Unpacking the Vision of Acts Church - Part 3 | Pr Ronson

You're listening to a message to go from EX Church.

We hope this message will light up your day.

So today we're gonna do series three. Now, why this

is important is because that's kind of felt the leading

from the Holy Spirit to bring the church in alignment together.

And if you're going to be part of ex Church

or you have been part of ex Church, it is

very important for you to understand the vision that God

has given to this church and the mandate He required

us to be in this church. Now we all need

to have a plan for our life. Likewise, everyone needs

to have a plan if you're going to be part

of this church. God has a plan for this church

if you believe it's say amen, and his plan is

for us to be a disciple. His plan is for

Earth to take dominion, to be of good influence where

God has places to be. And that you know, if

I've been in this church for twenty one years, now

you know it's twenty two years. Oh my twenty six,

twenty two years I've been in this church. I was

born here in this church in a sense that I

found Christ here in his church. And I always tell

people that ACTS is my first church and will be

my last church. It's not the easiest thing to say,

because no church is perfect. There is a fair share

of celebration, there is a fair share of challenges. Nevertheless,

I believe that it is no coincidence that God has

birthed me and planted me here in acts and likewise

for you, regardless of wherever you come from. Right, God

has a plan for you in this church. And in

the first Unpacking series, UH, we shed about why is

it important for us to unpack the vision? So when

you unpack the vision, you will understand the vision. And

when you begin to understand, you will then undertake the vision.

I must say that we are not going to settle

for a status quo. UH. The church wants God's best

for your life, and we shed that in the first session,

where our passion is to see you living life to

your fullest potential in God, and that as we desire

God's best to manifest upon your life, you should believe

God for when things that are impossible amen. So the

overarching vision is Hapercook two fourteen. For the earth shall

be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord,

as water cows the sea. That's the over acting vision.

Wherever God places you, whether you're in the marketplace, in

a particular community, or even in your campus. We are

always always guided by this. How can I be an

extension of God's kingdom? How can I be an extension

of God's blessing? How can I fulfill even hab two fourteen?

Wherever God has placed me in you? See, the greatest

purpose I believe in life is to discover God's purpose

for you. Anything outside of that will lead to a

form of frustration. Anything outside that will lead to a

form of non fulfillment. True fulfillment can only come when

you fully understand what you are made for. Now made

no mistake. We're all wired differently. God has given us

different talents, different skill different gifting. But all gifting, when

used for God's glory, should be able to be used

to fulfill Habakuk two fourteen. Now in the two series,

we also sad about how the church is called to

make disciples, So we take disciples ship seriously and literally.

This church is big in discipleship. I look at Sam,

I look at Zubin, I look at as a Steven,

I look at all the people in the front row here.

These are all disciples of the church, there's all disciples

of Christ. And when people come to be part of

ex church, the plan of the church is so that

you become a disciple and in turn you invest your

life to others, meaning you disciple others as well. Discipleship

may sound unique to X, but it is not unique

to X. It is biblical. So whenever we have people

visiting from other churches. Why I say this is because

in our years of ministry in Semonia, we do have

students coming from out station, and they do come from

a different denomination, different churches and all. And when the

pastor asked them out, let's go for a meal, just

to catch up, just to connect. When the church leaders

ask them up, they feel like a bit like it's

a big thing because back in the church where they

come from, there's not much intentionality pulled into investing into life,

into relational discipleship. So this church, whether you are young,

you are senior like me without gray hair yet, or

whether you are full of wisdom meaning you're a lot

of gray hairs already, God has a plan for you.

And discipleship is for everyone. Amen. So a mandate is

to make disciples. So I'm just doing a very quick

recap before we enter into today's series. The first twenty years,

God has called us to be a Joseph Church. Why

a Joseph Church is because if you know our funding,

Senior Pastor, here is a man of dream as well.

A lot of social enterprises that Aya has today, a

lot of church plans, a lot of things that we do,

is a result of the dream that God have put

into Pastcano's heart. And why are Joseph Church also is

because we are called to be storehouses wherever God has

places to be, because the day will come where there

will be a famine of the wit. The day will

come where people will run to you and ask you

to share the word of God to them. So as

we begin to plant churches, we are also planting storehousers.

