Terrace Lake MOVE> Booklet

7/28/2019 Terrace Lake MOVE> Booklet

1/36


2/36

But seek frst his kingdom and his righteousness..Matthew 6:33

2


3/36

Dear Terrace LakeWhen Kim and I rst began this journey, we believedin aith that God would raise up a church that wouldbe intentional in its love or God and or people. I amso thankul or you and or the privilege o being thepastor o Terrace Lake or the last nearly 13 years. Inthat time, we have seen God work in powerul ways.

We have experienced people putting their aith inChrist. We have seen people proclaim their beliein Jesus through baptism. We have wept togetherin death. We have prayed or healing. We havecelebrated new lie. And we have helped peoplebecome passionate disciples o Jesus Christ. God hasblessed us at Terrace Lake, and He is not done. He ismoving here, and He is calling us to ollow him!

God has directed us to live intentionally in Christand make disciples who make disciples. He has

called us to do all that we can to see people puttheir aith in Jesus and to live wholly or Him. Wehave no desire to see people complacent in theiraith in God. We want to see God change Columbusand the world through the people o Terrace Lake.That is why we are beginning a two-year generosityinitiative called MOVe>.

For the next two years, we are going to doeverything we can to bring lie to the vision that webelieve God has or Terrace Lake. It will not be easy.There will be times when we will need to encourageeach other to keep going. We will have to sacricetime and resources in order to have a transormingimpact on our world. It may be dicult, but I believeit will be worth it.

As we see what Godcan do in us andthrough us, we willbe amazed at ourawesome God.

Youll want to keep thisbooklet handy duringthe next 5 weeks. Joinus every Sunday duringthe MOVe> series (orlisten online i youcant), participate inthe weekly discussionswith a small group, andlive expectantly as Godprepares to work in our hearts in powerul wayIt is time or us to take the challenge to movetogether. I we remain silent, or i we sit back anwait, we will miss an opportunity with God. Godwill save. God will redeem. God will transorm lLets join Him in what He is doing. God has put together to accomplish something that we cando alone. God has put us together to accomplisa great work or His Kingdom. Lets move and lisacricially to see the good news o Jesus Chrisorward to the ends o the earth.

Blessings,


4/36

TheTerrace

LakeSTOry

2000

>The Lord raises up two amiliethe Chapmans and Murphys, Dallas who share the Houzesvision o an Indiana church pl

>That summer, the three amiltake a huge aith step and moto Columbus. They meet theBakers who moved rom Ohiohelp support a new church pl

>The our amilies begin pluggin to the community and meeweekly or worship in the Bakhome.

> In October, the church has itspublic service in the auditoriuat Southside Elementary asLakeside Fellowship.

1997> Danny and Kim Houze visit

Dannys amily arm in DecaturCounty. While observing the

beauty o the countryside, Kim(a member o a six generationDallas amily) eels promptedto tell Danny that she eelsthe spiritual elds are ripeor harvest and she thinks itspossible they could plant achurch in Indiana.

> They head back to Dallasand begin praying about this

possibility.

4


5/36

2003 2004

> In September the new worshipacility at Terrace Lake Roadand 200 S. is complete and thechurch launches its rst service inits own building.

>The church amily changes theirname to Terrace Lake CommunityChurch.

2005> During the summer, Terrace Lake

sends a team on a mission tripto St. Louis, MO. Since that trip,teams have been sent to theGul Coast; Washington, D.C.;Boonville, KY; New York City, NY;Toledo, OH; Joplin, MO; Madison,WI; and Kenya, Arica.

> In July, the church begins toeel the strain o meeting in theschool and begins searching

or other locations. Throughthe aithulness o God, land isgited to the church and theyinitiate a capital campaign toraise unds to build a worshipacility.

>The Mens Ministry becomes anactive group with activities likebowling, bonres, capture theag and service opportunities.

>The rst Womens Retreat is held,with a ocus on Psalm 18:20: Godmade my lie complete when Iplaced all the pieces beore him(MSG).


