Reach Up!
Simple Definition: Reach up happens on Sunday Mornings.
Each Sunday, we celebrate the good news! God makes us New Beginnings through His Son, Jesus Christ. God is worthy of out thankfulness and praise. We attend regularly and bring friends to experience the worship of God through an expression of the arts, preaching, and giving.On Sundays an initial awareness of the message of the Gospel is understood. The fundamentals of the gospel and it's implications are grasped. Hearers have a positive attitude towards the Gospel and recognized their needs for redemption. New believers make a faith decision to believe. They repent of their sin and begin their new live in Christ! New followers are obedient to express their new faith through the symbol of baptism.
Theology
Hebrews 10:12-14; Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 10:15-18 ; Hebrews 10:19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 – We gather together on Sundays to acknowledge that Jesus’ authority insures that sins are effectively & completely forgiven. The Holy Spirit testifies (declares, gives evidence) about a new covenant with profound effects and our cooperate response should be genuine heartfelt worship. This new covenant is more intimate – requiring involvement and responsibility for each worshipper. The new covenant, authorized by Jesus blood, should result in new bold responses from those who have entered into the covenant! The new covenant, purchase with the blood of Jesus, with it’s guaranteed rights and privileges, commands action from those who have entered into the covenant.Reach In!
Simple Definition: Reach In happens in small group community.
God matures me when I learn his truth and invest my life in His family.In small group communities disciples learn the concept of spiritual growth and faithful obedience. They begin to share a deepening connectedness. Genuine friendships and relationships are built. The small group community voluntarily become accountable to one another. Servant leaders begin to emerge in the group. The spiritual family enjoys mutual love and support. The group cultivates an environment of spiritual growth and authentic stewardship.
Theology
Luke 4:16-21; Mark 10:43-45; - As Isaiah’s prophecy foretold, Jesus began his ministry by identifying His purpose. Jesus has set the example for His disciples. Servant Leadership in the Kingdom of God is counter intuitive, yet the servant position in the Kingdom of God is the highest rank. When a Christian serves in the Kingdom of God, he is following the example of his Lord Jesus Christ.- 1 Cor. 3:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 145, 15, 16, 17; - Disciples are co-workers, building on the only sure foundation – Jesus Christ. Disciples are tempted to build on foundations that will not last. God’s Spirit dwells in His new sanctuary, the life of the disciple
- 1 John 1:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; – We were created for community where genuine fellowship is experienced.
- John 13:1, 3-8, 12-15; - Jesus demonstrated a stunning plan for his disciples and He expects His disciples to do as he demonstrated.
Reach Out!
God equips and empowers me to join Him in His Mission to His Children and the Unbelievers.
Simple Definition: Reach Out happens when every member become a minister.God equips and empowers His disciples to join Him in His Mission to His Children and the Unbelievers.
Every New Beginnings member is a minister, serving the Body of Christ, and telling their faith story (verbal evangelism). Every New Beginnings member is also a missionary, seeking to accomplish God's Mission (Act 1:8; Matt 28:18, 19, 20) in the world. Through Church planting, mission training, mission promotion, mission saving, mission giving, and mission trips new converts are won to Christ. Disciples are making disciples - reproducing themselves.Romans 12:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-12; Colossians 2:18-19 - God has always used men to achieve great things in the world. There is a right way and a wrong way to serve the Lord. Spiritual gifts are given to each person to produce what is beneficial for God’s plan. Jesus is the head of the church, but we are the body. We must function as a healthy body. God has uniquely designed and SHAPED you for His ministry:
Spiritual Gifts
The Bible teaches that God gives every believer certain spiritual gifts to be used in ministry (1Cor. 12, Rom. 8, Eph. 4). Your spiritual gifts were given to you by God. Natural abilities that you were born with also came from God. So do your experiences and inborn personality traits. Your Creator planned these factors as well. If you start experimenting with different ministries and then you will discover your gifts! Until you actually get involved in serving, you’re not going to know what you’re good at.Heart’s Desire
- The Bible uses the term “heart” to represent the center of your motivation, desires, interests, and inclinations. Your heart determines why you say the things you do (Matthew 12:34), why you feel the way you do (Psalm 34:7), and why you act the way you do (Proverbs 4:23). God has given each of us a unique emotional “heartbeat” that races when we encounter activities, subjects, or circumstances that interest us. Another word for heart is passion. There are certain subjects that you feel passionate about and others that you couldn’t care less about. High achievers enjoy what they do.Abilities
These are the natural talents that you were born with. Some people have a natural ability with words. Others are naturally good with numbers. They think mathematically and they can’t understand why you don’t understand calculus. It’s interesting that musical talent is not listed as a “spiritual gift”, but it certainly is a natural ability that God uses in worship. One of the most common excuses people give for not getting involved in ministry is “I just don’t have any abilities to offer.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Many national studies have proven that the average person possesses from five hundred to seven hundred skills!Personality
It’s obvious that God has not used a cookie cutter to create people. He made introverts and extroverts. He made people who love routine and those who love variety. Some people work best when given an individual assignment while others work better with a team. There is no “right” or “wrong” temperament for ministry. The bride of Christ needs all kinds of personalities to balance the church and give it flavor. The world would be a very boring place if we were all plain vanilla. Fortunately, ministry comes in more than 31 flavors. Your personality will affect how and where you use your spiritual gifts and abilities. When you minister in a manner that is consistent with the personality God gave you, you experience fulfillment, satisfaction, and fruitfulness. It feels good when you do exactly what God made you to do.Experiences
God never wastes an experience. Romans 8:28 reminds us, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” At New Beginnings, we help people consider five areas of experience that will influence the kind of men’s ministry they are best shaped for:
- Education Experiences: What were your favorite subjects in school?
- Vocational Experiences: What jobs have you enjoyed and achieved results while doing?
- Spiritual Experiences: What have been the meaningful or decisive times with God in your life?
- Ministry Experiences: How have you served God in the past?
- Painful Experiences: What are the problems, hurts, and trials that you have learned from?
God equips and expects men to serve Him. The Bible is a compilation of historical figures that document how God uses ordinary men to do heroic tasks, like the members of New Beginnings Church, to accomplish His divine will on the earth.
- Proverbs 11:14 NIV With a lack of guidance, people fall, but many advisers make victory sure.
Proverbs 11:14; 15:22; 24:5-6; - Wisdom teaches that many advisors provide for victory, deliverance, and make plans succeed. Wars are won through wisdom, knowledge, guidance and sound counsel.
- Malachi 3:16-18; - God loved Israel deeply but Israel’s response to God was disrespect and mistreatment. God said the the righteous would fear Him, honor Him, and serve Him.
- Galatians 2:20; 5:13-14; 6:7-10; - Paul, history’s most violent legalist, is fighting for the churches freedom to serve one another in love, “especially for those who belong to the household of faith.”
- Ephesians 2:8-10; 3:14-20; 4:11-16; - Paul taught the Ephesians that the body of Christ functions for God’s glory in God’s Kingdom and for this purpose God gives the gift and responsibility of leadership to some. Paul finished his letter with a descriptive metaphor of fit and healthy body of Christ
- Philippians 1:3-6; 2:12-15; 3:10-14; 4:6-9 - Paul was thankful to God for the people in Philippi because of their “partnership in the gospel.” He wrote of this partnership when he said of this certainty, “I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion.”
- Colossians 1:3-6; 3:12-21; 4:2-6 - Paul ask that the Christians devote themselves to prayer. Even though Paul was in prison, he asked them to pray that God would open the door for his message – the mystery of the Messiah.
