Building of a Movement Releasing the People of God.

Building of a MovementBuilding of a Movement

Releasing the Releasing the People of GodPeople of God

Church is Church is NOTNOT what we what we do IN CHURCHdo IN CHURCH

Church is what the Church is what the People of GodPeople of God

DO DO IN THE WORLDIN THE WORLD

The The MISSING FACTORMISSING FACTOR in Modern Doctrine of in Modern Doctrine of

the Churchthe Church

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SENDINGSENDING

GOD IS A SENDING GOD GOD IS A SENDING GOD

(Galatians 4:4) (Galatians 4:4) ““But But when the time had when the time had

fully come, God fully come, God sentsent his Son" his Son"

JESUS OFTEN TALKS JESUS OFTEN TALKS ABOUT THE ONE WHO ABOUT THE ONE WHO

SENT HIMSENT HIM

Jesus knows that he is Jesus knows that he is sent sent –– he is very clear he is very clear

on being senton being sent

(Luke 4:18) ""The Spirit of the (Luke 4:18) ""The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has Lord is on me, because he has

anointed me to preach good anointed me to preach good news to the poor. news to the poor. He hasHe has sent sent meme to proclaim freedom for the to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight prisoners and recovery of sight

for the blind, to release the for the blind, to release the oppressed" oppressed"

(John 4:34) ""My food," said (John 4:34) ""My food," said Jesus "is to do the will of Jesus "is to do the will of him who him who sent mesent me and to and to

finish his work." finish his work."

(John 5:30) "By myself I (John 5:30) "By myself I can do nothing; I judge only can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment as I hear, and my judgment

is just, for I seek not to is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who please myself but him who

sent mesent me."."

JESUS IS THE SENT JESUS IS THE SENT ONEONE

This is a very This is a very important concept important concept –– He is the Messiah He is the Messiah

JOHN 17JOHN 17

7 times Jesus talked 7 times Jesus talked about about ““sentsent””

(John 17:3) "Now this is (John 17:3) "Now this is eternal life: that they may eternal life: that they may

know you, the only true God, know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you and Jesus Christ, whom you

have have sentsent."."

(John 17:8) "For I gave them (John 17:8) "For I gave them the words you gave me and the words you gave me and they accepted them. They they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I knew with certainty that I came from you, and they came from you, and they

believed that you believed that you sentsent me." me."

(John 17:18) "As you (John 17:18) "As you sentsent me into the world, I have me into the world, I have sentsent them into the world." them into the world."

JESUS TRAIN PEOPLE JESUS TRAIN PEOPLE IN ORDER TO SENDIN ORDER TO SEND

(Mark 3:14) (Mark 3:14) ““He appointed He appointed twelve twelve –– designating them designating them

apostles apostles –– that they might be that they might be with him and that he might with him and that he might sendsend them out to preach" them out to preach"

Jesus “discipleJesus “discipledd” in ” in order to order to SENDSEND

We We ““discipledisciple”” in in order to order to KEEPKEEP

In His training, Jesus In His training, Jesus SENTSENT people outpeople out

He He sentsent out the 12 out the 12 He He sentsent out the 72 out the 72

Jesus tells his disciples Jesus tells his disciples to pray for more people to to pray for more people to

be be sentsent out out

““Ask the Lord of the Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to harvest, therefore, to sendsend out workers into out workers into

his harvest fieldhis harvest field””

At the end of His Mission At the end of His Mission on Earth, Jesus saidon Earth, Jesus said

(John 20:21) "As the (John 20:21) "As the Father has Father has sentsent me, I me, I am am sendingsending you."" you.""

The Church was birthed The Church was birthed with with SENDINGSENDING

SendingSending was a key was a key part of the NT churchpart of the NT church

We all believe in sending We all believe in sending but we do not have sending but we do not have sending

in our DNA in our DNA

It is not a part of our It is not a part of our essence of the church essence of the church

Mega-churches tend not to Mega-churches tend not to send – they want to keep send – they want to keep the people in order to be the people in order to be

more mega more mega

To finish the Great To finish the Great Commission, it must be Commission, it must be

small churches and small churches and ordinary leaders! ordinary leaders!

However, Small However, Small Churches do not sendChurches do not send

In order to send, you In order to send, you must trainmust train

Most pastors do not Most pastors do not know how to train know how to train

their peopletheir people

SendingSending should be the should be the basic DNA of the church basic DNA of the church

When we send people When we send people out, they GROW UPout, they GROW UP

If we do not send then we If we do not send then we are gathering; telling people are gathering; telling people to come rather than to go.to come rather than to go.

Jesus said “Go!”Jesus said “Go!”

A person’s growth has a A person’s growth has a progression – progression – from following from following

leaders - to becoming a leaderleaders - to becoming a leader

Sending helps this Sending helps this process process

Isaiah 6Isaiah 6

At the height of At the height of worship worship –– there there

should be a sending should be a sending ceremonyceremony

Multiplication is not a Multiplication is not a biblical termbiblical term

Sending is a clear Sending is a clear Biblical termBiblical term

Send!Send!