““It’s Personal”It’s Personal”

Mark 1:16-20Mark 1:16-20

Discipleship is personal:Discipleship is personal:a personal call toa personal call to

TRANSFORMATION.TRANSFORMATION.

1. Jesus saw…1. Jesus saw… ““Love, discipleship, ministry are Love, discipleship, ministry are

personal activities towards specific personal activities towards specific people.”people.”

Are we asking, “What’s the least we Are we asking, “What’s the least we need to do to get the most people?” or need to do to get the most people?” or “How far can we go to help people feel “How far can we go to help people feel God’s love?”God’s love?”

Does discipleship get personal for you?Does discipleship get personal for you?

2. “Follow me”2. “Follow me”

““I am with you always to the end of the I am with you always to the end of the age.”—Matthew 28:20age.”—Matthew 28:20

Jesus’ Kingdom of God movement is Jesus’ Kingdom of God movement is focused on a small community of people focused on a small community of people centered around and shaped by Jesus.centered around and shaped by Jesus.

3. “I will make you become…”3. “I will make you become…”

Showing Shaping

3. “I will make you become…”3. “I will make you become…”

False ReligionFalse Religion A way of reinforcing A way of reinforcing

my beliefs and my beliefs and lifestyle and tending lifestyle and tending to my spiritual to my spiritual desires without any desires without any intention of being intention of being changedchanged

DiscipleshipDiscipleship A life of personal A life of personal

relationship with relationship with Jesus that Jesus that transforms my life transforms my life into one that into one that resembles Jesus and resembles Jesus and draws others into his draws others into his KingdomKingdom

4. “…fishers of people”4. “…fishers of people”

““When you go, make disciples of all When you go, make disciples of all nations”—Matthew 28:19nations”—Matthew 28:19

More next week!More next week!

5. Leaving behind5. Leaving behindBarna study*Barna study*

(~75% of Americans say they are Christians)(~75% of Americans say they are Christians) 45%- Family45%- Family 20%- Health/leisure/balanced lifestyle20%- Health/leisure/balanced lifestyle 17%- Wealth/profession/making 17%- Wealth/profession/making

money/success/finances money/success/finances 12%- Faith12%- Faith

*www.christianpost.com*www.christianpost.com

5. Leaving behind5. Leaving behind

FamilyFamily

WorkWork

HobbiesHobbies

Other obligationsOther obligations

FriendsFriends

JesusJesus

Prioritizing/Balanced approach to lifePrioritizing/Balanced approach to life

JesusJesus

FamilyFamily

WorkWork

HobbiesHobbies

Other obligationsOther obligations

FriendsFriends

5. Leaving behind5. Leaving behind

Personal/Discipleship approach to lifePersonal/Discipleship approach to life

New possibilitiesNew possibilities

FamilyFamily

WorkWork

HobbiesHobbies

Other obligationsOther obligations

FriendsFriends

NeighborhoodNeighborhood

MissionMission

FamilyFamily

WorkWork

HobbiesHobbies

ObligationsObligations

FriendsFriends

Eugene PetersonEugene Peterson

““There can be no maturity in the There can be no maturity in the spiritual life, no obedience in following spiritual life, no obedience in following Jesus, no wholeness in the Christian life Jesus, no wholeness in the Christian life apart from an immersion and embrace apart from an immersion and embrace of community. I am not myself by of community. I am not myself by myself. Community, not the highly myself. Community, not the highly vaunted individualism of our culture, is vaunted individualism of our culture, is the setting in which Christ is at play.”the setting in which Christ is at play.”

CommunionCommunion Find someone you don’t know wellFind someone you don’t know well Introduce yourself, shake hands, etc.Introduce yourself, shake hands, etc. If so, come forwardIf so, come forward Introduce them as I come around to offer Introduce them as I come around to offer

CommunionCommunion Get Personal!Get Personal!