Walk with Jesus Through the Gospel of John

NOON BIBLE STUDY

• THE BEGINNING OF JESUS’ EARTHLY PUBLIC MINISTRY CAME AFTER JOHN THE BAPTIST PUBLICLY AFFIRMED HIM (35-51) 
• JESUS BEGINS TO BUILD HIS TEAM, INVITING THEM TO FOLLOW HIM TO LEARN FROM HIM (35-51)
• JOHN’S ROLE OF PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE COMING MESSIAH MADE IT EASIER FOR JESUS TO RECRUIT HIS DISCIPLE MAKING SUPPORT TEAM
• YOU TRAIN YOUR TEAM  BOTH BY WHAT IS TAUGHT BY YOU AND WHAT IS CAUGHT OR OBSERVED BY THEM… PEOPLE AND CHILDREN NEED BOTH 

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF LIFE PHASES

• KENNETH HAGIN SAID THE LORD TOLD HIM THAT “MOST MEN LIVE AND DIE, NEVER ENTERING INTO THEIR FIRST PHASE OF MINISTRY(LIFE)” 

MOSES LIVED OUT THREE PHASES, 40 YEARS EACH  

• 1ST PHASE: AFTER BEING RAISED IN PHARAOHS HOUSE, IT CAME INTO MOSES’ HEART TO GO VISIT HIS BROTHERS IN EGYPT (40 YEARS OLD)
•  2ND PHASE: AS A FUGITIVE AND AFTER SERVING HIS FATHER IN LAW, JETHRO, GOD SPOKE TO MOSES TO GO BACK TO EGYPT TO DELIVER HIS PEOPLE (80 YEARS OLD)
• 3RD PHASE: MOSES DELIVERERS THE CHILDREN OF ISREAL FROM BONDAGE AND LEAD THEM TO THE PROMISED LAND (DIED AT 120 YEARS OLD)

PAUL LIVED THREE PHASES OF LIFE

• 1ST PHASE: GROWING UP AS A PHARISEE UNTIL HE MET JESUS! 
• 2ND PHASE: THREE YEARS BEING TAUGHT BY JESUS, CAUGHT UP TO THE 3RD HEAVEN. 
• 3RD PHASE: WRITING MOST OF THE NEW TESTAMENT AND  ESTABLISHING CHURCHES FROM HIS BASE IN ANTIOCH 

 JESUS’ THREE PHASES OF LIFE & MINISTRY

• PHASE #1 “DISCOVERY PHASE”: BIRTH TO 12 YEARS, SELF IDENTIFYING HIS LIFE PURPOSE “I MUST BE ABOUT MY FATHERS BUSINESS”
• PHASE #2 “PREPARATION PHASE”: 12 YEARS TO 30 YEARS, PREPARING FOR PURPOSE. LUKE 4:18, FOUND HIMSELF IN SCRIPTURE, LAUNCHING INTO HIS FINAL PHASE
• PHASE #3 “FULFILLMENT PHASE”: 30 YEARS TO 33 YEARS, FULFILLING HIS PURPOSE       

• THEN JESUS SAID, “IT IS FINISHED!” 
• PAUL SAID, “I FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT. I FINISHED MY COURSE. I AM NOW READY TO BE OFFERED UP.”  

PRACTICAL LIFE INSIGHTS     

• FOLLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT’S DRAW TO DISCOVER YOUR LIFE PURPOSE AND ROLE IN LIFE. 
• ONCE YOU DISCOVER YOUR PURPOSE, SEE HOW GOD HAS ALREADY BEEN PREPARING YOU WITH YOUR LIFE EXPERIENCE AND JOURNEY.
•  SEEK GOD’S CLARITY OF YOUR NEXT PHASE OF LIFE, CAREER, AND MINISTRY.
• RELY UPON YOUR TOTAL LIFE EXPERIENCE TO SPRINGBOARD YOU INTO YOUR NEXT PART OR PHASE.
• BE BOLD TO TALK WITH OTHERS ABOUT YOUR VISION OF YOUR FUTURE AND ASSIGNMENT, OR WHAT YOU ARE BEING CALLED TO DO BY THE HOLY SPIRIT’S WHISPERS.
• “OUT OF THE ABUNDANCE OF YOUR HEART, THE MOUTH SPEAKS” MATTHEW 12:34-35

WHO ARE YOU TRAINING AND PREPARING TO…

1. MULTIPLY YOURSELF
2. ASSUME LEADERSHIP OF YOUR LEGACY AFTER YOU HAVE GONE ON

• YOU WANT TO PREPARE FOR YOUR FINAL TRANSITION EARLY SO YOUR SUCCESSOR WILL BUILD UPON YOUR FOUNDATION, VERSUS STARTING FROM SCRATCH 
• YOU SHOULD IDENTIFY MULTIPLE SUCCESSOR CANDIDATES WHOM YOU HAVE PERSONALLY PREPARED AND WORKED WITH. WHY? 
• THEY WILL RUN, ENHANCE AND ADVANCE THE VISION YOU HAD. IF YOUR VISION DOES NOT OUTLIVE YOU, YOU HAVE NOT CAPTURED A “GOD SIZE VISION.”
• A “GOD SIZE VISION” IS A VISION THAT REQUIRES MULTIPLE GENERATIONS TO FULFILL IT.

Bishop Ed Smtih