So the first twenty years, from twenty to twenty twenty,

we are known as the Joseph Church. But in twenty

twenty God gave past the leading to read Daniel chapter one,

where we are called to be in the next twenty

years to be a Daniel's Church. That means to make

an impact in the marketplaces, to make greater impact in

the community as well. So as you begin to hear

this vision. Understand that the vision is not just fulfilled

in the church. The region is fulfilled through the church

with a lasting impact in the community. A church that

doesn't impact the community, a Christian that doesn't impact the

community is like a salt that has loses its flavor.

And you know what Jesus say is if a salt

has los its flavor, it is worth nothing. It is

better than nothing. So as a Christian, you have to

understand that when we share the vision, the region is

not just for the church. The vision is for your

personal life, is for your family as well. So it

was also during these years where two things you need

to understand. In twenty fifteen, God also told us to

get our house in order. This is taken from the

life of King has a Kaya where King Hazeikaya's life

was extended for fifteen years. So in twenty fifteen to

twenty thirty, God wants AXD Church to get our house

in order. What does it mean? Go back to the basic.

If things needs correction, it needs to be corrected now.

If the foundation needs to be repaired, need to be

polished a bit, we need to get our house in order. Amen.

Now today we're going to do the third section, and

the keyword is preparation. All right, preparation Daniel Chapter two.

We're going to read verses twenty seven to twenty eight. Amen,

So let's go in Daniel two twenty sevens. Daniel answered

in the presence of the king and said the secret

which the king has demanded. The wise men, the astrologists,

the magicians, and the sayers cannot declare to the king.

But there is a god in heaven who reveals secrets,

and he has made known the king Nabuccanesa what will

be in the later days. When you read the book

of Daniel. In chapter two, you will understand that the

king had a dream. And this context is very different

from Joseph. When Pharaoh, in a time of Joseph, had

a dream, he shared his dream and he asked for

an interpretation. No one can interpret it except Joseph. So

the dream was known, and therefore the interpretation came. Daniel

faced a challenge like no other. It was very different

from what Joseph has had faced. In fact, when Nabukeniza

had a dream, he did not share the dream with anyone.

What he requires of his astrologists his sayers was this.

I had a dream. Tell me the dream and tell

me its interpretation. Now, let me contectualize this. Many of you,

if you've studied, you have been to an exam before.

Is equivalent to your lecturer telling you I'm giving you

an exam. Tell me the question and tell me the answer.

It is im Paul saying Bull's impossible. So but I

felt that for ex Church in a coming twenty years,

there will be a higher level of challenge that we

will have to go through. But rest assured, REGD, nothing

is impossible. We are people of faith. Our faith is

anchored in God, and for the past twenty six years

we have seen the hand of God upon this church.

We have done things that only by the grace of

God we're able to do. So when you look at

even EXE money, I'm trying to contextualize now, when you

look at this building many years ago, it may seem impossible.

We used to meet at the library down there. I

remember those days. We used to me at the library

down there. Then we came up here, and it was

always on a rant little basis in a sense, it

ran on a weekly rental basis. But to rent it

monthly almost sam impossible. Back then but today, when you

look around, you will see the fingerprints of God testifying

that what may seem impossible, He will make it possible.

So it was impossible for Daniel and friends should there

Michigago to interpret that dream without knowing that dream In fact,

Nabaka Chief Astrologists and Sayers says, no, King, it is impossible.

Why don't you tell us the dream first? But thank

God for verse twenty eight. But there is a God

in heaven who reveals secrets as you go through your

life this year, and as a church, as you come

to plan your homes, as you come to you to

move forward in your ministry. I pray we will also

say this, though the challenges are ahead of us, there

is a God in heaven. Have the church saying this,

There is a God in heaven. So Daniel had to

tell what the dream was. And then the interpretation of

the dream which was impossible for men but only possible

for God, which speaks about room for the supernatural, room

for the supernatural. This year, we believe it will be

a year of a supernatural for you and me. You're

going to see the supernatural move of God in your family.

You're going to see the supernatural move of God in

your marketplace. You're going to see the supernatural move of

God in your ministry. In fact, for the past two

weeks now, I have been praying for families. The last

Sunday of the year, I pray for the families in Eli.