6/36

2007> In May, construction on the

preschool education spaceis completed with a creation

theme, and the area is namedWaumba Land.

> Waumba means Creator inSwahili, and the goal o thepreschool ministry is to teachevery child that God made them,God loves them, and Jesus wantsto be their riend orever.

2008

> God leads the elders to raise thebar or members o Terrace Lakein terms o engagement in thelie o the church, serving thebody, and living intentionally inChrist. Since that time, God hasrewarded their aithulness andbrought amilies and individualsto Terrace Lake who arecommitted to being part o aamily o believers dedicated tounity with a desire and passionto grow deep.

2010> In October, Terrace Lake

celebrates ten years o ministdiscipleship and ellowship

with a special service includian appearance by musicianMatthew West and a ellowshbanquet.

6


7/36

2011

> At the Elders leading, theDiscipleship Pathway isdeveloped and implementation

begins in December.

>The Discipleship Pathway isbased on 2 Peter 1:5-7:

For this very reason, make everyeort to add to your aith goodness;and to goodness, knowledge; andto knowledge, sel-control; and tosel-control, perseverance; and toperseverance, godliness; and togodliness, mutual aection; and tomutual aection, love. (NIV)

2012>Terrace Lake sends a record

number o 252 shoeboxeslled with gits and supplies or

basic needs or children all overthe world through OperationChristmas Child.

2013> In March, worship service

attendance is at an all time higho 430 people, and Terrace Lake

permanently adds a secondSunday morning service toallow room or continuedgrowth in our present acility.

In aprIL,

TerraceLakeLauncheS . . .


8/36

T so m ds ll od s.There are people who are lost, scared and hurting. They are struggling through nancial diculties. Theyhave children who are hurting or possibly rebelling. They are struggling in their marriage, and they areconsidering divorce. Maybe they have heard about Jesus, but they dont know what it means to ollow him.

They grew up in church, but its never made a real diference in how they live because they never learnedhow to have an ever-growing RELATIONSHIP with God, how to be a true disciple. The most dicult part isthat they dont want anyone to know. They dont know what it is like to walk through this lie with peoplewho care. They are alone, lost, conused and need hope. They have never experienced the love o Jesus, andthey have no idea what theyre missing which is EVERYTHING. God has given Terrace Lake the missiono living intentionally in Christ to make disciples who make disciples... Helping people become passionateollowers o Jesus Christ.

8


9/36

W bliv God is

llig s to gowd d wid io miist

t T L,i o ommitd od t

wold.

We have been still beore the Lord or severayears, praying about Gods direction and thestep or our church. The time is now.

Its time to . . .

Join us in this two-year eort to make animpact in our church, in Columbus and inworld as we . . .

and

MOVe BeyOnD OurSeLVeS

MOVe BeyOnD Our WaLLS


10/36

MOVe BeyOnD OurSeLVeS - $900,000

10


11/36

Over the next two years, we want to

support, expand and strengthen our

current ministries, staf and structure,

including Childrens Ministry, Youth

Ministry, Adult Discipleship, Worship Arts

and Hospitality.

We dont want to do businessas usual we are praying thatMOVE> will enable us to grow

and expand these ministries inexciting ways!

We asked our ministry leaders and teams

to pray and dream about how God is

leading them to impact Terrace Lake

through their ministries during the next

two years. The ollowing pages containexcerpts rom their responses:


12/36

MOVe BeyOnD OurSeLVeS

12


13/36

> The rOck yOuTh MInISTry Everyyouthwouldbeabletoarticulatewhy

she or he believes in Jesus and deend thatbelie.

TheYouthCouncilwouldcontinuetoprovide discipleship and planning or TheRock, but Terrace Lake would also havea designated youth leader to coach thecouncil and lead the ministry.

> hOSpITaLITy Providingaquietandprivateplacefor

people to go or compassionate prayer andcounsel.

Establishingacomfortableareawhereparents with children who need extraattention can go and still participate in theworship service.

