Apostolic By Design Training
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And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
What are you doing?
What questions do you have?
What is working?
What is not working?
Spiritual Authority is the right to take spiritual territory
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
God placed Adam in the garden and gave him dominion, which he traded dominion for Eve and God enacted his plan from Genesis chapter 2 to reestablish mankind’s dominion.
We use war terms to describe the process.
Because reestablishing dominion is taking territory. See the rest of Luke 11.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Principalities: battle for your own soul (family) ( Local) personal to city
Powers: Regions, counties, municipalities
Rulers of the Darkness of this World: State, multi-state regions
Spiritual Wickedness in High Places: World wide powers
Natural boundaries, zip codes, state lines
We are taking territories in principalities and powers.
Not done through flesh and blood but spiritually.
Fasting, praying, personal disciplines.
Key to taking territory: Prayer walks: City of Valpraiso Ne Church of Christ
Abrahamic promise - EVERYWHERE YOUR FEET YOUCH…
THREE SPIRITUAL STRONGHOLDS of Nebraska
Stubbornness (Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa)
Tradition
Apathy
Lincoln: college, spirit of antichrist, lust, violence and gambling trying to come
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Evangelism Cycle: 100 days of harvest
Harvest: Sept, Oct and November - then Santa show up and ppl are done
Down time (discipleship time): Dec, Jan, Feb
Harvest: (Some of) Feb, March, April, (Some of) May then graduations and summer
Down time (discipleship time): May, June, July, Aug
Keys to harvest:
If you have no one to disciple, you have to sow seed no matter the time…
Lifestyle evangelism is the key not door knocking
Door knocking is a spiritual exercise of taking territory
When you do this, you make new connections BUT also ppl show up from areas that you have not knocked on there doors
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
The church will reap where they have not sown, as long at they are persistent!
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” -Robert Louis Stevenson
We knock on doors to find the hungry!
Challenges you’ve found in door knocking?
Closed vs. Open
Put something in there hand - receiving position
Loaf of bread w QR code linking to church
Door knocking script:
Right Hand: Hello, my name is Gene and this is my wife Reta. We are from The Life Church and we are in the neighborhood praying for families. What is one thing I can pray for you about today?
Pray with them right there if they have a need or are open.
Left Hand: Entering info into google docs. **Give detailed reports including any names, pet names, story details of life events, record ALL information the offer.
What if they don’t “need prayer” or can’t right now but are open?
Right Hand: I understand you are in a hurry, but if your ok with it we are going to stop at your driveway entrance and pray for you, your family and this home.
Send post card to then with details from the google doc the left hand recorded.
For example:
“John we are praying for you this week as we take your finals.”
“Sally we are praying for your grandmother, Lois. We are believing with you that God will be with her in your surgery next week.”
“Bill it was great to meet you and Fido! I love Labs (I have 4!).”
The KEY to door knocking is the return visit!
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