I think in pray I was led to pray for

the families as well. This year. I want to encourage

all of my adult friends here. If you have been

praying for your children, You're going to see the supernatural

move of God to come upon your children. And I

sense the burden of parents calling back their children to

the Lord, because there are some children who have perhaps

went a bit waved from the Lord. And your heart

cry and your desire is for your son, for your

daughter to come back to the Lord. And this year

we want to believe for you for supernatural intervention. Likewise,

I hear the heart cries of children as well, for

parents to come back to the Lord, or for parents

to come to know the Lord. Remember, God is a

God of possibilities, and he is a miracle worker. He

is a miracle working God. It will be a year

of the miraculous power of God. It will be a

year where the spirit of God will move like never before.

It will be a year where the GIFs of the

Spirit will manifest. In fact, I would like to proclaim

also that it will be a year where the fruit

of the Spirit should be evident in you and I,

because there's no point having the power of God without

the character, without the fruit of God to give us

a sense of routing. So even as we desire for

the supernatural working of God in our situation, we should

also desire for the supernatural working of God in our life.

So the fruit of a spirit, love, kindness, patience, gentleness, love, suffering,

self control, etc. Will prevail in our life. So Daniel

opened his mouth and became a vessel, a mouthpiece of

God to speak the words of God. You see Daniel

and Franscraft remain silent, but the moment he spoke, something happened.

So it was in year two O two one where

passed downloaded from the Lord that the team back then

was prophesy. Prophesy basically means to speak God's word, to

speak God's truth and all this must learn and be

ready to speak the word of the Lord in its

right and proper time. Remember, the power of death and

life lies where with the tongue. Where our mouth go,

our destiny will go. Where our mouth go, our life

will go. And as people of God, we must learn

to prophesy. We must learn to speak the word of life.

Speak blessing, speak encouragement, speak peace, speak faith, speak healings,

speak deliverance, breakthrough, and speak truth, the word of knowledge

and wisdom. God will show off his power, but it

will have to begain with us speaking. Fourth, we must

align to God's word. So God is calling us to prepare.

God is calling us to prepare. So it's not our

responsibility to bring the ring. It is our responsibility to

bring the umbrella. You know, this year, we really believe

that revival will come. Even o'clock agrees, and he agrees

for eleven times because it's eleven o'clock. We're preparing for

revival and the church must be found ready. You must

be found ready. Many are believing that Christ's return. Of course,

it's it's going to be soon, but when you follow

news around, it will be really soon as well. There'll

be more challenges. I hit, I think this has been

fore told. I wish I could start the new year

telling you all good things. I think there will be

room for good things, but it will also be room

for challenges that are probably unheard of, challenges that are

probably mankind I have never faced before. And all these

things have been foretold in the Bible that in the

last days there will be rumors of war, there'll be

greater economical challenges, greater health crisis, more earthquake. For example,

you read the news yesterday, you know that the United

States decided to just enter into Venezuela. Take the president

out out as in like transport to the States. Yeah,

not out as in like out. So he's going to

face trials in the States. You think about it, ten

fifteen years, twenty years ago, no one would have imagined

this to have taken place. So how would the geopolitics

looks like in this South Caribbean, in South America? Nobody knows.

How would it impact world economy? Nobody knows yet because

Venezuela has a lot of oil, and you know what,

I will affect the oil effects day economy. But one

thing I know, God is in control. But it doesn't

mean when God is in throw his people are immune

from challenges. It just means, as his people, we got

to be prepare ring. How should we prepare what should

we prepare? Right, so the preparation for the genial hit person.

I've encourage us with this five c's some one conviction.

Conviction is very important. If we are going to believe

something that is worth believing, you've got to believe with

all your heart. And conviction is something that it comes

from the Lord. If we don't believe, how would we

even begin. Belief is a very powerful thing, you know.

Conviction is a very powerful thing. To enjoy a great marriage,

you need to have that conviction in that marriage. To

enjoy your work, You've gotta have a conviction that you

are there for the season to enjoy all that God

has for you. Even in this church, you've got to

be convinced that this is the church for you, because

otherwise time passed by very fast. Ten years we are

still found doing nothing. Fifteen years we are still found

not being a disciple or not discipling artists. Time is

flitting very fast. So we got to decide. You know,

I sensed that maybe some of us we are like

Mount Carmel, We are like the Israelites where Elijah need

to confront us and say, if the Lord is Lord,

follow him, If Baal follow him. The people didn't answer

because in their heart they knew it has to be

the Lord, but they were stubborn. So this year, we

cannot waver between two opinion because people who waver in

two opinion usually will invite a form of tagnancy in

their life. When we are stagnant in our faith, we

can't grow. We want us to grow, and the place

for us to grow is definitely out of the comfort zone.

