1. Midway City Vietnamese Alliance Church English Worship Gathering 12.27.2009

2. Practice Jesus’ Life Why is it so hard? [email_address]

7. 3- The Gap… ?

8. The Gap… How Shall We Then Live?

9. The “evangelical” answer Great Command (Matthew 22:37-39, NIV) ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ … ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Great Commission(Matthew 28:19-20, NIV) “G o and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit...”

11. MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY Winning Building Equipping Multiplying “ Lost” “Believer” “Worker” “Multiplier” morally/immorally Prayer Study Scripture leading ministry show-up regularly Small Group community planting church commit to Jesus publicly Serving to churched-peers commit to a church Sharing to the unchurched giving to God tithing systematically “ G o and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them… and teaching them…” Staged “Classical” Approach

12. Growth Map MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY Winning Building Equipping Multiplying “ Lost” “Believer” “Worker” “Multiplier”

13. Growth Map MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY

14. Growth Map     MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY SPIRITUAL FORMATION  “ hear my words… put in practice” -Mt.7:24ff “ Repent and Believe the Gospel” -Mk.1:15 DOINGS BEINGS

15. Growth Map     MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY SPIRITUAL FORMATION  “ hear my words… put in practice” -Mt.7:24ff “ Repent and Believe the Gospel” -Mk.1:15 DOINGS BEINGS “ G o and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them… and teaching them… and lo , I am with you always…” (KJV)

16. Growth Map     MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY SPIRITUAL FORMATION  “ hear my words… put in practice” -Mt.7:24ff “ Repent and Believe the Gospel” -Mk.1:15 DOINGS BEINGS “ Lost” “Believer” “Participant” “Leader” morally/immorally Prayer Study Scripture leading ministry show-up regularly Small Group community planting church commit to Jesus publicly Serving to churched-peers commit to a church Sharing to the unchurched giving to God tithing systematically Non-Negotiables: - grounded in a personal, costly relationship with Jesus, a seeking Savior - results in a new identity in Jesus - guided by God’s Word - transformed by the Holy Spirit’s power - developed through a lifelong process of becoming human - fully trained in the communities of faith - living out in everyday real world

23. Why am I telling you all this? MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY

25. Why am I telling you all this?     MINISTRY CAPABILITY SPIRITUAL MATURITY SPIRITUAL FORMATION  “ hear my words… put in practice” -Mt.7:24ff “ Repent and Believe the Gospel” -Mk.1:15 DOINGS BEINGS “ Lost” “Believer” “Participant” “Leader” morally/immorally Prayer Study Scripture leading ministry show-up regularly Small Group community planting church commit to Jesus publicly Serving to churched-peers commit to a church Sharing to the unchurched giving to God tithing systematically Non-Negotiables: - grounded in a personal, costly relationship with Jesus, a seeking Savior - results in a new identity in Jesus - guided by God’s Word - transformed by the Holy Spirit’s power - developed through a lifelong process of becoming human - fully trained in the communities of faith - living out in everyday real world