Rick Warren, Purpose Driven Life:Section 38
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PURPOSE 5
YOU WERE MADE
FOR A MISSION
The !uit of the righteous is a tree of life,and the one who is wise saves lives.
Prov. 11:30
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Becoming a World
Class Christian
Section 38, Pages 297-304
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The great commissionis your commission
Mark 16:15 -He said to them, Go into all the worldand preach the gospel to all creation.
Ps 67:2 (LB) - send us around the world with thenews of your saving power and your eternal plan for
all mankind
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World class or worldly?
Worldly Christians: focus on
personal fulfillment. Savedbut self centred. Prayer focuson their own needs and
blessings. A me first faith.How can God make my lifemore comfortable?
They want to use God fortheir purposes rather than
being used by him, for his
purposesMonday 22 November 2010
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World class or worldly?
Worldly Christians: focus on
personal fulfillment. Savedbut self centred. Prayer focuson their own needs and
blessings. A me first faith.How can God make my lifemore comfortable?
They want to use God fortheir purposes rather than
being used by him, for his
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World class or worldly?
Worldly Christians: focus on
personal fulfillment. Savedbut self centred. Prayer focuson their own needs and
blessings. A me first faith.How can God make my lifemore comfortable?
They want to use God fortheir purposes rather than
being used by him, for his
purposes
Pride is excessive belief in one's
own abilities- also known as Vanity.
Envy is the desire for others' traits,
status, abilities, or situation.
Gluttony - desire to consume more
than that which one requires.
Lust is an inordinate craving for thepleasures of the body.
Anger - also known as Wrath.
Greed is the desire for materialwealth or gain - also called Avarice
or Covetousness.
Sloth - avoiding physical or spiritual
work.Monday 22 November 2010
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World Class Christians: Savedfor a mission. Eager for
assignment. Fully alive.Privileged to serve God. Joyful,contagious, enthusiastic.
God invites you to take part in
the largest, most diverse, mostsignificant move in history - Rev7:9 - After this I looked, and therebefore me was a great multitude that
no one could count, from every
nation, tribe, people and language,
standing before the throne and
before the Lamb.Monday 22 November 2010
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Jesus commissioned his disciples to go
everywhere and preach the gospel - we have
airplanes, ships, trains, buses, cars - we can go
anywhere in the world in a matter of hours -and now with the internet we can
communicate with almost the whole planet
The only barrier is how we think - yourperspective and attitudes must change.
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Jesus commissioned his disciples to go
everywhere and preach the gospel - we have
airplanes, ships, trains, buses, cars - we can go
anywhere in the world in a matter of hours -and now with the internet we can
communicate with almost the whole planet
The only barrier is how we think - yourperspective and attitudes must change.
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How to think like aWorld Class Christian
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1. Shift from self centred thinking toother centred thinking
An eternal perspective stops youfocussing on minor issues -
distinguishes the urgent from the
ultimate.
1 Cor 14:20Brothers and sisters,
stop thinking like children. In
regard to evil be infants, but in yourthinking be adults.
Php 2:4not looking to your own
interests but each of you to the
interests of the others.Monday 22 November 2010
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Most of us are self absorbed - only
God can deliver us from such
thinking.1 Cor. 2:12What we have received is not
the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who
is from God, so that we may understand
what God has freely given us.
Pray for unbelievers when you are
with them - 1 Cor 10:33
...even as I try to please everyone in everyway. For I am not seeking my own good
but the good of many, so that they may be
saved.
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2. Shift from local thinking to globalthinking
God cares about the wholeworld,Jn 3:16
Acts 17:26-27 - From one man hemade all the nations, that theyshould inhabit the whole earth; andhe marked out their appointed times
in history and the boundaries oftheir lands. God did this so that theywould seek him and perhaps reachout for him and find him, though heis not far from any one of us.
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The world is already thinking globally -media, businesses, clothes, sports teamsetc.
Christians thinking globally need to:
Pray for a specific nations by name (Ps 2:8),Opportunities to witness, Courage to speak
up, Those who believe, Rapid spread of themessage...(Col 4:3, Rom 1:10, Eph 6:19, Jn17:20, 2 Thess 3:1, Matt 9:38)
Missionaries - and all involved in theglobal harvest
Read the news with Great Commissioneyes - change brings tension and opennessto the gospel
Get involved with a short term mission tripMonday 22 November 2010
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Acts 1:8 - But you willreceive power when the HolySpirit comes on you; andyou will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judeaand Samaria, and to theends of the earth.- issimultaneous not
sequential - as a Christianyou should be on missionwherever you are.
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3. Shift from here and now thinkingto eternal thinking
An eternal perspective stops
you focussing on minor issues
- distinguishes the urgent fromthe ultimate.
2 Cor 4:18 - So we fix our eyes
not on what is seen, but on what
is unseen, since what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal.
Luke 9:62, 1 Cor 7:31Monday 22 November 2010
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3. Shift from here and now thinkingto eternal thinking
An eternal perspective stops
you focussing on minor issues
- distinguishes the urgent fromthe ultimate.
2 Cor 4:18 - So we fix our eyes
not on what is seen, but on what
is unseen, since what is seen is
temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal.
Luke 9:62, 1 Cor 7:31
How much time and
energy are youwasting on things
that will not mattera year from now?
Heb 12:1
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Luke 16:9 - I tell you, use worldly
wealth to gain friends for
yourselves, so that when it is gone,you will be welcomed into eternal
dwellings.
Are you using yourmoney
on self gratification or on
bringing people to Christ?
You cannot take your money to
heaven - but you can bereunited with those you
brought to know their Lord and
Saviour.
1 Tim. 6:17-19 TMTell thoserich in this world's wealth to
quit being so full ofthemselves and so obsessedwith money, which is heretoday and gone tomorrow. Tell
them to go after God, whopiles on all the riches we couldever manageto do good, tobe rich in helping others, to be
extravagantly generous. Ifthey do that, they'll build atreasury that will last, gaining
life that is truly life.Monday 22 November 2010
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4. Shift from thinking of excuses tothinking of creative ways to fulfill your
commissionForget your excuses and getinvolved - age, skills, languageare only excuses:
Sarah said she was too old,Jeremiah too young - God usedthem both.
Many Christians miss Gods planbecause they spend their timeasking not obeying - God hascalled you through the truth ofScripture - now get on with it!
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4. Shift from thinking of excuses tothinking of creative ways to fulfill your
commissionForget your excuses and getinvolved - age, skills, languageare only excuses:
Sarah said she was too old,Jeremiah too young - God usedthem both.
Many Christians miss Gods planbecause they spend their timeasking not obeying - God hascalled you through the truth ofScripture - now get on with it!
Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said,
"Anyone who intends to come with me has to let
me lead. You're not in the driver's seat; I am.Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me
and I'll show you how. Self-help is no help at all.
Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to savingyourself, your true self. What good would it do
to get everything you want and lose you, the real
you? What could you ever trade your soul for?Monday 22 November 2010
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The Great Commission is mycommission
Point to ponder
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Ps 67:1-2
May God be gracious to us and blessus and make his face shine on us
so that your ways may be known onearth, your salvation among all
nations.
Verse to remember
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What steps can I take to prepareto go on a short term missions
experience in the next year?
Question to consider