So recently I watched a video where it talks about

the comfort zone. This Malaysians chef here we know Cairo

a Ming right, he sells his product online within seventeen

seconds one million ringeta so his special rundown special Samba,

I don't know what, and he's got to open up

a restaurant in Rembayon in kl right, very popular chef.

So I remember looking at his story, his video and

then there's a tech line. You know, the comfort zone

is a beautiful place and nothing grows. So this year

I felt very strongly then the Lord is asking us

to also deal with our comfort zone because the only

way for us to grow is to put our faith

into practice, and you can only practice faith outside of

your comfort zone. When you are in your comfort zone,

everything is so nice, everything is so well. Honestly, how

do you practice faith? So you gotta practice faith outside

of conference zon. If you have never weaknessed to someone before,

maybe outside of comfort zone will put you into a

place where you share the love of Jesus. Maybe you've

never prayed for your coliques before, you've never prayed for

someone outside of church before. Maybe outside of a comfort

zone is to be praying for people. Maybe we have

never served before in this church despite being here for

one year, two years, three years. Maybe alsode of a

comfort zone is two self being that whatever capacity that

the Lord will show you to serve and be part

of this church. Because our motto is helping people believe.

That has always been the core of what we do

to help people believe. This church is always positive. It's

always why because we want people to believe that we

got all things are possible. So we've got to believe

in the vision. We've got to be convicted of the

vision that God has given to you and I. The

church exists to be an extension of God's Kingdom, to

be a blessing to people. Now, second is conditioned or

centralized Judges twenty one twenty five. In those days, there

was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right

in his own eyes. You know, unity is very important.

Right if you follow football, you know that you can

buy all the expensive players in the world. If they

are not united, they won't win championship for you. You

know this for families as well, their husband and wife.

You guys got to be united. One cannot say, okay,

let's send my kids to Chinese school and the other

one say Nola International School better. So you're going to

be be united agree on something. So unity it is

important if we want to move forward. You cannot grow

a church without unity. You cannot grow a church when

there is no sense of moving forward together because a church,

family or organization cannot move forward if we are not united,

if we don't see the same things, if we don't

believe the same things, if we don't catch the same thing.

For example, we are called to be a church planting church.

Do we really believe this that we are called to

be a church planting church? Or do we say that?

Why is is planner? You know we really don't have enough.

Why still go out and plan person? I've always discipled

us where if we think we have enough, then we plan.

Why do we need God? Is when you don't have enough,

you hear the voice of God, you go plan. That's

when you need God. God will never lead us to

a place where we depend on him less. God will

always lead us to a place where we depend on

him more more. No in judges. In those days there

was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right

in his own eyes. That means different people will have

different standards. Different people will live their life as though

it is right. We cannot afford to run a church

where everyone is doing things their own way. Otherwise the

church will be a place where it is confusing. The

church will be in a place where there's no leadership.

So leadership is important. This church belief in leadership. This

church belief in not just discipleship, in submission as well.

That whatever I've downloaded from the Lord, we will run

with it for twenty one years. I can tell you

we are not a coup. Yeah, because I look at

some of your eyes, you're like, this is a cut

or water? Why? Everyone were like almost the same way.

I can tell you we're not a coup. Okay, Uh,

so we've got to be in the same condition. Let

me share with you that why we wear what weware

is past. I've always disciples us to give God our

best in whatever capacity you have. Right, if you can

wear your best on a Sunday for the Lord, we

will wear for the Lord. Now the best is when

you open up your wardrop. If you this is your best,

you wear your best all right. Let me give you

another condition is like we believe in the power of

small group. That means we encourage people to plan small

group prayer group wherever they are because that's how we

want to also fulfill have Agook two fourteen. So go

campus revel and whatnot songs as well. For example, right

whenever you go to ex Sneeli, it's going to be

the same pool of songs, saying here, you go to xampound,

it's going to be the same pool of songs, and

fifty percent of the songs will be written in house.

