Volunteers Meeting on 4/7/24

Trent Cornwell

Vision Baptist Church

Volunteers Meeting • Sermon • Submitted 24 days ago • Presented 24 days ago

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Opening Statements

Did you know the inventor or the Ferris Wheel never met the inventor of the Merry-Go Round? They moved in different circles. :)

There are many ministries represented in this group. Thankfully none of us are moving in different circles.

The Knights Challenge

We would like you help get people to move forward and to the center.

Upcoming Event - 04/21

Celebration Sunday

Friend Day at the Park

Book of James

Discipleship

I don’t think a church can talk too much about discipleship anymore than a basketball team could talk about their offensive strategy.

Initial Discipleship is winning disciples through evangelism, bringing sinners to Christ as learners through repentance, faith, and submission to grace.

Often starts over a meal and an opportunity to share their story.

Can be aided by resources; gospel tract, Foundations, book study of John

Normal discipleship takes place in the congregation. It is teaching believers all that Christ has commanded about all of life.

Restorative discipleship is learning from Christ how to deal with problems that arise from remaining and indwelling sin.

Restorative discipleship calls for specific teaching, reproof, correction, and training that will address these specific problems.

The goals of restorative discipleship are similar to the goals of all discipleship: to re-establish the believer in usefulness and humble learning from Christ in order to become like Christ in heart, conduct, and mission.

Three terms found in an article by Dave Elby- https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/make-disciples

Concerning initial discipleship

The Bible records Jesus speaking to crowds only fifteen times, but having forty one-on-one conversations.

John 4:6 “6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.”

This is a conversation that should have never happened.

There were plenty of excuses

It took intentionality

Jesus was weary

The conversation was messy

This is one of the greatest needs in the church.

The Preacher at the end of the service is not the only one who can give an invitation.

We have events with hundreds who received information in print but no meaningful conversations

Let’s make sure that is not the case on a weekly basis

You are more interesting and know more than you may give yourself credit

Review of the Vision Values

Jesus is the Rightful Owner of the Church

Missions Training and Sending

Bible Centered Discipleship

Gospel Centered Outreach

Salvation by Grace, alone

Text Driven Preaching

Every Member a Minister

Diversity in People & Unity in Faith

Equipping the Next Generation

Truth Filled Music

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