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Series: Collage: Portraits of a Revolutionary Message 27 – Launch! Mark 6: 6b-13 Mark 6: 6b-13 HCSB 6b Now He was going around the villages in a circuit, teaching. 7 He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs and gave them authority over unclean spirits. 8 He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a walking stick: no bread, no traveling bag, no money in their belts. 9 They were to wear sandals, but not put on an extra shirt. 10 Then He said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place. 11 If any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 12 So they went out and preached that people should repent. 13 And they were driving out many demons, anointing many sick people with olive oil, and healing them. INTRODUCTION ● Today: Returning to our study Collage: Portraits of a Revolutionary (The Powerpoint presentations associated with funerals or memorial services – review of a person’s life from birth until death) ● Follow-up to 40Sixteen ● Revivals always result in people coming to know Christ as Savior ● Evangelism and discipleship are indicators that we have experienced some level of revival ● What do we do now? ● The spiritual journey: the next level ▪ Discipleship should be included in salvation ▪ Evangelism and discipleship are natural results of spiritual renewal ● Church growth or God’s purpose for the church? Here’s a quote from an email from Pastors.com this week:
A healthy church is one that fulfills its purpose. Pursue growth for the sake of growth, and you’ll fail. But pursue your purpose, and you can’t fail to grow! Pastors.com I. THE JESUS MODEL (Mark 6: 6b-13) THE TRAIN-AND-LAUNCH MODEL A. What Jesus did – Mark 6 captures the scene (picture/portrait) of Jesus launching His disciples to engage the world. This launching was part of a long and intense process (training). The training model of Jesus was captured in 1963 when Robert Coleman wrote The Master Plan of Evangelism. In 2014, Coleman and Bobby Harrington co-wrote an update called Revisiting The Master Plan of Evangelism. The original book had 8 principles, in Revisiting The Master Plan of Evangelism, a ninth (incarnation) was added. 1. Incarnation Jesus came into our world to show us God’s love. 2. Selection People were Jesus’ method. 3. Association Jesus stayed with them. 4. Consecration Jesus required obedience. 5. Demonstration Jesus showed them how to live. 6. Delegation Jesus assigned the work. 7. Supervision Jesus continued to check on them. 8. Reproduction Jesus expected them to reproduce. 9. Impartation Jesus gave Himself away.
B. Jesus did what He commanded us to do in the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 19-20) – He shared the gospel and disciple believers. II. TWO PICTURES OF THE JESUS MODEL IN ACTION We use two pictures to help us understand the mission of disciples and the mission of the church. One of these pictures is from the military (aircraft carrier) and the other is from nature (eaglet). THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER A. Aircraft carriers were not designed to stay in port. They were also not designed to sail the seas (cruise) with the intent of sightseeing or pleasure cruising. In his book Gaining by Losing, Pastor J. D. Greear compares the purpose and ministry of the church to an aircraft carrier (We have, in the past, compared the cruise ship to the battleship). B. The purpose of the aircraft was to put military resources (aircraft and personnel) closer to the battle to engage the enemy. The aircraft Carrier makes our wartime sea efforts more efficient and effective. 1. 20 stories high and 77 stories (over 1,000 feet) long 2. It has the ability in full-swing to launch an aircraft every 25 seconds. 3. To accomplish these tasks, a carrier needs to combine elements of a ship, an airport, and a small city. 4. It acts as a mobile command center to guide military operations. C. Decentralization of military efforts. D. The bottom line? Launch military resources to strategic points in the battle.
