead person, as presented in Master Builder.

26 Small Group Time 1. Check each other s my walk with the Master this week. 2. Discuss which of these roles is the most difficult for you to carry out? A. Asking forgiveness when you are the offender. B. Seeking reconciliation when you have been offended. C. Acting as a peacemaker. 3. Discuss your Personal Assessment Worksheet. 4. Pray.