From Death to Destiny Part 3
Discipleship the Victorious Path to Canaan
Sunday, January 19, 2020
I From Death to Destiny
A.Discipleship the Victorious Path to Canaan
1.(1 Cor. 10:1-11 GNT) The children of Israel’s journey from Egypt to Canaan. An 11 day trip took 40 years. Only 2 of the original adults over age 20 made it.
a.Why? (Heb. 3:19) Unbelief!
b.(Exo. 19:4-6; 20:18-21) the people refused to draw near, hear and learn God’s promises & principles.
2. (Matt. 28:19-20) Jesus never said make converts!
a. disciple – a pupil, a student or scholar; a learner and doer of Christ’s precepts and instructions; a disciplined one.
b. School vs. Church
~School makes scholars but church makes converts and should make disciples.
~(Hos. 4:6) destroyed for lack of knowledge
3. (John 8:31-32) Discipleship the victorious path to Canaan
a. Believer vs. Disciple
~A believer is a born-again convert but hasn’t necessarily been disciple yet. They may still be a babe in Christ and therefore carnal.
~A disciple abides in the word, knows the truth and is free indeed.
-To abide to means to live in and adhere to. (like you abide in your body)
-To know (ginosko) intimate, experiential knowledge that causes change and produces fruit.
~(Matt. 10:37-39 GNT) disciples put Jesus and His word first place in life denying themselves.
4. (Eph. 4:11-16 NLT) the 5-fold ministries purpose is to equip the body to:
(1) do the work of the ministry and
(2) build up (edify) the (body) church
~Until we all come into unity in our faith and knowledge (epignosis) of Jesus.
~So that we will be mature in the Lord (be disciples)
a.(Acts 2:42, 46-47 NIV) the Biblical method of making disciples.
~Apostles’ teaching (Word)
~Fellowship (Community)
~Breaking of bread (Serving)
~Prayer
5. What Destiny is doing in 2020 to ensure you can be discipled:
a. Sunday Worship Service
b. Wednesday Discipleship
c. Destiny University – MOTR, FPC, Raising Children
d. Experience Destiny (New Member Orientation)
e. Next Steps Class (Know God, Know Destiny, Know You, Know Your Team)
f. D-Teams
g. D-Life Groups
6. Here’s a few of my favorite teachers to listen to daily:
1. www.destinygso.org Lee Stokes
2. www.awmi.net Andrew Wommack
3. www.pastorduane.com Duane Sheriff