New Day Christian Church - Weston, WI

International Rev01ution: A Round Trip Ticket to Share a One Way Message

KEY VERSE: Acts 4:10,12 (NLT) [Peter answering critics’ questions about who gave him the authority to heal a lame beggar, said:] ¹⁰ “Let me clearly state to all of you and to all the people of Israel that he was healed by the powerful NAME of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, the man you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. ... ¹²  There is SALVATION in no one else! God has given no other NAME under heaven by which we must be SAVED.” 

Questions for reflection.

• What steps of faith have you taken in the past?
• God is preparing you for your next step of faith. What might that be?
• How can you know God’s will?

International Rev01ution: Local, Nearby and Around the World

KEY VERSES: Acts 1:8 (NLT)  “But you will RECEIVE power when the Holy Spirit COMES upon you. And you will BE my witnesses, TELLING people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” 

Key Verbs

1. ...RECEIVE power…
2. ...the Holy Spirit COMES upon you...
3. ...BE my witnesses...
4. ...TELLING people about me everywhere...

Questions for reflection.

• What are the people of New Day doing to tell people about Jesus Locally, Nearby, and Around the World?
• What are you doing to tell people about Jesus?
• Where/How do you think God would like you to invest your time, talents and treasures in advancing His Kingdom?

International Rev01ution: Go and Make Disciple

KEY VERSES: Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT) ¹⁸  Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹  Therefore, GO and MAKE disciples of all the nations, BAPTIZING them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ²⁰  TEACH these new disciples to OBEY all the commands I have given you. And BE SURE of this: I AM with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Key Verbs (“doing” words) for us in the Great Commission.

1. GO
2. MAKE disciples
3. BAPTIZING
4. TEACH
5. OBEY
6. BE SURE
7. I AM

International Rev01ution: On Earth as it is in Heaven

KEY VERSES: Matthew 6:9-10 (ESV) 9  Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10  Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”

[For more information about explaining God’s vision for the world using four circles, search online for “James Choung” and “Big Story”.]

Interpersonal Rev01ution: Wash Each Other's Feet

KEY VERSES: John 13:14-15 (NLT) 14  And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. 15  I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you.

BIG IDEA: A disciple of Jesus wields power with a towel.

Interpersonal Rev01ution: Share Each Other's Burdens

KEY VERSES: Galatians 6:2-3 (NLT) 2  Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. 3  If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

BIG IDEA: Blessings and burdens are often packaged together in a way that shows us our need for each other.

Restored this Easter

KEY VERSES: 1 Peter 1:21-23 (NLT) 21  Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory. 22  You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart. 23  For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.

BIG IDEA: Radical discipleship is the revolution that revolutionizes revolutions.

rad·i·cal /ˈradək(ə)l/ from the Latin radix, meaning root.

Interpersonal Rev01ution: Offer Hospitality to Each Other

KEY VERSES: 1 Peter 4:8-9 (NIV)

⁸ Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. ⁹ Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.

BIG IDEA: A disciple's love and hospitality spill over the borders created by the world.

Interpersonal Rev01ution: Greet Each Other

KEY VERSES: 1 Peter 5:14 (NLT)  Greet each other with Christian love. Peace be with all of you who are in Christ.

Romans 16:16 (NLT)  Greet each other in Christian love. All the churches of Christ send you their greetings.

BIG IDEA: We are all part of the Welcoming Ministry.

Levels of Conversation (from Authentic Community by Jim Van Yperen, ChurchSmart Resources, 2008)

1. Superficial Level:

2. Expressive Level:

3. Vulnerable Level:

4. Transformational Level:

Interpersonal Rev01ution: Teach & Counsel Each Other

Teach & Counsel Each Other

KEY VERSES: Colossians 3:16 (NLT)  Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

BIG IDEA: Where love rules, correction is a form of protection.