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Copyright Simon G. Harris 2011

Scripture quotations taken from the

HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL

VERSION. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984

by International Bible Society. Used by

permission

Jesus: the year of inauguration

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Luke 2:51-52Then hewent down to Nazareth with

them and was obedient to

them. But his mother

treasured all these things inher heart. 52 And Jesus grew

in wisdom and stature, and

in favor with God and men.

- fled as a refugee

The years of obscurity

- grew in wisdom

- got left behind at

the Temple

- lost his father

- worked his fatherstrade

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Mark 1:7And this was hismessage: "After me will

come one more powerful

than I, the thongs of whose

sandals I am not worthy tostoop down and untie.

The Transition

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Mark 1:5The whole Judeancountryside and all the

people of Jerusalem went

out to him. Confessing their

sins, they were baptized byhim in the Jordan River.

- Jesus identifies

with us

The Transition

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John 1:29The next dayJohn saw Jesus coming

toward him and said, "Look,

the Lamb of God, who takes

away the sin of the world!

- Jesus identifies

with us

The Transition

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2 Corinthians 5:21Godmade him who had no sin to

be sin for us, so that in him

we might become the

righteousness of God.

- Jesus identifies

with us

The Transition

- We identify with

John

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John 1:35-37The nextday John was there again

with two of his disciples.

When he saw Jesus passing

by, he said, "Look, the Lambof God!" When the two

disciples heard him say this,

they followed Jesus.

- Jesus identifies

with us

The Transition

- We identify with

John

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John 3:27-30To this Johnreplied, "A man can receive

only what is given him from

heaven. You yourselves can

testify that I said, 'I am notthe Christ but am sent ahead

of him.' ... That joy is mine,

and it is now complete. He

must become greater; I must

become less.

- Jesus identifies

with us

The Transition

- We identify with

John

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Luke 7:28I tell you, amongthose born of women there

is no one greater than John;

yet the one who is least in

the kingdom of God isgreater than he."

- Jesus identifies

with us

The Transition

- We identify with

John

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Matthew 4:1Then Jesuswas led by the Spirit into the

desert to be tempted by the

devil.

- appetites

- ambitions

- authority

The Temptations

Jesus conquered

where I so often fail

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Mark 1:16-18As Jesuswalked beside the Sea of

Galilee, he saw Simon and

his brother Andrew casting a

net into the lake, for theywere fishermen. "Come,

follow me," Jesus said, "and I

will make you fishers of

men." At once they left

their nets and followed him.

The discipleship

challenge:

The Training

i. what is it?

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Romans 8:29For thoseGod foreknew he also

predestined to be conformed

to the likeness of his Son,

that he might be thefirstborn among many

brothers.

The discipleship

challenge:

The Training

i. what is it?

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Mark 3:13-15Jesus wentup on a mountainside and

called to him those he

wanted, and they came to

him. He appointed twelve--designating them apostles--

that they might be with him

and that he might send them

out to preach and to have

authority to drive out

demons.

The discipleship

challenge:

The Training

i. what is it?

ii. how do we do it?

iii. when do we do it?

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