Another fifty we will let the worship leader pray and

according to the song pool as well. You see, we

cannot run a church where you go to xneeli then

all the time we sing hymns. Then you go to

XPG all the time you do praise song. Then you

go to X clang all the time X church songs.

Then you go to another church plan ibisha are not named.

Watch YouTube and you praise and worship in YouTube, then

that is not x so, which means centralization is also

important for conditioning, meaning there should be a central communication

to all of our ex churches to say that this

is how the Lord is encouraging us to do it,

and this is how we will be doing it. In fact,

to unpack the series is the same you go to

x Cybergia today, They're going to listen to the same notes.

They're going to listen to the same message because we

want to bring the church back to the place of unity,

to a place of alignment. And for twenty one years here,

I can tell you this is not controller. In case

you're wondering what these church are very controlling, No, it's not.

It is about albeying what the Lord has required us

to do. I've seen all this life as I mentioned

these power couples, and of course but Stephen and Ben

and different lives here as well. They are your church

leaders here. Talk to them, find out from them why

they do what they do. They are conditions and when

you're aligned to that conditions, everyone will grow together. Amen.

But you say conviction comes from the Lord. Conviction comes

from the Lord. I cannot convict your heart. But cit

even cannot convict your heart, because when it comes to

the matter of the heart, no man can convict you

and I because the matter of the heart is usually

it is true the work of the Holy Spirit. Only

the Holy Spirit can convict your heart. Likewise for salvation.

You know, like when I reflect back twenty years old,

it's the Holy Spirit that convicts my heart to follow Christ.

Likewise is the Holy Spirit that convicts your heart to

follow Christ. So conviction comes from the Lord condition and

centralizing comes from our leaders. That's why when you come

to acts as leaders, we give our best. Remember the

first series. We give our best so that we can

draw the best from others. We give our best so

that we become a role model to others. We give

our best in the marketplace, be a best example, so

that when people look at our lives, it's God can

do it for me. God can do it for you.

If I can slay this giant, God can slay your

giant as well. Say because David, remember David, David slay Golia,

and subsequently more giants fell after that. So condition and

centralization comes from the leaders. However, even if they are

conviction and condition, if there is no cooperation and commitment

from everyone, we have nothing. We have nothing, really, So

you and I need each other. Really, a vision is

nothing without provision, and the best provision God has always

been giving to asks is the provision of his people.

It's a provision of you and I. So His plan

has always been you and I. So we need corporation,

We need the church to reach to a place where

you want to be part of this revision. You want

to be part of the plan for this church. Remember,

God has a plan for you. God wants his best

in and through you, and God often uses the church

to fulfill that in your life as well. Now, the

fourth sea is community in community. So God didn't create

us to be an isolated being somewhere. God has always

birth his church to be social with each other. In fact,

when you read Corinthians, when you read I believe his

efficients as well that Paul illustrate the church. Like a body.

The lake cannot say to the hand, I don't need you.

The eyes cannot say to the mouth I don't need you.

We need each other, and God doesn't want us to

move forward alone or work in isolation. They say, if

you want to go far, wait job. They say, if

you want to go fast, you go alone. If you

want to go far, you go together. So I look

at Pascade Rights Academy is a man of faith. Honestly,

if he wants to go faster, I would have been

left behind long time ago, you know. But because Pastor

believed in me, you go and plan you like you

do this, you do that. We are able to see

the fruit out of Kneeline today, and you guys are

one of the fruit from from kneeline. We need each other.

It's fun doing things together. Last year, you guys just

came back from your getaway not too long ago, a

couple of months ago. You enjoy doing things together, play

games together and such. It's fun, you know. Excess is

a fun place to be in. Seriously, it's not just

all about serious matters. Other it's serious, but seriously, we

can have serious fun as well, all right. So to

be part of a community is to be able to

also enjoy each other's company, enjoy serving the lot together,

enjoy doing life together. Investing in each other, going and

growing together. One goes alone. We take our follow up.

We take building relationship seriously as well, because every life

that comes to an AX church is not a mistake,

is it's divine and the church must do our part

to contrue build this community. So community that truly cares

is a community that is truly safely, the church has

to be the most caring. Lie right, the church would

be the most caring. It will be very set if

anyone comes to an AX church and they are not remembered,

it'll be very set. So we must make it a

point that it is every body's business to remember someone.

