As a courtesy, please turn your cell phones off

As a courtesy, please turn your cell phones off.

Welcome to Grace GatheringIf you are visiting us today we hope you feel very

welcome. Many of us do mission together in smaller gatherings throughout the New

Haven/Fort Wayne area. We invite you to our website or the welcome center and find a

mission-community that meets near you or has a similar focus to your passion. Oh, and by the

way, stop by our welcome center for a free drink at our Fireside Café.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-281 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each their work. Live in peace with each other. And we urge you, brothers and other. And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. help the weak, be patient with everyone. ……


……Make sure that nobody pays back Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for what is good for each other and for everyone else.everyone else.

Rejoice always, pray continually, give Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is thanks in all circumstances; for this is GodGod’’s will for you in Christ Jesus.s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. …kind of evil. …


… … May God himself, the God of peace, May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.faithful, and he will do it.

Brothers and sisters, pray for us. Brothers and sisters, pray for us. Greet all GodGreet all God’’s people with a holy kiss. I s people with a holy kiss. I charge you before the Lord to have this charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and letter read to all the brothers and sisters.sisters.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.with you.

My storyMy story::My storyMy story::• I am trying to bring GodI am trying to bring God’’s kingdom to the s kingdom to the

earth today wherever I am.earth today wherever I am.• I am discipling and training others to live and I am discipling and training others to live and

lead like Jesuslead like Jesus• I face difficulty, hardship, and persecution for I face difficulty, hardship, and persecution for

following Jesusfollowing Jesus

How does my story endsHow does my story ends::How does my story endsHow does my story ends::• Jesus returns and I enter the fullness of GodJesus returns and I enter the fullness of God’’s s

kingdom Orkingdom Or• I die, am with Christ, and await the New I die, am with Christ, and await the New

Heaven and EarthHeaven and Earth



And we urge you, brothers and sisters, And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone good for each other and for everyone else.else.

Paul was very intentional, strategic, Paul was very intentional, strategic, and Spirit-led in his discipleship and Spirit-led in his discipleship

strategy.strategy.

Paul was very intentional, strategic, Paul was very intentional, strategic, and Spirit-led in his discipleship and Spirit-led in his discipleship

strategy.strategy.

1 Corinthians 11:11 Corinthians 11:1

Follow my example, as I follow the Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.example of Christ.

JesusJesus’’ three year discipleship three year discipleship investmentinvestment

JesusJesus’’ three year discipleship three year discipleship investmentinvestment

•Begins with Begins with invitationinvitation: “Come follow me.”: “Come follow me.”

•Ends with Ends with challengechallenge: “Go and make disciples.”: “Go and make disciples.”

Jesus was very intentional, strategic, Jesus was very intentional, strategic, and Spirit-led in his discipleship and Spirit-led in his discipleship

strategy.strategy.

Jesus was very intentional, strategic, Jesus was very intentional, strategic, and Spirit-led in his discipleship and Spirit-led in his discipleship

strategy.strategy.


But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us


For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

Grace Gathering Vision and Strategy

Bringing God’s kingdom to earth today by discipling people to live

and lead like Jesus

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