Tally Ho the Fox chapter 6 notes

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CHAPTER 6
GOD’S MULTIPLICATION TABLE

PURPOSE: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF MULTIPLICATION AS THE MEANS OF FULFILLING THE GREAT COMMISSION

ACTS 2:41-ADDITION OF 3,000 SOULS
ACTS 2:47-DAILY ADDITION
ACTS 5:14-ADDITION OF MULTITUDES
ACTS 6:1-MULTIPLICATION OF DISCIPLES
ACTS 6:7-GREAT MULTIPLICATION OF DISCIPLES
ACTS 9:31-MULTIPLICATION OF CHURCHES

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THIS KIND OF CHRISTIANITY?

THE PACE OF MULTIPLICATION CAN NEVER BE MATCHED BY ADDITION. WE ARE FOCUSED ON THE SIZE OF THE CROWD AND THE NUMBER OF CONVERTS. THESE WERE NEVER THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF JESUS, AS IMPORTANT AS THEY MAY BE.

· THE PROFILE OF A MULTIPLYING DISCIPLE (2 TIM. 2-SEE BOOK FOR SPECIFICS)
o A SON (V.1)-BORN AGAIN
o A SOLDIER (V.3-4)-ENLISTS, JOINS THE FIGHT
o AN ATHLETE (V.5)-TRAINS FOR EXCELLENCE
o A FARMER (V.6)-MAINTAINS WHAT IS ENTRUSTED TO HIM (PREPARING, SOWING, CULTIVATING, REAPING)
o A WORKER (V.15)-DOING THE WORK HIMSELF
o A VESSEL (V.20-21)-EXISTS TO BE FILLED FROM ABOVE AND EMPTIED FOR SOMEONE ELSE
o A BOND-SERVANT (V.24)-COMPLETELY SURRENDERED TO THE WILL OF ANOTHER; IS MAJOR EMPHASIS AND THE 7TH ONE (COMPLETION)

· THE PROCEDURE FOR MULTIPLYING DISCIPLES
(2 TIM. 2:2)
o 4 GENERATIONS OF DISCIPLES IN 1 VERSE! PAUL>TIMOTHY>FAITHFUL MEN>OTHERS ALSO>
o THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL (FAITHFUL STEWARDS) AND THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS (RELATIONSHIP IS A BRIDGE)
o PROCESS OF HEARING: TRANSPARENCY, TRANSMISSION, TRANSFORMATION
o THINGS TRANSFERRED IN 2 TIM. 3:10-11
o DISCIPLE MAKING IS CAUGHT MORE THAN TAUGHT
o ONCE A DISCIPLE IS EQUIPPED, HE IS TO PASS IT ON TO FAITHFUL MEN, UNTIL THEY PASS IT ON TO FAITHFUL MEN, ETC., ETC. (4 GENERATIONS IS KEY)
o ARE YOU INVESTING OR SPENDING?
o PENNY ILLUSTRATION

· THE VISION OF WORLD IMPACT BY DISCIPLE MAKING
o SEE IT CLEARLY,
o SAY IT CREATIVELY,
o SHOW IT CONSTANTLY,
o SHARE IT COMPASSIONATELY,
o SAFEGUARD IT CAREFULLY

HELPING A SMALL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IS NOT A “LOWERING;” IN FACT, IT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN IMPACT THE ENDS OF THE EARTH TILL THE END OF TIME.

IS YOUR GOAL JESUS’ GOAL: TOTAL IMPACT OF THE TOTAL WORLD? THIS GOAL CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH MULTIPLICATION. WHEN (IF) THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF TOTAL IMPACT OF THE TOTAL WORLD TRULY DAWNS ON US, WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.