So it's not just the ashes, it's not just the leaders.

But if we are part of acts, you make people

feel well. Come. If you're a part of acts, you'll

make them be connected to the homes. If you're a

part of as, you will also be there. Because I

have to tell you that X is not a one

man's church. It's not everything go to the pastor and

everything go to a pasta. These days when people call

me a I give you an example. The last time

something happened in a schooler. Okay, so people from AX,

you like call me, pasta, can you come and pray

for this person? The person is spiritually oppressed. It's almost demonic.

I say, I'm not going you pray for them, because otherwise,

if everything goes to the pastor, where is the opportunity

for you to practice your faith? The past will only

just grow in the faith. La. But what about you?

There is always an opportunity to be part of a

community to practice faith. Right. So a big part of

community is communication, very important as anyone who is in

a relationship, communication is important, right. You have to communicate.

So the motivation has to be driven by love. Remember,

the greatest of this is love and in you ten

twenty seven. So he answered and said, you shall love

the Lord your God with all your heart, with all

your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,

and your neighbor as yourself. Five things that we can

learn about love, because it was just encouraging us. Number one,

we must look up for one another. You must look

up for one another. Second, must also learn to listen

to one another and not just take them to speak. LA.

If you go to corporate courses, your teach you five

level of listening. Some people they listen to reply Some

people practice active listening. Some people they are they're just

not listening, but you think they're listening. But the highest

level is always you listen to understand and to feel

all right. So sometimes we also need to listen to

news about people around. When you hear someone is not well,

when you hear that someone is having a hard time,

when you hear that someone don't have enough food to eat,

what do you do? Do you just send them to pass? Steven,

here's all people to feed, you know? Ah, we must,

We must actually step up and rise to the occasion

and to meet their needs. Land always ready to stop

and be a helping hand and lead right, You must

always lead by example and leave a legacy. The greatest

gift you and I can give to each other is

our legacy. It's just that I know we have parents

here as well. Let me say that again. The gate

greatest gift you can give to your children is the

gift of legacy, which is your relationship with the lot,

your testimony in the Lord. One day, if exemoney is

no longer in existence, what would the community in Semonie

remember you for is as a good gage? One day,

if actually life is no longer around. Would people in

the community actually remember us. I will be remember us

for the things that we have done. But it's a good,

good gig. What is the purpose of the church, you know,

so leave a legacy. Zachariah seventh nine to ten says, says,

a lot of hosts execute true justice, show mercy and

compassion everyone to his broad Do not oppress the widow

or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. Let none

of you plan evil in his heart against his brother.

The last say is this, we want to spend this

year also more time on training. Right, many of you

are aware of Ex Pioneers Preparation School, which is our

Bible school. Sign up for these courses, sign up for

the module. What we want to do is to see

more people equip because on one hand, people can say

share the gospel, share about Jesus. On the other hand,

if people are not equipped, they won't be able to

share it confidently. On one hand, we want people to

do small group, but if we are not equipping them

to do small group, they won't be able to do

small group. So I think training should continue to take

place in a greater scalable manner because the goal of

training is to make disciples, produce leaders, raise and release

Daniels into the marketplace. If we don't teach people to

witness in the marketplace, they don't know how. If we

don't teach people to work under bad bosses like King

the Bulcanesa, they don't know how. In fact, the only

way most people know how is to quit their job

and move on to the next job. But what if

we teach people what does it meant to be resilient

in the marketplace? What if we teach people that through

your resiliency, God will open doors for the gospel to flourish.

I expect this because most of you know in my

company for eighteen years. Really now this year I can

say eighteen years am I company. So we've got to

focus on training because a lot of people they don't

know how because they are not trained to know. They

are not trained to do right. So it spoken about discipleship.

Three things about discipleship before I end, three ingredients. The

first one, discipleship is not a programmed Discipleship is follow me.

Discipleship is follow me. So discipleship is not about following

a program, but about people following people. Dicipe paul In

first Corinthians eleven. One says follow me as I follow Christ,

and there are very good examples here. Look at ussas Stephen,

I look at Samuel. We share similar things. Yeah, we

share very similar thing because I disciple them. All right,

We're in the same company for X number of years.

