SOUL SH i FT Beginning the Journey Matthew 28:18-20
M A TTH E W 28:18-20 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
SOUL SH i FT Beginning the Journey Matthew 28:18-20
SOUL SH i FT Beginning the Journey Matthew 28:18-20
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY I. We must outline some clearly defined goals.
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY II. We must focus on transformation rather than reformation.
ROMANS 12:1-2 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God s will is his good, pleasing and perfect will.
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY A. Reformation
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY A. Reformation 1. Originates from a voice on the outside.
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY A. Reformation 1. Originates from a voice on the outside. 2. It begins with a series of actions.
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY A. Reformation 1. Originates from a voice on the outside. 2. It begins with a series of actions. 3. It expects immediate results.
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY B. Transformation
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY B. Transformation 1. Comes from a voice on the inside.
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY B. Transformation 1. Comes from a voice on the inside. 2. Begins with a change deep in our souls.
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY B. Transformation 1. Comes from a voice on the inside. 2. Begins with a change deep in our souls. 3. A transformed person waits patiently for the results to show.
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 37 Jesus replied: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 11 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Psalm 84:2
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 1 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Psalm 62:1
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Psalm 103:1
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? Matthew 16:26
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. 1 Peter 2:11
SCRIPTURES THAT DEAL WITH THE SOUL 12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
SOULSHIFT: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY III. A minor shift at the soul level can make a major difference in the way we live.
The SEVEN SOULSHIFTS 1. ME to YOU A shift in orientation. A shift from focusing on ourselves to focusing on others.
The SEVEN SOULSHIFTS 2. SLAVE to CHILD A shift in identity. A shift from just serving to loving God.
The SEVEN SOULSHIFTS 3. SEEN to UNSEEN A shift in values. A shift from embracing things that are temporary to embracing things that are eternal.
The SEVEN SOULSHIFTS 4. CONSUMER to STEWARD A shift in ownership. A shift from acquiring things for ourselves to offering what we have to God and others.
The SEVEN SOULSHIFTS 5. ASK to LISTEN A shift in posture. A shift from asking others to listening to God.
The SEVEN SOULSHIFTS 6. SHEEP to being a SHEPHERD A shift in influence. A shift from being just a follower of Christ to leading like Christ.
7. ME to WE The SEVEN SOULSHIFTS A shift in priority. A shift from individualism to community.
SOUL SH i FT Beginning the Journey Matthew 28:18-20