Harvest Conference Materials
OUR TARGET – GOD’S GLORY
Lesson Overview
Countless Christians around the world come to faith the expectation that the gospel should result in transformation of individuals and communities. Most, thought, do not see the transformation they expect. Why? It is largely an incomplete understanding of the end purpose of the Great Commission and its relationships to God’s purpose – His glory.
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THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN SOCIETY
Lesson Overview
God’s grand agenda is the reconciliation and restoration of all things that were broken in the Fall. This agenda will not be completed until the return of Christ; however, until that time God has established the church as the primary instrument for the administration of that agenda on earth.
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IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUM
Lesson Overview:
All of God’s commands can be summarized by this: we are to love God and our neighbor. The principle way we demonstrate our love for God is by loving the "neighbors" He places in our lives. If we neglect this love for others, the love of God is not in us.
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JESUS’ MODEL FOR GROWTH AND SERVICE
Lesson Overview:
Luke teaches us that Jesus grew physically, spiritually, socially and in wisdom. He became all God intended Him to be as the ultimate, obedient servant. He is our model for growth in our personal lives and for serving others to help them grow into all God intends for them.
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THE WHEEL OF WISDOM
Lesson Overview:
Biblical wisdom is God’s instructions for living. We achieve the blessed, balanced life God intended when we carefully follow His instructions for all areas of life. There are three primary relationships – spiritual, physical and social – out of which all other relationships come. Knowing and applying biblical wisdom in each of these relationships will move us toward God’s intentions for our life.
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MAN’S NEED – GOD’S FUTURE INTENTIONS
Lesson Overview:
Sinful man’s condition is hopeless without God. God’s compassionate and glorious intentions for broken man include forgiveness of sin, restoration of the relationship between man and God and restoration of the broken creation. He has made a perfect provision for our redemption and has promised a wonderful future at Jesus’ return.
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GOD’S PRESENT INTENTIONS - THE CHURCH AS A WINDOW
Lesson Overview:
Obedience to God’s commands is what God desires from all believers. Our obedience to Christ’s commandments demonstrates the goodness of God’s intentions for salvation and restoration both in the future and in the present. Our disobedience creates a wall that keeps the world from knowing about God’s great love for them. The Church is like a “window” through which the broken world can see God’s intentions.
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KINGDOM MATH
Lesson Overview:
God invites us to give Him whatever is already in our hands, no matter how small it is, so that we have the privilege of participating with Him in extending His Kingdom. God supernaturally uses our sacrificial obedience and multiplies what we entrust to Him. Scripture reveals over and over, God’s way sets us free from depending on outside resources for growth and development.
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THE DISCIPLINE OF LOVE
Lesson Overview:
The Discipline of Love is a spiritual discipline that is an effective discipleship tool designed to help followers of Christ practice demonstrating God’s love by serving others. The image of God is best reflected in man through sacrificial servanthood. Believers should become more aware of the need to personally reflect Christ’s character in four areas of God’s concern (wisdom, physical, spiritual and social) in the world in which they live (family, church and community).
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SEEDS AND SEED PROJECTS
Lesson Overview:
God multiplies small acts (seeds) of obedience to extend His Kingdom. Seed Projects are a simple and effective tool that enables local churches to express God’s Kingdom in their communities through loving service.
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SEED PROJECTS PLANNING and REPORTING
Lesson Overview:
Planning is biblical. Seed Project planning is a simple model for identifying, planning and carrying out small-scale Kingdom projects in local communities.