We travel long distance from ministry. I visited Sam recently

because Holy Spirit told me to go visit him. So

I took a flight down to jb last Monday. And

you know, I understand the price you're paying because JB

in is Kanada to do ministry the land is quite wise.

So to travel one point to that point thirty minutes

forty minutes. And Sam is working very hard for his

company and for him to travel to his company and

back his long distance as well. But I see that,

I see that model. I see whatever I'm doing, you're

doing as well, because I travel long distance as well.

From Subang Neili this death. I'm gonna tell you that

it's not easy. It's not easy. Discipleship is not easy,

and without a model, it will be difficult. All of

us need a role model. I'm not here to say

that I'm the best role model. Far from it. I

have my own flaws. You haven't seen my data side,

which is reserved for the lot Ah. But all of

us need a role model, So follow me as I

follow Christ. Second, fit my ship. We should continue to

fitfully fit the people that God has given to us.

Fit them with the God of God, fit them with faith,

fit them with testimonies, fit them with belief. Third, features

of men. You know we cannot be affought to be,

not going out and weakness to people. The best test

of faith is always weaknessing. So let's not get spiritually

fat and and only be on the receiving end, but

exercise our faith by giving true making disciples. Two scriptures

here before I end. The first one is the Great commandment,

Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul,

and with all your mind, and with all your strength.

Second the Great commission, make disciples of all nations. You

see the word all in these two scriptures, All basically

means everyone. So many years ago God gave Paster this

word from small to more. It takes all. What it

meant is basically means to grow big. We have to

grow small, okay, and it takes everyone to do it

because we can't grow too big if we don't give

our all, and we need to be ready to give

God all, use everything that we have to make sure

that everyone we have is on board. So when we

talk about discipleship, is how we do it as well. Adquate,

equip encourage and empower. So I do you watch the

discipleship is also about passing on. Discipleship is about role modeling,

passing on. And many of you who are part of

our homes before or you have never shared the word

in homes. You realize that most of the time you

observe your home leader teaching. Subsequently, when you're appointed, you

will teach fifty percent. Your homes leader will teach fifty percent,

and going forward you'll be on your own. Why is

because I do you watch? I do you help you do?

I help you do I watch? Likewise, when it comes

to preaching as well, I remember when Passus Stevens first

started preaching. It's the same you were sent to NIELI

we go through that process as well. You see. And

by saying this, when we are in church or when

we are doing ministry together, it's important for us to

open our eyes. It's important for us to open our

eyes and observe and learn because the day will come

where the Lord will open doors for you. And you

cannot say that I don't know how to teach in

a home. I mean, for the past five years, Heaven,

you've been observing your homes leader, I cannot worship. I

mean like for the past ten years you have been

worshiping here have wn you observe the worship leader. So

nobody can say I don't know. Nobody. Everyone must be observing,

and the best person you should observe is the Lord himself.

And to observe the Lord is to observe his word.

Discipleship is easy when you keep God's word in your heart.

Discipleship is easy when you align your purpose to God's word. Amen.

So when I say extreme comes up as I end

Part three, it's an investment, la friends, Discipleship is an

investment of life. Pass a chat before that. The greatest

investment you and I can make. It's not in dollars

and cents, but it is really in life. The greatest

fulfillment is when you begin to see the very life

you invest in grow and they do better than you.

You see them having that personal relationship with God, you

see them taking the call of God. Upon their life

and grow. I'm a recipient of passes investment into my life,

eldest investment in my life. And I want to end

by saying this is there. If you can't remember everything

that I sad today, the nose are in the book.

Just remember this. We take discipleship seriously. No one is perfect. Friends,

you don't have to wait for the perfect man or

to show up. And then you say that okay, only

you can disciple me. I say, if you're a part

of as God has a plan for you, you've got

to be part of that plan. Because if you're not

part of a plan, you have not coming on board

with a plan. Five years can come and go, ten

years can come and go, and the question is what

have you been doing with your life? Because this church

is not going to settle for anything less than what

God has asked us to do. It will cost us something, friends, us,

It cosses our time, it causes our talent, it causes

even our treasure. But remember the Lord says obedience is

better than sacrifice. And this church we were disciple to

whatever the Spirit of God tells us to do, we

will do. Of course, he has to be with godly counsel.

You have to be aligned with God's word. There is

submission assent.

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