The purpose of the aircraft carrier was to move military resources into strategic a position to engage THE EAGLET ILLUSTRATION: The nation has become enamored with two eaglets born recently and are available by webcam online at http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/. What happens in the lifespan of
the eagle is an example for us as we move from birth through developmental stages until we are able to leave the nest and begin mature into the person God has designed us to be. A. Two developmental stages: 1. Hatchlings – Stay in the nest 10-12 weeks a. Sit and watch parents and siblings fly (learn from them) b. Test their wings on the edge of the nest c. Parents refuse to deliver food – this prompts the hungry hatchling to consider moving out of the nest to find food. The typical hatchling begins to fly somewhere between 70 and 92 days from hatching. 2. Fledglings – To fledge is to develop wings that enable the bird to fly. The dictionary defines a fledgling as “a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped.” B. For Christians, we need to move from hatchlings to fledglings (to develop to the point we get out of the nest and began to experience what God has designed us to do. III. LAUNCH: THE MODEL IN ACTION A. Introducing launch – Launching disciples into the mission field! B. The aircraft carrier (J. D. Greear) C. The collaboration: The focus of two hearts (Pastor Marcus and me) D. Crux and Fishing Trips
A healthy church is one that fulfills its purpose. Pursue growth for the sake of growth, and you’ll fail. But pursue your purpose, and you can’t fail to grow! Pastors.com I. THE JESUS MODEL (Mark 6: 6b-13) THE TRAIN-AND-LAUNCH MODEL A. What Jesus did – Mark 6 captures the scene (picture/portrait) of Jesus launching His disciples to engage the world. This launching was part of a long and intense process (training). The training model of Jesus was captured in 1963 when Robert Coleman wrote The Master Plan of Evangelism. In 2014, Coleman and Bobby Harrington co-wrote an update called Revisiting The Master Plan of Evangelism. The original book had 8 principles, in Revisiting The Master Plan of Evangelism, a ninth (incarnation) was added. 1. Incarnation Jesus came into our world to show us God’s love. 2. Selection People were Jesus’ method. 3. Association Jesus stayed with them. 4. Consecration Jesus required obedience. 5. Demonstration Jesus showed them how to live. 6. Delegation Jesus assigned the work. 7. Supervision Jesus continued to check on them. 8. Reproduction Jesus expected them to reproduce. 9. Impartation Jesus gave Himself away.
B. Jesus did what He commanded us to do in the Great Commission (Matthew 28: 19-20) – He shared the gospel and disciple believers. II. TWO PICTURES OF THE JESUS MODEL IN ACTION We use two pictures to help us understand the mission of disciples and the mission of the church. One of these pictures is from the military (aircraft carrier) and the other is from nature (eaglet). THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER A. Aircraft carriers were not designed to stay in port. They were also not designed to sail the seas (cruise) with the intent of sightseeing or pleasure cruising. In his book Gaining by Losing, Pastor J. D. Greear compares the purpose and ministry of the church to an aircraft carrier (We have, in the past, compared the cruise ship to the battleship). B. The purpose of the aircraft was to put military resources (aircraft and personnel) closer to the battle to engage the enemy. The aircraft Carrier makes our wartime sea efforts more efficient and effective. 1. 20 stories high and 77 stories (over 1,000 feet) long 2. It has the ability in full-swing to launch an aircraft every 25 seconds. 3. To accomplish these tasks, a carrier needs to combine elements of a ship, an airport, and a small city. 4. It acts as a mobile command center to guide military operations. C. Decentralization of military efforts. D. The bottom line? Launch military resources to strategic points in the battle.
The purpose of the aircraft carrier was to move military resources into strategic a position to engage THE EAGLET ILLUSTRATION: The nation has become enamored with two eaglets born recently and are available by webcam online at http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/. What happens in the lifespan of
the eagle is an example for us as we move from birth through developmental stages until we are able to leave the nest and begin mature into the person God has designed us to be. A. Two developmental stages: 1. Hatchlings – Stay in the nest 10-12 weeks a. Sit and watch parents and siblings fly (learn from them) b. Test their wings on the edge of the nest c. Parents refuse to deliver food – this prompts the hungry hatchling to consider moving out of the nest to find food. The typical hatchling begins to fly somewhere between 70 and 92 days from hatching. 2. Fledglings – To fledge is to develop wings that enable the bird to fly. The dictionary defines a fledgling as “a person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped.” B. For Christians, we need to move from hatchlings to fledglings (to develop to the point we get out of the nest and began to experience what God has designed us to do. III. LAUNCH: THE MODEL IN ACTION A. Introducing launch – Launching disciples into the mission field! B. The aircraft carrier (J. D. Greear) C. The collaboration: The focus of two hearts (Pastor Marcus and me) D. Crux and Fishing Trips
