Isaiah 9:2; Isaiah 10:17; 42:6; Isaiah 60:1

John 8:1-11

1. Jesus revealed the truth.
   1. Hosea 6:5 Romans 3:23 John 3:17 Micah 7:8

8:12-18

1. Jesus revealed the problem.
   1. John 1:1 Luke 9:23 John 10:30

8:19-24

1. Jesus revealed the solution.
   1. John 3:16 John 20:31 John 17:14 Isaiah 60:20

8:25-30

1. Jesus revealed the future.
   1. Luke 23:47 John 19:31-35

8:31-32

1. Jesus revealed the plan.
   1. Galatians 5:13-15 Romans 7:4-6

1 John 1:5-7; Proverbs 4:18; Isaiah 58:10

Jesus is the Son, not a flashlight!

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John 6:4-10

1. The test for Philip was, “Who do you believe I AM?”
   1. John 1:43-45 John 14:8-11

John 6:15,24-27

1. The test for the Israelite people was, “Why do you seek me?”
   1. Exodus 2:23-25 Judges 2:18,22 Exodus 16:2-3

John 6:35-40

1. The test for us is, “Are you hungry?”
   1. Exodus 12:15 Leviticus 24:5-9

John 6:43-58

1. The answer to all questions is, “I AM the Bread of Life.”
   1. John 6:27 John 6:29 John 6:53

Jesus’ statements about Himself are calls for us to take action in our relationship with Him.

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1 Kings 19:19-21

2 Kings 2:1

Joshua 5:2,9

1. Active mentoring includes separation.

2 Kings 2:2-3

Genesis 35:1,7

1. Godly mentoring is creating a desire to be in God’s presence.

2 Kings 2:4-5

Joshua 5:13-14

1. Challenging mentoring is defining and living by faith.

2 Kings 2:6-7

Matthew 3:13

1. Successful mentoring is understanding the goal of being united with Christ.

Philippians 3:8-11

2 Kings 2:8-9

Matthew 28:19

1. Mentor in such a way as to create more mentors.

2 Kings 2:10

What do our kids see when they look at us?

2 Kings 13:18-19

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Isaiah 39:4-8Judges 2:71 Samuel 3

1. We need to help our youth discern God’s calling. We need to help our youth interpret God’s calling.

1 Samuel 1

1. The calling on Samuel’s life started before birth. The follow through by Hannah was a sacrifice.

Obstacles:

1. Lack of example – Ephesians 5:1-2 Lack of teaching – Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Lack of priorities – James 4:4; John 15:19

Let’s not be content with what is and prepare our kids for what’s next.

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This sermon is from Mark McCool.

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Sermon Series:  The One PlanSermon Title: Next OneSermon Scripture: Mark 8; Colossians 1:16; Isaiah 43:6-7; Galatians 2:20Speaker: Andy BrattonBig Idea:  Our journey through this life is filled with steps.  Each step equals growth.  How will we travel this journey?

1. Every journey has a preface.
   1. Why we are here – Isaiah 43:6-7 Die to self – Mark 8:34-9:1; Galatians 2:20
   Every journey starts with a commitment.
   1. Acts 2:38 What does it mean to be all in?  Galatians 3:27 What does it mean to stay in? 1 Timothy 4:1; John 15:4; Romans 12:1-2
   Every journey starts with a destination in mind.
   1.  – 1 John 3:2; Luke 6:40 Promised Land
   Every journey has a next step.
   1.  – 1 Peter 2:21 Spiritual Disciplines – Ephesians 4:22-24 Sharing life – Acts 2:46 Serving others – 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Sharing the news – Mark 16:15
   Every journey (except one)  ends.
   1. Revelation 22:14

Our goal this year is to clearly identify the steps of discipleship and to challenge you to take the next one.

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Matthew 4:18-19 

The definition of a disciple is a follower, a student.

Jesus’s followers, make Jesus followers.

Matthew 28:16-20

What we teach matters. We need to teach obedience to Jesus’s commands.

Jesus expects his followers to make more followers.

Discipleship costs.

1 Timothy 4:7b-8

The benefits of discipleship are worth the costs.

Year one of the 3 year plan of Reach One:

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Luke 15:1-7,8-10

1. Sometimes you have to leave comfortable to reach the lost.

1 Corinthians 3:6; Romans 1:16

1. Our job is to plant seeds and water using the Gospel message.

Luke 15:7,10,22-24

1. In the end, it’s about the euphraino!

Year one of the 3 year plan of Reach One:

Pray for each other, have one conversation about the Gospel, and celebrate when God brings growth!

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1. Paul was on a mission
   1. Acts 9:19b-22,28
   Paul followed a Spirit led plan
   1. Acts 13:4-5,13-14,42-43 Acts 16:6-10
   Paul was not deterred
   1. Acts 16:19-25 Acts 17:5
   Our mission
   1. Matthew 28:19 1 Peter 3:15
   A Biblical plan
   1. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
   Don’t be deterred
   1. 2 Timothy 4:1-5

Philippians 3:14Failure in evangelism is not evangelizing.

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Sermon Series:  The One PlanSermon Title: Pray for OneSermon Scripture: Eph. 6:19, Rom. 10:1, Col 4:3, 1 John 5:14-15Speaker: Andy BrattonBig Idea:  Successful evangelism starts with prayer.

Ephesians 6:18-19

1. Pray for each other.

Romans 10:1-4

1. Pray for those who once knew.

1 John 5:14-15

1. Pray aligned to God’s will.

Colossians 4:2-4

1. Pray for opportunities.

After opening our mouth to pray, may we open our mouth to share the Gospel!

Revelation 21:5-8

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