> WOrShIp MInISTry Launchingayoungadult/college-age

targeted worship service. Hostingcommunityworshipeventsat

TerraceLakeand/orinthecommunity.

> cOLLeGe anD yOunG aDuLTS Startingabiblestudyonourlocalcollege

campus. Workingwithlocalindustriestohelpus

connect with summer interns who are awayrom riends and amily and in need o alocal church.

> eLDerS BuildingExpansion-Phase1Complete,but

experiencing growth strains in other areas. Averaging800+inworshipservicesand

continuing to excel at attracting newpeople.

> care MInISTry Developingandtrainingsta,smallgroupleaders and individuals or lay counseling.

Promotingacommunityofprayerbyacilitating Hal Days o Prayer and providingprayer support and comort during worshipservices.

> WauMBa LanD anD cLuB rOckchILDren'S MInISTry

Engagingspacesforchildrentolearnandexplore Gods word though all modalities.

Oeringretreatswiththefamiliesofelementary-aged children where learning,relationship building and un activities canbond the kids and adults within the church.

> aDuLT DIScIpLeShIp Mentoringopportunitiesandspiritual

growth or all adults.

Becomingalearningcenterforotherchurches and individuals who have a desireto grow in their aith, but do not have accessto these resources.


14/36

MOVe BeyOnD Our WaLLS - $1 .1 MILLIOn

14

As we live out our

vision o expanding

the reach o Terrace

Lake through our

community, our

desire is to MOVE

BEYOND OUR WALLS

to make room or

more individuals and

amilies to join us in

ministry.


15/36

To do that, we want to renovate and expand our acility by 12,000

square eet. This will include 6,500 square eet o new and remodeledchildrens education space, relieving the crowding and allowing

room or growth in this vital mission eld. We will create

three additional larger classrooms in the West wing that

will enable us to implement learning stations and

use new kinds o curriculum that we have not had

space or previously, as well as a larger area that

will accommodate large group

worship experiences or thekids and an indoor

play area.

The expansion will provide additional parareas and an enlarged entrance and oyer,enhancing our ability to ofer an inviting

environment or building relationships

and ostering community lie. We will havededicated space or ellowship and moreroom or people in our community to plug

at Terrace Lake to experience lie change aspiritual growth.


16/36

MOVe> is not about Terrace Lake and ourneeds and wants. Its about making TerraceLake a better tool or the advancement oGods kingdom, impacting lives or eternityhere in Columbus and around the world. Wewant Terrace Lake to be a body o believersthat shows so much care and compassion

toward our community and our world thatpeople would notice i we closed our doors.Through this initiative, we want to move in

more ways than ever beore to leave saety oradventure, leave comort or compassion andmake disciples who make disciples.

We want to enhance our service toour community, including compassionopportunities ocused on local poverty

alleviation, increasing our current support olocal ministries and implementing outreachstrategies at large community events. This

could include service days in Columbus orsurrounding areas where we join togetherto embrace the community with the loveo Christ by sending teams to serve at LovChapel, New Song or the Pregnancy CareCenter. We could plan to attend communitevents and pass out ree bottles o water o

share Gods love in other simple, tangibleways.

MOVe BeyOnD Our WaLLS

16


17/36

We want to encourage our smallgroups to live out their aith byserving together in Columbus,building relationships with eachother and those we are ministeringto by our service.

We want Columbusto be a dierent citybecause we live andworship here.

We also want to engage moreully with our current internationalministry partners. One result o thiscould be a short term mission tripto Latin American Discipleship andOutreach (LADO) in Columbia andsignicantly increasing our nancialsupport or that ministry.

Additionally, we will be prayingthrough opportunities to invest innew ministry partnerships as theyarise. We need every person in ourchurch to join with us in accepting

the challenge to move where Godleads and impact the communityand the world around us with thelove o Christ and the truth o Hisgospel.


