Gospel Boot Camp part 3 (Deployment)
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The document discusses a biblical passage where Jesus appears to his disciples after his resurrection, encouraging them to have faith and be deployed in their mission. It emphasizes the importance of overcoming fear to fulfill one's purpose and being a living example of faith in everyday life. The text invites readers to reflect on their relationship with fear and their role in actively living out their faith.
Gospel Boot Camp part 3 (Deployment)
- 1. John 20:19-20 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. www.networkbible.org
- 2. John 20:21-23 Again Jesus said, ‘Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.’ And with that he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’ www.networkbible.org
- 3. John 20:24-25 Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord!’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it.’ www.networkbible.org
- 4. John 20:26-27 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’ www.networkbible.org
- 5. John 20:28-29 Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Then Jesus told him, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’ www.networkbible.org
- 6. John 20:30-31 Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. www.networkbible.org
- 7. You may or may not see God’s PURPOSE behind all that God asks you to do, or the places you find yourself in, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t one. Deployment is ESSENTIAL to living the Christian life. We are called by Christ and enlisted with Christ to be DEPLOYED in Christ to the world.
- 8. Here we have powerful LEADERS currently locked in by fear. Too often we remain IMPRISONED behind our own fears. Jesus comes to them in their fear and speaks a word of PEACE.
- 9. Fear locks us in but Jesus MOVES us out. Jesus’ mission CONTINUES through you. Being Christ out there is the difference between DOING church and BEING the church.
- 10. Jesus deploys us with POWER. Our Commander and Chief has deployed us with EVERYTHING we need for our part in the mission. Many may not read the gospels but they are READING you to see if this Jesus’ stuff is real. Who do you have the OPPORTUNITY to be Christ to in the everyday routines of life that in which God has already placed you.
- 11. Please take a moment to fill out your Communication Card My Next Step Today is to: ( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin) ( ) Believe that God has a purpose and plan for me. ( ) Identify what fears may be imprisoning me ( ) Reflect on the difference between “doing” church and “being” the church ( ) Each day ask God to help me “be Christ” to those I meet. ( ) Other________________________