Transcript 01 Continuous Powerpoint file

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Breakthrough
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The Time Has Come,
Repent and Believe
Mark 1: 14 – 15
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into
Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom
of God is near. Repent and believe the good
news!”
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Time - Chronos
• The sequential passing of time; chronological
time
• About dates and clock time
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Time - Kairos
• An event or moment or a crisis when time can
seem to “stand still”
• A period of “time” when chronos is of no
importance
• It could mark a significant shift in your life
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Write down a “Kairos” event that you
have recently experienced
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Kingdom - basileia
• The rule of God in our lives; His kingship
• It does not refer to a geographical location
• The kingdom refers to God’s effective and
powerful presence and influence in our lives
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Describe your “Kairos” event to one
other person
Did you sense the kingdom near?
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Repentance - metanoia
• A complete change of mind and heart
• A process of transformation that takes place
within a person
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Believe - pistis
• Active trust
• A trust based on something you’ve been
persuaded about; a continuing process of belief
and action
• Can also be translated as faith; something you
are sure about
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Disciples
Matthew 28: 19 - 20
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching
them to obey everything I have commanded
you. And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age.”
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Disciple - Mathetes
• Mathetes means learner or student
• A disciple is someone who has committed to
being a lifelong learner
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A Lifestyle of Learning
• Learning happens by event and process
• Kairos events allow us to enter a process of
repentance and faith
• Having experienced a kairos event in our lives,
we then begin the process of learning from it
• The result is seeing God’s kingdom rule in your
life
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Kairos
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Jesus and The Learning Circle
Kairos event:
The Sermon on The Mount: Matthew 5 – 7
Jesus has outlined a radical lifestyle
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Repentance
Observe: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not
sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your
heavenly Father feeds them” (6:26)
Reflect: “Are you not much more valuable than
they?” (6:26)
Discuss: “Who of you by worrying can add a
single hour to his life?” (6:27)
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Believe - Faith
Plan: “But seek first His kingdom…” (6:33)
Account: “A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a
bad tree cannot bear good fruit” (7:18)
Act: “Therefore everyone who hears these words
of mine and puts them into practice is like a
wise man who built his house on a rock” (7:24)
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Discussion Time
In groups of four discuss with one another how
this can be put into practice in your life
What issues and questions does it raise?
Identify and share your weakest point in the
learning circle
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