18/36

One FunDMOVe> is a Generosity Initiative. Capitalcampaigns typically ocus on unding specialprojects, but MOVe> is about something

bigger. MOVe> is about responding to whatGod is doing in our church and in our heartsso that we can impact our community andthe world or Christ. Some giving campaignsask you to give a second git over and aboveyour usual giving or special initiatives, whilecontinuing to contribute to the GeneralFund. This type o giving is potentiallyconusing to people who either dont have abaseline or their usual giving OR they arentable to celebrate their total giving in one

single number.

At Terrace Lake, we believe we are all on ONEMISSION: Living intentionally in Christ tomake disciples who make disciples. Thereorewe are asking our church body to contributeto ONE FUND or the next two years. The oneund will cover our mortgage and operatingexpenses, our Phase I building plans, ourministries, and our giving to local and worldoutreach. The MOVe> initiative is intended toraise the overall level o generosity at TerraceLake, and our hope is that, once we have alldiscovered the joy o giving, ministry canexpand out into the uture.

The

chaLLenGe

We are askin

you to go on

journey wit

God and wit

your amily

over the nex

several wee

It is our hop

that everyo

in our churc

would be pa

this initiativ

God continu

to grow us

individuallyas a church.

18


19/36

here IS WhaT We are aSkInG yOu TO DO> Determine how God might be calling you to grow in your generosity to be a part o our expanded

investment in Gods Kingdom through Terrace Lake.

> Join us or worship services during the ve-week series beginning April 7. Dont miss a Sunday!

> Join us in a small group experience and personal devotions. I you arent currently in a small group, thare groups meeting on Wednesday nights at 6:30 PM at the church just or this series!

> Join together in prayer as a church during this dening time. While were calling or everyone toparticipate, we know ull well that success will only happen with God leading the way. So, will you pr

or Gods blessing on this initiative? Will you pray that God expands our desire to lead generous lives,that we might gloriy Him? Pray or spiritual and nancial impact beyond what we can imagine!


20/36

The GOaL: $2 MILLIOn | 2 yearS

To make MOVe> a reality, everyone at Terrace Lake will be

challenged to participate and contribute in a way unlike any othetime in the lie o our church. While aithul giving can provideor Terrace Lakes operational needs, everyone will need to givesacrifcially to und the eort to move.

We would ask you to consider a ew types o giving: Considersacricesthatwouldallowyoutomovetoaplaceofradicalgenerosityinyourlife

Then, prayerully make a two-year pledge o your total giving, which will include both yournormal giving and your expanded generosity or MOVE>.

IfyouhavenotgivenpreviouslytoTerraceLake,weaskthatyouwouldprayerfullyconsidemaking MOVe> the time you start! We believe the church is the hope o the world, and thaGod has commanded us to give o our resources towards the work o His Kingdom. I youhave questions about this, we would love to talk with you! Just send us an email through ouwebsite and someone will get in touch with you.

Manyofusmayhavethecapacitytogivefromaccumulatedresources.Theseareblessingsprovided or us in the past that could be used to give generously to His purposes and planstoday. Stored resources could include a savings account, valuables, stocks or property to se

However you decide to participate, thank you or bepart o the work God is doing at Terrace La

TWO yearSTerraceLakehas12+yearsofchanged lives to celebrate. Aswe look ahead at ministry in thecoming years, we believe Godis calling us to a new chapter inthe lie o our church. It all startswith a two-year commitment tolay a oundation or where God istaking us as a body.

The MOVe> challenge is oreach one o us to sacriciallyexpand our generosity to reach$2 million in two years. Althoughwe certainly believe two years isa realistic timeline to accomplishthis goal, we also know that it willtake a tremendous amount osacrice and commitment romeveryone at Terrace Lake. Pleasebe praying about your personalnancial commitment and howyou can expand your personalgenerosity so that together wecan reach our goal.

20


21/36

cOMMITMenT carDCALCULATE HERE

Gift from my stored resources.(Stocks, savings, other assets)

MY TWO-YEAR

MOVE>COMMITMENT $ ________________________

Name: ______________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________

City: ________________________ State: _________ Zip: _____________

Phone: ______________________________________________________

Email: _______________________________________________________

What I normally give in a year.(General und, benevolence, etc.)

