From Glory to Glory

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• Think of some difficult times you have been
  through as a disciple or as a leader, why did you
  think you went through it?
• What vision do you have for your church and how
  do you plan to make it happen?

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• Matthew 1618
• And I tell you that you are Peter,
• and on this rock I will build my church, and the
  gates of Hades will not overcome it. (NIV)

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• Matthew 1619
• I will give you the keys of the kingdom of
  heaven whatever you bind on earth will be bound
  in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will
  be loosed in heaven. (NIV)

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• Acts 915-16
• But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is
  my chosen instrument to carry my name before the
  Gentiles and their kings and before the people of
  Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must
  suffer for my name. (NIV)

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• 1 Peter 13-11
• Verse 6
• In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a
  little while you may have had to suffer grief in
  all kinds of trials. 7 These have come so that
  your faith of greater worth than gold, which
  perishes even though refined by fire may be
  proved genuine and may result in praise, glory
  and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

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• Gods mercy has led to a new hope
• Gods power acts as a shield
• We should rejoice though we have to face some
  trials
• So that our faith may be test and proven to be
  genuine

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• Malachi 33
• "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of
  silver."  

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• Daniel 1135
• Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may
  be refined, purified and made spotless until the
  time of the end, for it will still come at the
  appointed time. (NIV)

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• Daniel 1210
• Many will be purified, made spotless and
  refined, but the wicked will continue to be
  wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but
  those who are wise will understand.

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• Philippians 312-16
• Forgetting what is behind
• Straining toward what is ahead

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• Luke 962
• Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the
  plow and looks back is fit for service in the
  kingdom of God."

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• 2 Peter 13-11 compared with Galatians 522-23

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• Hebrews 12 1-3
• Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a
  great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off
  everything that hinders and the sin that so
  easily entangles, and let us run with
  perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us
  fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter
  of our faith, who for the joy set before him
  endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat
  down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3
  Consider him who endured such opposition from
  sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and
  lose heart.

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• 1Ti 47
• Have nothing to do with godless myths and old
  wives' tales rather, train yourself to be godly.
  (NIV)

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• Part of our maturity has to include dreaming big
  again but this time by being wise (zeal with
  knowledge)
• Not rushing to make things happen, but in faith,
  learning from past errors, failures,
  disappointments and victories
• Raising your personal spiritual bar

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• To lead Gods people we must train self
• Old wives tales includes stuff from the past we
  hold on to
• Training requires discipline (you might not like
  it but you know it is good for you)

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• 1 Corinthians 927
• No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that
  after I have preached to others, I myself will
  not be disqualified for the prize.

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• 1 Corinthians 1011-12
• These things happened to them as examples and
  were written down as warnings for us, on whom the
  fulfillment of the ages has come. 12 So, if you
  think you are standing firm, be careful that you
  don't fall!

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• The Israelites had their own examples to help
  them mature
• God has given us our examples (we do not need
  theirs) to help us mature
• No time for us to think we are doing okay, it is
  going to get tougher and God has prepared us for
  it

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• The past glory must lead to greater glory for God.

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