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For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE “ALL IN:”
Distinctively Christian
Departure through distortion
Easier to be traditional than Biblical; while it is easier it is dangerous
PRIMARY GOAL IS TO MAKE DISCIPLES
- Talk a bit about the discipleship structure and plan for secondary
WHILE WE TEACH, WE MUST POUR BIBLE INTO THEM BECAUSE WE WILL REAP THAT WHICH WE SOW
- THE LEGACY OF DCS AND TMA IS IN OUR CLASSROOM DAILY
EXPLANATION OF THE TEXT
- Paul wanted to win: He was desperate to win souls because this was the calling of Christ to him and to all who believe: Go and make disciples
- Paul did whatever it took: any means necessary that honored Christ, he was willing to do
- Paul was ALL IN because Paul had met Christ and this encounter changed his life, indeed his eternity
Become all… is a statement of transformation. Paul does not become all just to be relevant: he becomes like them to transform them:
The power of transformation happens among our students when four things are done in a DISTINCTLY CHRISTIAN way
1. To see them
3. To connect with them
4. To love them
Paul did all of these things to “Win Some”
1. To be ALL IN is to have a dynamic and engaging relationship with Christ that shapes our actions and our affections
1. To be ALL IN is to have a dynamic and engaging relationship with Christ that shapes our actions and our affections
For if I preach the gospel, that gives me no ground for boasting. For necessity is laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
Distinctively Christian (see notes from Conference)
Departure through distortion
Easier to be traditional than Biblical; while it is easier it is dangerous
PRIMARY GOAL IS TO MAKE DISCIPLES
- Talk a bit about the discipleship structure and plan for secondary
WHILE WE TEACH, WE MUST POUR BIBLE INTO THEM BECAUSE WE WILL REAP THAT WHICH WE SOW
- THE LEGACY OF DCS AND TMA IS IN OUR CLASSROOM DAILY
1. It means to be a Christian who is passionate for the glory of God in the fame of Jesus Christ:
a. To become all things to win some
2. For Our context I will add the fact that ALL IN means:
a. To be committed to A Christian Worldview in Education.
b. That means, to become all things to win the next generation spiritually and academically
c. Christian education is teaching, but it is more than a job or a paycheck; it is a commitment to seeing transformation in the minds, hearts and loves of all of our students
3. These are the expectations for each of us this year regarding each of our students.
a. Every student deserves:
i. To be seen (known)
1. In order to teach our students we must know them. We must understand who they are and how they learn and the host of other factors that impact or impede their learning
ii. To be discipled
To have a plan to shape every individual student in this building into the renewed image of Christ
my little children, for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ is formed in you!
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
b. Use moments of misbehavior as teaching moments before write-up: FOCUS ON SHAPING A CHRISTIAN IDENTITY
iii. To be instructed
Not every student in school wants to be in school
Not every student who wants to be in school knows how
REGGIE - ILLUSTRATION
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN STORIES OF SOME CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS...
THE KEY IS THIS: Every student deserves to learn and to have academic success in school
iv. To be loved
People dont care how much you know until they know how much you care
From an administrative perspective I will ensure the same for each of you:
1. To be seen
2. To connect with you
3. To love you