My expanded annual generosityforMOVE>

x 2 yrs =

Our cOMMITMenTSunDay WILL Be

May 5.

We would like toask every amily

and individual

to join us on thatSunday and make aradically generous

commitment to


22/36

> Are there additional ways besides cash that I can givemore toward MOVe>?Be creative as you explore ways you and your amily cangive nancially toward MOVe>. You might have stocks,investments, property or other items o that nature. Godmight be calling you to give out o stored resources withwhich he has blessed you in the past, or he might be callingyou to look at other innovative options to give sacriciallyto His Kingdom.

> What are other ways I can support the MOVe> initiative? MOVe> is about more than nances and unding special

initiatives. Thats what makes it diferent rom a traditionalcapital campaign. We want all our hearts to be transormed

by God to be generous with our very lives. Ask God toshow you the things you are holding on to instead oreleasing to Him. Maybe its your time, or a way God isasking you to serve Him or His church, or a certain habityouve been reluctant to give up. Seek His Kingdom and Hisrighteousness, and you can trust God to lead you!

> Whom should I contact to discuss a git o stocks,investments or property?Steve Hunnicutt, Terrace Lakes Treasurer, is able to assist

with all such gits. Contact Steve [email protected].

FrequenTLyaSkeD

queSTIOnS

22


23/36

> What will happen i we miss our target o $2 milliondollars over the next two years?We expect to reach the goal, despite the challengeit represents! However, i we all short, we will adjustexpenditures based on priorities determined by the Eldersat that time. Unless we all well short o the goal, noneo the initiatives will be totally eliminated. I by Godsgracious provision we exceed the $2 million dollar goal,we will be ree to move even urther beyond our walls!

That may include more nished square ootage in thebuildingexpansionand/ormoredollarsspentinlocalandinternational outreach. We are eagerly anticipating whatGod will do through this initiative!

> Will I have the ability to designate my generosity to aspecifc part o the initiative?All giving to MOVe> will be undesignated. Your giving will beused or every need and project, just like your current givingto Terrace Lake.

> How does MOVe> impact our current missions andoutreach giving?ALL we do at Terrace Lake is MISSION. In terms o ouroutreach giving, we want to move beyond just writing a

check to a ministry. We want to engage more ully with theministry partners we already have, increasing our nancialsupport and our physical support through serving andconnecting with those partners in new ways!


24/36

24


25/36

SerMOn nOTeS

perSOnaL & SMaLL GrOup STuDy

During the ve-week sermon series beginning April 7, well explore how and why God challenges umove to trust and treasure Christ above all else. Each week our sermon text will consider the gospeand generosity rom an important angle.

Please bring this book back with you each week to take notes in the space provide

Our small groups will meet weekly to urther study each message and seek to apply Gods heart-transorming truth in our lives. We encourage you to go over the small group materials on your owbeore meeting with the group, in addition to meditating on the scriptures in your personal study teach day. As we study Gods word individually and together, we trust Him to move our hearts closealignment to His and change us to be more like Him!

I you arent currently in a small group, please eel ree to join one o the groups meeting just or MOVe> on Wednesday at 6:30 PM at Terrace Lake. We would love or everyone to get connected and dig into this study together!


26/36

SERMON NOTES

MOVe BeyOnD OurSeLVeSWeek One: The Upside of Losing Ourselves

Date: April 7, 2013

Text: Matthew 16:21-26

>OVerVIeWIt can be dicult to believe that Jesus trulyhas our best interest in mind when he istelling us to pick up our crosses and willinglylose our lives.

Exactly what is it that we gain by willinglyollowing Christ in this manner?

26


27/36

Person

al&smallGrouPs

tudy

I you had the nances and ability to do what youwanted, where would you have your summer andwinter homes?

Read Matthew 16:21-26

Why do you think Jesus responded so strongly to Peter(see 4:1-11)?

What specically do you think Jesus means when hesays, come ater me?

Describe the kind o lie we oten attempt to savethat according to Jesus we will denitely lose?

