Why am I born?

Why am I saved?

Why am I here

on earth?

Why am I in

this DGC?

Purpose - ask the question WHY?

PURPOSE

What does God want you

to be? to do?

Who am I

becoming?

Am I fulfilling

God’s Purpose

in my life?

VISION

Vision - ask the question WHAT?

Are we a blessing to our family members?

Can we minister to those in need in our DGs?

Do we stand in the gap for the church and the nation?

Are we doing meaningful work that draws out

our strengths, talents and gifting with the consequent

compensation and benefits in the workplace?

Do we have a ministry that flows from our strengths,

talents and gifting?

DGC - PURPOSE-VISION

DGC - PURPOSE-VISION

These are questions

of what should flow

OUT of our lives

to impact others!

DGC - Purpose-Vision

Do we desire to grow to know

God more?

Are we easily offended?

Are we becoming more like Jesus?

Are we growing strong spiritually?

DGC - Purpose-Vision

Do we have strong marriages and

family relationships?

Are we filled with the Spirit?

Are we filled with the Word?

Do we know our strengths and

giftings?

DGC - Purpose-Vision

Are we equipped to:

learn to pray;

share the Word;

lead someone to Christ;

do the work of ministry.

DGC - Purpose-VisionThese are questions

of what should

flow IN

our lives

in order

to bless

others!

DGC - Purpose-Vision

To build a Dynamic Community church

whose Head is the Lord Jesus Christ,

whose Help is the Holy Spirit

whose Focus is the Great Commission

to the glory of God the Father.

Foundational Pursuit

of a DGC #1

The Greatest Commandment:

LOVE God with our whole-being.Mark 12:30 And you shall love

the LORD Your God with all your heart,

with all your soul, with all your mind,

and with all your strength.

This is the first commandment.

Foundational Pursuit

of a DGC #1

The Greatest Commandment:

LOVE God with our whole-being.

1 John 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but

that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation

for our sins.1 John 4:19 We love Him because He first loved us.

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #1

Personal Application

Our daily devotion

To partake of His Word.

To grow our Prayer-Communion.

To build our Altar of Thanksgiving,

Praise and Worship.

To walk in Continual Obedience.

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #1

Corporate Application

Our Spiritual Worship as True Worshippers

(John 4:23-24).

Bring a variety of expressions

of thanksgiving, praise and

worship to God from Vibrant

Praise to Intentional Spiritual

Songs.

Mark 12:31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love

your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment

greater than these.”

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #2

LOVE our brothers

1 John 4:20 If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his

brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom

he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #2

LOVE our brothers

1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent love for one

another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins”.

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #2

LOVE our brothers

John 13:34-35 A new commandment I give to you, that you

love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one

another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you

have love for one another.”

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #2

LOVE our brothers

Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and

spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been

given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Go therefore and make disciples of all

the nations, baptizing them in the name

of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy

Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that

I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you

always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #3

The Great Commission

Foundational Pursuit of a DGC #3EVANGELISM

- win the lost

MAKE DISCIPLES

- Disciple Another

Evangelism in a DGC

As Individual Believers

ABCs of Evangelism

As a DG

Family

Members

Relatives

NeighboursColleagues

Friends

Intentional Bridging

Befriending Activities

Intentional [Year End]

Outreach Events

Evangelism in a DGCAs a DG - Our oikos:

People we come into regular contact

Kindergarten

Deliberate Community Penetration

School-Based

Programs

Elderly SCC

Family Services Counseling

Community

Services

Evangelism in a DGCIn the Geographical Community

Evangelism in a DGC

No one ministers alone!

Everyone ministers out of their

gifting - talents - strengths!

YOU - the believer

Evangelize

SERVE

via 3 Vehicles :

(1) The DG

(2) Equipping

Tracks

(3) Mentoring

Relationships

EQUIP

EDIFY

INPUT OUTPUT

Disciple Another

Missions

Intentional DISCIPLESHIP in a DGC

Intentional DISCIPLESHIP in a DGC

DG - a culture where

We invest our time, energy and resources.

To sow, plant and water.

To win lives for the Lord.

To influence and impact lives with the aim of

Making Disciples of Christ - Followers of Christ.

Maturing into

Christlikeness

Overcoming

Sins

Overcoming

the world

Overcoming

the evil one

Profile of Disciples of Christ in a DGC

Secured and Established

in relationship with God

Love for

brothers and

sisters

Profile of Disciples of Christ in a DGC

A House

of PrayerGod is

present

Growing in Faith

Luke 18:8

Disciple-Making

Church Cheerful Givers

Tithes and Offerings

Profile of Disciples of Christ in a DGC

Unity of the

Leadership

Atmosphere

of prayer

Anointed

Worship

Active

Evangelism

Sustained outreach

to the community

Lives

Impacting

LivesGrowing in numbers

from conversions

Increasing

Involvement in

Missions

Profile of Disciples of Christ in a DGC

Profile of Disciples of Christ in a DGC

Small Groups - the DG

Building strong believers.

Strong marriages and families.

Activating spiritual gifts to minister to one another.

Love covering offenses.

Knitted in love and unity.

Serving and working

together.

Profile of Disciples of Christ in a DGC

Life to Life Mentoring.

This is more personal - about relationships …

about life impacting life … one at a time …

A commitment to invest what one

has to value-add to another life.

This must be intentional,

deliberate and formal.

CONCLUSION

Purpose-Vision

To be an Intentional

Disciple-Making Church

Do you know and understand

the outcomes of a Disciple-Making Church?

Are you a part of the Action in a DG?

Will you commit to your local church?

CONCLUSION

Let us soil

our hands and

wet our feet.

Let us arise and

build the Church.

CONCLUSION