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Luke 6:46-4846 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do

what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.

Last Week• Who does God want you to become?• What do you need to get there?

This Morning• What does God want US to become?• What do WE need to get there?

So what are Jesus’ words for US corporately?

His Words for the Church

Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

Matthew 28:18–19 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…

Are we building according to code?

• Our mission is correct - Make disciples who make disciples…

• Our Message is correct – Gospel (Jesus)• So, are we making disciples who make

disciples?

Yes, well sort of, we are just getting started…

Early Church Found Their Way

• Church is born (Acts 1-2)• Church grows (Acts 2-6)• Church spreads because of pain (Acts 7-12)• Church in Antioch (Acts 13-29)

Acts 13:1-41 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets

and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

What came out of 40 Days of Prayer?(Merger, Campus Plant, Biblical Counseling)

• Macro – Plant a church (start of a movement)• Micro – Make Disciples who make disciples.

Stonebrook Church – Ames, Iowa 1970s1st Generation

2nd Generation Churches

3rd Generation Churches

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Acts 1:8 - Global Impact

What came out of 40 Days of Prayer?(Merger, Campus Plant, Biblical Counseling)• Macro – Plant a church (start of a movement)• Micro – Make disciples who make disciples.

– Biblical Equipping: Equipping Classes– Biblical Community: House Churches– Biblical Counseling Center

• Formal Training disciple makers • Help for struggling disciples…

Who among us will help build?

• Who among us will go?• Who among us will send?• Must start with a decision to follow Jesus.