Describe the kind o lie we nd by willingly losingour previous lie to Jesus?

The Christian way is dierent: harder, and easier. Christ

says, Give me all. I dont want so much o your time andso much o your money and so much o your work: Iwant you. I have not come to torment your natural sel,but to kill it Hand over the whole natural sel, all thedesires which you think innocent as well as the ones youthink wickedthe whole outt. I will give you a new selinstead. In act, I will give you Mysel: my own will shallbecome yours.C.S. Lewis

Put a 3X5 card next to your bed or over your bathroommirror that reads: To whom am I listening? or Whosin control? Use it to help you move into each day witha peaceul attitude o surrender.

We

ekOne


28/36

SERMON NOTES

MOVe BeyOnD OurSeLVeSWeek Two: Finding the Courage to be Happy

Date: April 14, 2013

Text: Galatians 2:20-21 (John 15:9-11)

>OVerVIeWYou have probably heard it said: God neverpromised happiness. But is that true? Whatdoes the Bible have to say about happiness?Could it be our tendency is to settle or toolittle happiness?

28

P


29/36

Person

al&smallGrouPs

tudy

Share the craziest risk you ever took (could beanything). What made you take the risk? Would youever do it again? Why or Why not?

Paul ounded the church o Galatia during his rstmissionary journey (Acts 13-14). Ater leaving,some Jewish Christians arrived who accused Paul oomitting key parts o the gospel. They were teachingthe Christians in Galatia that they needed to submitthemselves to Jewish laws and customs in order tobe truly Christian. Although Paul was willing to beaccommodating to Jewish customs, he vehementlyopposed this as a requirement. The letter to theGalatians is a declaration that salvation is a ree gitand can in no way be earned. Paul is exhorting the

Galatians to take the risk o trusting Christ alone witheverything in their lives.

Read Galatians 2:20-21How would you describe yoursel when you set asidethe grace o God?

For those who are Christians, what part o you wouldyou say no longer lives? What else needs to die?

What is the scariest part o I no longer live to you?How has the Son o Gods love and sacrice or youimpacted your lie o aith?

Understanding the context o John 15, how would

you have responded to Jesus claim that he wanted our joy to be made ull? I you had the opportunity,what questions would you have asked related to hiswords?

What olly to ear to be too entirely Gods! It is to ear tobe too happy. It is to ear to love Gods will in all things. Itis to ear to have too much courage in the crosses which

are inevitable, too much comort in Gods love, and toomuch detachment rom the passions which make usmiserable.Francois Fenelon

Fenelon notes that we have a ear o being toocommitted to God. It eels like too much o a risk, toomuch potential change to our lives. Ultimately hesuggests we do not surrender these things because weare araid to be too happy. Though it sounds strange,this ear is a reality or many. Add the ollowingquestion to the 3X5 card next to your bed or on yourbathroom mirror: Why am I araid to be happy?

We

ekTwo


30/36

SERMON NOTES

MOVe BeyOnD OurSeLVeSWeek Three: The Great Treasure Search


Text: Matt. 13:45-46 (Matt. 22:37-39)

>OVerVIeWLets ace it, the things Jesus teaches us tovalue and invest in just look weird comparedto the worlds investments. The worldsinvestments are tangible, measurable andimmediate. Investments in the kingdom oheaven appear to be very much intangible.How do we reconcile these difering values,and what is the key to making the best

investment?

30

P


31/36

Person

al&smal

lGrouPs

tudy

Which is more likely to be ound in your storage: moretrivia, trash or treasure? What is one thing others wouldcount as trivia or trash that you consider a treasure?


Why do you think Jesus used parables in his teaching?

How would you describe the merchants emotionand energy regarding the pearl? Does this teach

us anything about ourselves and the kingdom oheaven?

What things am I willing to count as loss or thekingdom o heaven? What things do I struggle torelease?

What do you think heart, soul and mind specicallyreer to in Matthew 22?

Describe how you think this love would specicallyand practically change you.

