Cycle of Spiritual Life

 Main Verse: Mat. 4:19

Category: Evangelism

 

INTRO

There is a beginning, a process, and a destiny to your spiritual walk.

1.  You come in from the outside into the church. (Follow)

2 . You submit to a process of training & discipleship (Make)

3.  You go back outside to start the cycle again with someone else. (Fishers)

Note: The process of training does not involve personal transformation.

You don’t wait for perfection to do God’s work. 

What is the one thing that will make you a spiritual success?

Going and reproducing yourself.

 

I.       FOLLOW JESUS “follow me”

 

      1. Following Jesus is an all out commitment (Mat 16:24-25)

      2. A true salvation experience will cause you to follow (Mk 5:18-20)

      3. Will cause you to tell others (Jn 4:28-30)

 

 

II.       LET HIM MAKE YOU “I will make you”

 

      1. Making of  disciple involves discipline and correction (2 Tim 3:16-17)

          a. Jesus rebukes Peter (Mat 16:23)

      1. Enter the process of discipleship (Eph. 4:11-12)

      2. People need to be taught and trained (2 Tim. 2:15; Phi. 4:9)

          a. Even those who are good at the word (Act 18:24-26)

      3. Importance of having spiritual leaders (Heb 13:7, 17)

 

 

III.      GO AND FISH FOR MEN “fishers of men”

 

      1. We must go plant seeds (Jn 12:24-26)

      2. This is the purpose of the church (Mat. 28:19-20)

      3. This is non-stop reproductive cycle  (2 Tim. 2:2)

 

 

CONC.

We are not a success until you go out again and reproduce yourself.

A church that doesn't win souls is a dead church.

Are we dead?