This is the powerpoint presentation for week one of our 2017 Vision teachings. Enjoy.

3. What is OUR
“Bullseye?”

4. KEY QUESTION -- Who are the
experts on life transformation in our
day? Who knows what life really is
and how we pursue it?
• In our day we don't think of ourselves as
having to learn. All authority is suspect.
And so we never ask ourselves the
questions,
–“Who has mastered life?”
–“Who is worthy to be the teacher I sit
under?”

5. BUT! The reality is…
IF WE LIVE BY DEFAULT ….we live in a world
where to drift is to lead to disaster...it is what Psalm 1
calls “the counsel of the ungodly.”
• It is the way to live as if it were NOT true that you are
an "unceasing spiritual being with an eternal destiny
in Gods universe.”
• It is to live as if it matters what people think of me, to
live as if the outcomes of my life are on my shoulders
and I control them; so I have that constant pressure
on my life.
• It is to live as if ageing is something to worry about.
• It is to live as if satisfying my desires and appetites is
central to my wellbeing and a wise strategy for living.
That's the counsel of the ungodly.

6. “It goes on all the
time and we don't
even see it! It tell us,
‘Acquire more. Be
more successful.
Look younger or
sexier. Get even with
the those that hurt
you…’”

7. Four great questions with which everyone
must wrestle...
1.) what is reality?
2.) what is the good life?
3.) who is a good person?
4.) how do you become a good person?
We must not stop wrestling with these
questions.

8. Psalm 1:1-3
1 How blessed is the man who does not
walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand
in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of
scoffers! 2 BUT his delight is in the Way of
the LORD, And in His law he meditates day
and night. 3 He will be like a tree firmly
planted by streams of water, Which yields its
fruit in its season And its leaf does not
wither; And in whatever he does, he
prospers.

9.  In the psalm there is a progression...
–“Walk in the counsel of the wicked”
– “Nor stand in the path of sinners”
• This means you find your way of life
affected and you begin to conform.
Standing with them.
– “Nor sit in the seat of scoffers”
• Then when you sit... I'm not going
anywhere now. This is where I am. This is
the drift of the world.

10. There is another way in the Psalm...
• “THE ONE WHO DELIGHTS IN THE WAYS OF
GOD.”
• That is the life than can flourish.
So there is a decision we all face, “From
whom will we learn the art of living well?”
and part of the danger is that the world gets
us to forget that we have to decide.

11. The Movement of Jesus (i.e. “Christianity”) is
based upon the TRUTH that “Jesus is the
best and only one to teach humans how to
live.” All attempts to do this without God will
destroy them. They cannot provide a
foundation for life…

12. 18 The teaching about the cross is foolishness to
those who are being lost, but to us who are being
saved it is the power of God…20 Where is the
wise person? Where is the educated person?
Where is the skilled talker of this world? God has
made the wisdom of the world foolish. 21 In the
wisdom of God the world did not know God
through its own wisdom. So God chose to use the
message that sounds foolish to save those who
believe. 22 The Jews ask for miracles, and the
Greeks want wisdom. 23 But we preach a
crucified Christ. This causes the Jews to stumble
and is foolishness to non-Jews…

13. 24 But Christ is the power of God and the
wisdom of God to those people God has
called—Jews and Greeks. 25 Even the
foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,
and the weakness of God is stronger than
human strength…27 But God chose the foolish
things of the world to shame the wise, and he
chose the weak things of the world to shame the
strong. 28 He chose what the world thinks is
unimportant and what the world looks down on
and thinks is nothing in order to destroy what the
world thinks is important.
1 Cor. 1:18-25,27-28

14. 18 He told his disciples, “I have been given
all authority in heaven and earth. 19
Therefore go and MAKE DISCIPLES in all
the nations, baptizing them into the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit, 20 and then teach them to do
everything I have told you; and be sure of
this—that I am with you always, even to
the end of the world.”
Matthew 28:18-20

15. Word #1 = DISCIPLE.

16. There were three different types of people who were
“following Jesus” around during his ministry:
1. The Crowds. Hung around for food, miracles,
entertainment, political solution and rescue! They had a
type of faith in Jesus. Jesus did not rebuke these
people. He did not mistake them for an example of
success! But He welcomed them and served them.
1. The Curious. A part of the crowds, Nicodemus.
Leaning in for more. Prompted to know that something
less “me-centric” is happening here. This journey must
be honoured and will lead forward if nurtured.
1. The Committed. These were the ones in whom Jesus
staked His movement’s future. He explained the
parables to them alone. He took them away for
extended and deeper times of training. Why?