The correct perspective is to see ollowing Christ not onlyas the necessity it is, but as the ulllment o the highesthuman possibilities and as lie on the highest plane.

Dallas Willard

Take time this week to meditate on how much youtruly value the kingdom o heaven. Instead o ocusingon what you must pay, ocus on the high price youhave been paying by keeping everything under yourcontrol.

WeekThree

SERMON NOTES


32/36

SERMON NOTES

MOVe BeyOnD Our WaLLSWeek Four: Kingdoms and Checkbooks


Text: Matt. 6:25-34 (2 Cor. 8:1-9)

>OVerVIeWI admit when people have wanted to injectthemselves into my personal nances myrst response is to put up a wall. It just eelsintrusive. I you did a survey o what Jesustalked about most, you would nd he hadno problem intruding into our personalnances. I guess thats legitimate with himbeing God and owning it all. So, how should

we respond i Jesus wants to know what weare doing with his stuf?

32

P


33/36

Person

al&smal

lGrouPs

tudy

I you could have three wishes, which three would youchoose rom the list below:


What do you think Jesus means when he says, Do notworry about your lie?

What do you think Jesus means when he says, Butseek rst his kingdom and his righteousness?

I you were to take this scripture passage seriously,how would it afect your list above?

Read 2 Corinthians 8:1-9

Do you see a connection(s) to Pauls description o theMacedonians and Jesus teaching in Matthew 6? I so,what are they?

What do you learn about the Macedonians in light otheir giving?

What principles o generosity and giving do you learnrom the Macedonians?

I you were to evaluate your zeal or God and hiskingdom in light o your checkbook, what grade wouldyou give yoursel?

Jesus speaks to the question o economics more thanany other single social issue. I, in a comparatively simple

society, our Lord lays such strong emphasis upon thespiritual dangers o wealth, how much more should wewho live in a highly afuent culture take seriously theeconomic question.Richard Foster

The ollowing list is a sampling o Jesus teaching onmaterial wealth. Read one o the ve passages eachday or the next ve days. Keep the passage on theoreront o your mind throughout your day and askthe Lord to give you direction with regard to your lieocus and material wealth: Matthew 19:16-22; Matthew

6:19, 21; Matthew 19:16-22; Luke 12:15; Luke 12:16-21

WeekFour

Win the lotteryOne deep abidingriendshipSecure job with benetsA lie o happinessGood healthStress ree lie: no pain

Success: ame andrecognitionClose amilyDirection or lieStrong, spiritual aithand relationship withGod

SERMON NOTES


34/36

SERMON NOTES

MOVe BeyOnD Our WaLLSWeek Five: The Mission

Date: May 5, 2013

Text: Matt. 28:18-20 (2 Tim. 2:1-2)

>OVerVIeWI dont know that most Christians make aconnection between hearing the words,Well done, good and aithul servant, andullling Jesus commission to all o us tomake disciples. How do we know i we areullling the mission Jesus saved us or?

34

P


35/36

Person

al&smal

lGrouPs

tudy

How do you normally respond to someone exercisingauthority? What makes it easier or you to respond toauthority? Harder?


Why do you think Jesus began this command bytelling them All authority on heaven and on earth hasbeen given to me?

What do you think are the key priorities o Jesus

commission?

Read 2 Timothy 2:2. Consider this passage in light oMatthew 28. According to Paul, how could we measurei we are succeeding at our mission?

Look back over the previous lessons in this study. Whataspects o the other lessons do you think are essentialor the success o Jesus commission?

Has this series changed you or your thinking? How willthis impact how you live rom this point orward?

When you consider everything weve studied in the

past ve weeks, what does Jesus nal sentence meanto you?

As a group please take time to pray specically or theMOVe> initiative. Begin with a time o being quietbeore the Lord and listen or His Spirit to lead youin how you ought to pray (3-5 minutes), taking intoconsideration the emphasis over the last ve weeks.Voice your prayers as you eel led in conversationalprayer.

We

ekFive


36/36

terracelakemove.org

Documents

Terrace Lake MOVE> Booklet