Inflow and Outflow

ff 2008-11-19

dead sea
- no outflow
- dead; no life

sea of galilee
- inflow and outflow
- plentyof fish

all outflow? sea will become empty

col 1:3-14

life worthy of the lord?
- bearing fruit (fruit of spirit in us; fruit of others meeting christ)
- growing in knowledge
- being strengthened
- giving thanks

bearing fruit - out
growing in knowledge - inflow

inflow?
worship, reading bible, prayer, fellowship, freshman fellowship, ministry/witnessing

outflow?
ministry, witnessing, prayer, loving others, service, mission trip

what are my inflows/outflows?
am i in balance or out of balance? where?

how has christ met me recently?
goal for rest of semester to make me more in balance?

Great Commission

ff 2008-11-05

mt28:16-20

v19

why is it so hard for us to share excitement re: christ?
- different
- hard to explain
- personal
- vulnerable

response?
& behold i am with you to the end of the age
- knew we were going to have fears
-- that's christ's answer

whenever in ministry, must remember christ is w us

why called great commission?

Freshman Training 10/15/2008

freshman fellowship. 2008-10-15

length of dotted line line on highway?
- looks like 10ft to me
-- about 12ft; looks shorter bc we're driving so fast

mk 10:17-22

rich man
- rich, young, searching, good guy, ruler, powerful, knows about jesus and that jesus has the answer

what do i know about jesus? and what do i believe?

man left sad...why?
- didnt get answer he wanted, valued what he had, wasnt willing to give up what jesus wanted him to

jesus asks us to sell things away/to give up ownership/claim to it
- what is god asking me to give up?
-- how will i leave my encounter with him?

two groups:
1. given life to christ
2. not made that commitment
- question applies to both

when we hold out all we have, then christ can truly bless our lives

Freshman Fellowship 9/21/08

Freshman Fellowship 9/21/08

Knowing Who We Are
- John 1:6-8, 19-28

3 points:
- life is ministry
- our life based of who Christ is
- most important thing is to take care of our relationship with Christ

Opening:
Small Groups
- What is one thing you read in the bible and what did you learn?

Lesson:
Read John 1:6-8
Read John 1:19-28
Recap

Brett Favre/Aaron Rodgers
- advice to Rodgers is to play his game, don’t be Favre
Who was John the Baptist?
Who was he not?
- clearly understood this
1. Our life must be based on who Christ is

What was his purpose?
- whole life based around this fact
What was his ministry?
- same thing; his life was his ministry
2. Life is ministry
Where did his mission come from?
- his identity
-- talk about calling; but it’s much more who we’re called to be rather than what job

3. Most important thing is to take care of our relationship with Christ
how do we cultivate our identity in Christ?
- fellowship, study, church, prayer, etc
-- all take time
what else requires our time?
- make the decision; it’s about where my heart is

Questions:
What’s your purpose? Why get up in the morning?
Is that based off Christ? (where is my heart?)

Challenge:
Spend time in the Word. Schedule it in to your lives and make it an immovable task. Ask yourselves these questions during that time and let Scripture answer it for you.
- part of making your identity rooted in Christ

Freshman Training #1

freshman fellowship -

94% of americans believe in god
74% of americans claim to have relationship w christ
- we've got a problem
- greatest argument for christ is christians; we're aso the worst

mk 8:27-30
- who do ppl say that i am?

- jesus teaching disciples what it looks like to be his disciples
- gal 2:20
-- giving up our own lives/dreams/wants
--- ministry forces us into a choice: do i crucify what i want or do i follow my own path?

how do i respond to christ asking me "who do you say that i am"?
- my response means something
-- what would christ teach me based on my response?