17. “It is easy to think that the Church has a lot of
different objects—education, buildings, missions,
holding services. . . . [But] the Church exists for
nothing else but to draw men into Christ, to make
them into little Christs. If they are not doing that, all
the cathedrals, clergy, missions, sermons, even the
Bible itself, are simply a waste of time. God became
man for no other purpose. It is even doubtful, you
know, whether the whole universe was created for
any other purpose. It says in the Bible that the whole
universe was made for Christ and that everything is
to be gathered together in Him.” C.S. Lewis – Mere
Christianity
“The cultural concept of a Disciple in Jesus’ time was
that the Disciple’s calling was to BECOME what their
Rabbi IS.”

18. "Christianity without DISCIPLESHIP is
always
Christianity without Christ."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

19. But What is A Disciple...
1. KNOWS AND FOLLOWS Jesus thru His Spirit.
2. Knows who THEY are In Him. The Beloved.
3. Knows WHO is in them. Therefore…Power!
4. Knows His VOICE & so is responsive.
5. Knows His HEART. Compassion.
6. Knows what is in their hand. Authority.
7. Knows HOW to Use it. Gifts and Risk.
8. Knows what is at stake. Understanding reality
thru Jesus' worldview. Warfare.
9. Knows the ending of the story. Hope &
Resilience.

20. How?
“All Jesus movements start with Life in God.
They are rooted in God’s love. “We love
because He first loved us.” (I Jn. 4:19) When
we learn to live into the HEIGHT, the DEPTH,
the LENGTH and the WIDTH of His Love
(Eph. 3:17-19), we, like the apostle Paul, are
compelled to live and share the Good News…
AND IT GOES VIRAL! Movement starts with
God’s people developing deep roots in the
Love of God.”

21. How?
In other words,
Be The Beloved
Hear.
Do.

22. How?
In other words,
Be The Beloved
[KNOW Love’s Height, Width, Depth & Length]
Hear.
[Relationship, Intimacy, Following, “Dust of Your Rabbi”]
Do.
[Surrender, the answer is already ‘yes.’]

24. The Dynamics of a “Movement” over an
Organisation.
i. Start Small.
ii. Begin genuinely.
iii. Develop carefully and deeply.
iv. Multiply intentionally and uncompromisingly.
v. Allow Time to do it’s work!

25. The Dynamics of a “Movement” over an
Organisation

26. The Dynamics of a “Movement” over an
Organisation
600 years
100 years
The Qualitative Factor

28. The Dynamics of a “Movement” over an
Organisation.
“Jesus’ metaphors and parables of The Kingdom describe
the nature of A Movement. It starts small and becomes
significant over time. It starts with a mustard seed and
ends with a tree…We’d rather have fast, furious and
fantastic growth. Yet we must pay attention to the small if
we want to recover our movemental calling. It is within the
small that Disciples are formed…We need to water the
small, over and over, and allow God to bring fruitfulness.”
“That which counts is often the most difficult to count. Albert
Einstein

29. The Dynamics of a “Movement” over an
Organisation.
“Why don’t we see ‘movement’ taking place in the West
today? We have failed to BE and MAKE disciples of Jesus.
The cost of non-discipleship is the irrelevance of the
church.”
(The Qualitative Error)
“When Jesus’ plan is reflected upon, the basic
philosophy is so different from that of the
modern church that its implications are nothing
less than revolutionary.” Robert Coleman

30. The Path Forward…
• DNX
– 6 Wednesdays, 7:45pm
– 25 October thru 29 November

31. The Path Forward…
• DNX
– 6 Wednesdays, 7:45pm
– 25 October thru 29 November
• LTG’s
** There is a “Hunger for Discipleship” pre-requisite
to this device that will mean its impotence
if not present.

32. The Path Forward…
• DNX
– 6 Wednesdays, 7:45pm
– 25 October thru 29 November
• LTG’s
• GROUPS & Communities

33. The Path Forward…
• DNX
– 6 Wednesdays, 7:45pm
– 25 October thru 29 November
• LTG’s
• GROUPS & Communities
• “Freedom” Saturdays and Sunday
Morning Series

34. The Path Forward…
• The CV School of Kingdom Living
2017/18
– Fortnightly on Sunday Evenings
– Three 6 Session Terms from Oct. 1st till July
1st.

35. The Path Forward…
• The CV School of Kingdom Living
2017/18
– Fortnightly on Sunday Evenings
– Three 6 Session Terms from Oct. 1st till July
1st.
– Worship, In-depth Teaching and Expectant
Ministry
– Mid-weeks Reading and Practicum
– Open to anyone from other Churches in Area

36. The thing is… It took Disciples three years
and even then they didn't get it!! Do you
think something more than a six week
course (DNX) will be needed???
Pentecost!!! We need His Power. His touch.
His Life. Desperation fed consistency of
pursuit.
This ALONE ensures that the math will kick
in.