Mission Drift
Lesson 2: Grow
April 13 & 14, 2019
“Without careful attention, faith-based organizations will inevitably drift from their founding mission.” ― Peter Greer, Mission Drift: The Unspoken Crisis Facing Leaders, Charities, and Churches
“To be plainly instructed and consider well that the main end of your life and studies is to know God and Jesus Christ.”
Hebrews 2:1 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. New International Version
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” – Ronald Reagan
We Turn The Found Into Followers
Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, New International Version
Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” New International Version
Disciples Live To Please Jesus
Floor 1 – These men have jobs.
Floor 2 – These men have jobs and love kids.
Floor 3 – These men have jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking.
Floor 4 – These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, and help with the housework.
Floor 5 – These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.
Floor 6 – You are visitor 7,548,652 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor only exists as proof that women are impossible to please.
Luke 14:26 Those who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well. Good News Translation
Galatians 1:10 I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ. Contemporary English Version
Disciples Follow Jesus
Luke 14:27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. New Living Translation
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. New International Version
Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. New International Version
Disciples Prioritize Jesus
Luke 14:33 So no one can become my disciple unless he first sits down and counts his blessings and then renounces them all for me. Living Bible
Luke 14:33 Simply put, if you’re not willing to take what is dearest to you, whether plans or people, and kiss it good-bye, you can’t be my disciple.The Message
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” - Jim Carrey
“The emphasis now is on success and personal gain. I’m the guy who’s got everything and I’m telling you, once you get everything, then you’re left with just yourself. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; It doesn’t help you sleep better, and you don’t wake up any better because of it.” – Brad Pitt
Psalm 90:12 Teach us to number our days and recognize how few they are; help us to spend them as we should. Living Bible
153 million unchurched men and women in the United States would attend an Easter service if they were invited. – Life Way Research
86% of people say they started attending church because they were invited by a friend! Your invite is powerful! – The Inviting Church, page 44