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Know - Grow - Go - Show
Know - Grow - Go - Show
Brothers and Sisters,
We have missed you SSOOOOOOO much!!
Before we left for the conference last week, I was already excited to share the Word of God with you today.
Do you believe this Bible IS LIFE?
Do you truly believe it?
Is it just up in your mind - something that you simply declare but choose not to experience it?
We just came back from a camp where miracles happened.
We have a family member who waited 10 years.
They prayed, they waited, they trusted.
Everything was a dead end and a “no”.
This past week, the Lord revealed their miracle in ways only He can.
We serve an amazing God with perfect timing
Know this God you serve!!!!
Know Him by learning
Know Him by experience
Grow in Him!!!
Do not remain spiritual babies. Allow maturity to develop in HOW you trust HIM and How you grow in your faith.
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I want to dig into this third section, but I want to make sure you are excited about all He has done. I want you to understand His amazing power and HIS amazing love
8 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
8 Gustad, y ved que es bueno Jehová; Dichoso el hombre que confía en él.
He is good!!!! - Experience HIM! Know Him! Grow in Him!
STORY: I have been getting emails everyday from a company on Amazon. Anyone getting those? It says, “we are sorry you did not like your product. Delete your comments, and we will give you $20”.
I wondered what comment I could have written, that was SO BAD, that they needed me to remove it.
I wrote back saying, “I am not sure what review you are referring to”.
They responded with a screenshot of my review. The promised to give me $30 if I just remove my review.
When I realized what the review was for, I got upset.
It was not a really bad review.
I said I did not find their product easy to use.
I said it wanted my GPS location when connected to my phone and would not work without it.
Why did they NEED me to remove my post?
I had EXPERIENCED it.
I had shared my Experience with others and 38 people found it “helpful”.
There is nothing so valuable as real life experience.
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Did you know God gave you gifts?
Spiritual Gifts!
Spiritual Gifts!
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
11 Y él mismo constituyó a unos, apóstoles; a otros, profetas; a otros, evangelistas; a otros, pastores y maestros,
12 a fin de perfeccionar a los santos para la obra del ministerio, para la edificación del cuerpo de Cristo,
13 hasta que todos lleguemos a la unidad de la fe y del conocimiento del Hijo de Dios, a un varón perfecto, a la medida de la estatura de la plenitud de Cristo;
These gifts, as you see here, are not for you. They are for others.
Ephesians 2:10 (NKJV)
10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10 (RVR60)
10 Porque somos hechura suya, creados en Cristo Jesús para buenas obras, las cuales Dios preparó de antemano para que anduviésemos en ellas.
---’But Pastor DJ, what do gifts and “Go” have to do with each other?’
We will get to that later.
Just know that Jesus did not leave you with nothing for those around you, He gave you unique skills and abilities as HIS WORKMANSHIP - FOR GOOD WORKS
He has a mission for you! Praise God that it is a part of His mission for this church.
Everyone of us have a mission - He prepared in advance that you would walk in the good works He created you for.
BUT WHY???? Is it just so we can go around doing good things?
He gave you gifts and a mission so you can use them to point people to Jesus.
We have all been waiting for this scripture so let’s read it: Matt 28:16-20
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.
17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
16 Pero los once discípulos se fueron a Galilea, al monte donde Jesús les había ordenado.
17 Y cuando le vieron, le adoraron; pero algunos dudaban.
18 Y Jesús se acercó y les habló diciendo: Toda potestad me es dada en el cielo y en la tierra.
19 Por tanto, id, y haced discípulos a todas las naciones, bautizándolos en el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo;
20 enseñándoles que guarden todas las cosas que os he mandado; y he aquí yo estoy con vosotros todos los días, hasta el fin del mundo. Amén.
Let’s go through this verse by verse:
The disciples knew Jesus because they had been with Him
The disciples Grew in Him, and Worshiped Him (but some doubted)
Doubt will destroy your growth.
JESUS HAS THE POWER!!!! JESUS HAS THE AUTHORITY!!!!!
It is all His. You cannot separate Him from His authority, nor His power.
It was given to Him and He invites you to function within His power and authority.
Don’t forget to whom it belongs.
Go Therefore - This means, because I have all Authority and Power - I am sending you in it.
He has the authority to heal the sick, to raise the dead, to bind up broken hearts, to free the captives
He has the POWER to heal the sick, to raise the dead, to bind up broken hearts, and to free the captives
GO IS AN ACTION. You cannot “Go” from your sofa anymore than the Cowboys can win a game from the locker room.
Make disciples of all nations.
We must focus on making disciples. He will focus on the Nations.
We serve an international God who is speaking to His people Internationally.
If you feel called to foreign missions, PRAISE GOD!, let me know, and we have some people to connect you with
FOR THE REST OF US, We are called to “Go Make Disciples” RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE!
This is our OVERARCHING mission. Go Make Disciples.
I believe Jesus is speaking about your family
your co-workers
your friends at school
your neighbors
those you come in contact with
That is why YOUR mission is not MY mission.
You can reach people I cannot reach.
You have gifts I do not have.
This is more than just EVANGELISM
Evangelism is simply declaring the good news of Jesus and inviting them to respond to the word
Making disciples requires love - relationship - being real
This takes every moment of every part of our lives
The way you speak to your spouse in front of your kids
The way you show love to those around you
This takes your unique gifts.
God uses each of us so the whole world would know His love displayed through Jesus.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO MAKE DISCIPLES
It is really not a hard process.
LIVE LIFE
EXPERIENCE GOD
Share those Experiences with them
Tell them about what God wants to do in their life
Invite them to Know Him for themselves
Bring them to Church with you
Then they start their Know - Grow - Go - Show process for themselves.
Baptize them
This is why we need to get our baptistry up and running ASAP.
We can use another church’s, but it is great to have our own.
I believe there is such an importance to being baptized publically. It is the declaration that we die to our own evil desires, and we rise again in new life with Christ.
Teach them
That is the importance of your part in this church.
We need to teach what Jesus said to everyone!
There is coming a time, when this will not be allowed anymore.
The love for God will grow cold and we will wish we had not wasted our time.
Let us teach them well.
Membership Matters
Online: “Yes! Responding to God’s Call”
Bible Study - Mentorship - Service
You are NOT Alone!!!
It is fitting that Jesus tells them they are not alone - and He is telling you that now.
“I am with you always, even to the end of the age”
He isn’t saying “You Go” - He is saying, “Let’s Go”
There are those who choose to “GO” alone
Sometimes it is because they choose to go places Jesus will not go along with.
Are there places in your life, where Jesus is not willing to go with you?
Any places that you kept going into a place you knew would not please Him?
Understand there are places and activities that glorify the very thing Jesus died for.
Jesus will give you the words to say, He will show you what to do.
Stay with HIM, because that is where the authority and power is.
If you find yourself in a place where you feel you are alone and that you are powerless,
Take note about where you are. Have you found yourself in a place where you left Him and went on your own?
APPLICATION
Use your gifts!
Fulfill your mission!
Go and Make disciples
Not in yourself, but in the authority and power of the One who is sending you
Baptize them
Teach them
Know that
no matter how dark things can be.
no matter how hard it might seem.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
He goes before you
He holds you with His might hand
If there is anyone to be near, it is the one who holds all authority and power.
If you would like to learn more about your gifts and about the things that are needed in this church, let me know. This year is going to be AMAZING!!! and God is going to use every one of us to get there.
Let’s Pray
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
16 Así alumbre vuestra luz delante de los hombres, para que vean vuestras buenas obras, y glorifiquen a vuestro Padre que está en los cielos.