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Disciples ClassOur GoalsHelp our members to grow and mature in their relationships with Jesus Christ.

Equip and encourage members to serve in ministry.

Take My Life And Let It BeTake my life and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to Thee.Take my moments and my days,Let them flow in endless praise.Let them flow in endless praise.

Take my will and make it Thine,It shall be no longer mine.

Take my heart, it is Thine own,It shall be Thy royal throne.It shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love, my Lord, I pourAt Thy feet its treasure store.

Take myself and I will beEver, only, all for Thee.Ever, only, all for Thee.

And Can It BeAnd can it be that I should gain

An interest in the Savior’s blood?Died He for me, who caused His pain—

For me, who Him to death pursued?Amazing love! How can it be,

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?Amazing love! How can it be,

That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

He left His Father’s throne aboveSo free, so infinite His grace—Emptied Himself of all but love,

And bled for Adam’s helpless race:’Tis mercy all, immense and free,For O my God, it found out me!

’Tis mercy all, immense and free,For O my God, it found out me!

No condemnation now I dread;Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;Alive in Him, my living Head,

And clothed in righteousness divine,Bold I approach th’eternal throne,

And claim the crown, through Christ my own.Bold I approach th’eternal throne,

And claim the crown, through Christ my own.

Trudy Cox – 11th

Peter Fehervari – 13th

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I Surrender AllAll to Jesus, I surrender;All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,In His presence daily live.

I surrender all, I surrender all,All to Thee, my blessed Savior,

I surrender all.

All to Jesus I surrender;Humbly at His feet I bow,

Worldly pleasures all forsaken;Take me, Jesus, take me now.I surrender all, I surrender all,All to Thee, my blessed Savior

I surrender all.

A Spiritual Journey into MissionThe Disciples Class, July 13,

2014Over the last 40 years I have been asked by a number of people a rather interesting and

no money–few

loved ones–danger from terrorists–etc.

probing question.

Why did you choose tobe a cross-cultural missionary

as a career?A few stated the obvious…comforts–lack of medical care–away from

role models and mentors

ANSWER: Their story – by book or in

person

Their lives – faith and discipline

Their message – reasoned theology

- exciting, worthwhile?

- real, focused, can I relate?

- challenging, attainable?

The Message of the Cross

Though raised in church, it was not until age 27, that Ted felt convicted of his sin and his need to be made right with God by believing in the atoning death of Christ on the cross.

All who know the Bethany story identify this foundational Biblical teaching with Rev. T.A. Hegre, Bethany’s founder and first President.

Immediately Ted’s thirst to know God was evident by an insatiable desire to study the Bible and to read Christian books.

But his study revealed his failure: his weakness to overcome temptation. He recognized he was not living up to the standard of holiness required in the Bible: victory over temptation.When he asked for help from Church leaders he was told, “We all fail. We try, but we sin because are just weak fallen human beings.” Ted Hegre was not satisfied with that answer.He could not accept that a loving God would require us to be holy and then condemn us for failing, when his target is impossible to hit.

Constant failure/defeat is contrary to scripture.Romans 6:20-22

“In those days you were slaves to sin, you weren’t concerned with doing what is right. And what was the result? It was not good, since now you are ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves to God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life.” NLT

Hegre read and studied passages like…

Hegre found principles in scripture for living a victorious, God pleasing and fruitful life. Death to self.

Believing Prayer.

Faith in Christ’s full work on the cross.

The Holy Spirit’s power within/through us. Faith comes by hearing…the Word.

Hegre began to talk to friends about what he was discovering in the Bible. They encouraged him to start a Bible Study in his home (1938).A manager of a retail business (full-time), he loved to study and slowly began to develop his teaching gift.

By 1942 the weekly Bible study had grown to about 60 mostly young people gathering his small home in south Minneapolis.

Death to self – Colossians 3:3,5

For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. NIVvs. 5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality… greed, which is idolatry. NIV

Two actions: 1) We died with Christ – done.2) We “put to death” or die to self – our part.

what does it mean?

Romans 6: 6-7 Jesus achieved it on the cross“For we know that our old self

was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with [destroyed], that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.” NIV

Galatians 5:24 our part – seize it, apply it“Those who belong to Christ

Jesus have crucified the sinful nature [flesh] with its passions and desires.” NIV

Romans 6:11In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. NIV

1 Peter 2:24He personally carried away our sins in his own body on the cross, so that we can be dead to sin and alive for what is right. NLT

Death to self –

I die to my ambition/career,to my

possessions/money, to my plans,to my own

way,to be valued/affirmed…

Romans 12:1-2“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he can accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask? Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.” NLT

Death to self is full surrender to Christ.

Luke 22:42 “…not my will, but yours be done.”

“There is a surrender to God that is so complete and so irrevocable that the only word that can properly describe it is death, death to self and death to my own way.”

T.A. HEGRE, 1960

Jesus was fully committed to do his fathers will—even to be beaten and to die on a cross.

So we to must fully surrender to God’s will.

Faith in Christ’s full work on the cross.1. Christ died for us – our

substitute.

2. Christ died as us/with us – our deliverer

3. Christ died in us daily – our discipline

Rev. 1:5b, To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood…

Gal. 2:20, I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

Luke 9:23, If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

The Holy Spirit’s power within us.Acts 1:4-5,8

“…Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you what he promised. Remember, I have told you this before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” vs.8 “But whenthe Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere–in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Faith comes by hearing…the Word.Romans 10:17“Yet faith comes from listening

to this message of the good news—the Good News about Christ.” NLTOur faith is weak/starved because we do not hear/read the Word. Listen and keep on listening. Read the Word. Feed your faith.“Read the Word and teach it to each other.” The nation of Norway was changed,HANS NEILSEN HAUGE, 1771-1824

Believing PrayerScripture is clear that we have a huge plus/ advantage in that we have access by prayer to an almighty God who loves us and desires to be in communion/close relationship with us.Tim Lewis, Int’l President of Frontiers, “Life is War.” Our battle is with spiritual forces. Believing prayer is our access. Christ is our advocate and the Holy Spirit is our intercessor.We cry out to God in battles we face (life).