NextLevel Online: Acts: Lessons from Our Backstory

The Going Church (Pt. 2)

In Session 11, the focus is on the Going Church in Acts 16:1-18:22. The importance of discipleship during the journey is emphasized, advocating for taking people along, finding individuals along the way, and establishing hubs for sending disciples. The session discusses the discernment needed in choosing where to go and what to preach, emphasizing contextualizing the gospel for each community. It acknowledges that preaching through difficulties, including rejection and persecution, can be a powerful platform for making disciples. Participants are encouraged to consider the community's challenges and seek gospel solutions.
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The vision of Ozark Christian College is to glorify God by evangelizing the lost and edifying Christians worldwide. The mission of Ozark Christian College is to train men and women for Christian service as a degree-granting institution of biblical higher education.

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Backstory: The Going Church (Pt. 2)

Acts 16:1-18:22 | Session 11

Jim Dalrymple | Ozark Christian College

Discipleship on the Journey

  1. Take people with you on your journey (e.g. Timothy).

  2. Go find people as you journey (e.g. Lydia, jailer, philosophers).

  3. Find a hub and send disciples out to make disciples.

Discernment on the Journey

  1. Where should we go?

− Start going

− Go to people who are both unwilling and willing to listen

− Trust the Holy Spirit to guide you as you are going

  1. What should we preach?

− The gospel contextualized for the community

(“Exegeting the city” – Timothy Keller)

Difficulty on the Journey

  1. Sometimes preaching the resurrection through difficulty is our greatest platform for making disciples.

− Rejection

− Persecution (e.g. Philippian jail & beating)

“What is the bad news story of this community, and what is the gospel solution?”

The Going Church (Pt. 2) Instructions

Section 01
13:40The Going Church (Pt. 2)The Going Church (Pt. 2)

Backstory: The Going Church (Pt. 2)

Acts 16:1-18:22 | Session 11

Jim Dalrymple | Ozark Christian College

Discipleship on the Journey

  1. Take people with you on your journey (e.g. Timothy).

  2. Go find people as you journey (e.g. Lydia, jailer, philosophers).

  3. Find a hub and send disciples out to make disciples.

Discernment on the Journey

  1. Where should we go?

− Start going

− Go to people who are both unwilling and willing to listen

− Trust the Holy Spirit to guide you as you are going

  1. What should we preach?

− The gospel contextualized for the community

(“Exegeting the city” – Timothy Keller)

Difficulty on the Journey

  1. Sometimes preaching the resurrection through difficulty is our greatest platform for making disciples.

− Rejection

− Persecution (e.g. Philippian jail & beating)

“What is the bad news story of this community, and what is the gospel solution?”