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The Big Picture of FBR – Summarized

FBR exist to glorify God by making fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ who worship and exalt Him in all things. We strive to fufill this purpose as we: devote ourselves to the preaching, study, and application of God's word; seek the Lord in earnest prayer; experience the power of authentic, life-changing fellowship; and engage our culture and the world with the gospel of Christ.

Our Purpose:

to glorify God and enjoy Him forever

Look up . How does this verse make you think about how you serve God?

vv35-36 includes what we’re starting: discipleship. Discipleship is from Him and through Him and to Him. Discipleship is not first offered to God that we might be paid back because of it. It is first given by God (through His Word) that we might benefit from it (as we obey God) and that He might be glorified through it.

Look up . What is the motivation for all that Christians do?

Look up . Who gets the glory when we are enabled to fulfill our good desires?

Our Foundation:

Jesus Christ the Lord

Look up . Can we say that our doctrine of discipleship arises from and is built upon Jesus’ will for us?

For Example:

Two Examples:

; . approach to missions: go out and plant churches. It’s derived from the life of Paul, building upon Jesus’ command to be witnesses in “Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (). But it is also closely related to and Jesus’ command to “Go and make disciples of all nations.” In a sense, Paul personified the Great Commission in his ministry.

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Our Goal:

To fulfill the Great Commission (Discipleship Growth)

_______________ Growth (Quantity)

_______________ Growth (Quality)

These two types of growth are brought together in . What does Paul labor and strive for?

HOW do we grow spiritually (quality)?

Heart. In Who is the Psalmist centered on? Do the verbs “pants” and “thirsts” describe how you desire and long for Him?

Head. In what is the reason given to “meditate…day and night” for?

Hands. In what are we called not do do? What are we called to do?

Harvest. . When we begin to do the workd of discipelship, who recieves the glory?

Our Core Values:

Worship is our ultimate priority. Worship happens as we experience:

God's Word In , what is the Scriptures “profitable” for? What’s God’s manual from “childhood” (v15) to all the way till they’re a grow up “man” (v17)?

Prayer In , what three words describe Paul’s command for them to “continue” pray?

Fellowship Try to summarize & 6:10 in a sentence or two.

Mission In , what did the mission look like?

Our Ministry Strategy:

There are three key areas of involvement for every person:

Exalt – Corporate and Private Worship. In HOW and WHY (v3) is the LORD to be praised?

Equip – CareGroup Fellowship. Read what are we not to do in v3? What are we to do in v6?

Extend- Evangelizing the Lost. This is the Great Commission () How comforting is it to know that the ONE who has all authority in heaven and on earth is with us as we advance His Kingdom??

Our Motivation:

The Two Great Commandments ().

Love for God

Love for One Another

What would some unhealthy motivators be?

RECAP

Notice how everything feeds into our Ultimate Purpose:

To glorify God and enjoy Him forever. (Starting from the bottom up)

Our Motivation feeds into our Ministry Strategy

Our Ministry Strategy feeds into our Core Values: (Worshiping God through His Word, earnest prayer, fellowshipping, and carrying out the mission)

Our Ministry Strategy feeds into our Core Values: (Worshiping God through His Word, earnest prayer, fellowshipping, and carrying out the mission)

The Core Values feed into the goal: Growing Disciples

The Core Values feed into the goal: Growing Disciples

The growing discipels, who are build on Christ as their foundation

The growing disciples, who are build on Christ as their foundation

And unless He foundational in all things we cannot glorify the Lord!!!

And unless He foundational in all things we cannot glorify the Lord!!!