continuous breakthrough © mike breen
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Continuous Breakthrough
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Observe
Reflect
Discuss
Act
Account
Plan
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Mark 1: 14 – 15
After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”
The Time Has Come, Repent and Believe
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Time - Chronos
• The sequential passing of time; chronological time
• About dates and clock time
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Time - Kairos
• An event or moment or a crisis when time can seem to “stand still”
• A period of “time” when chronos is of no importance
• It could mark a significant shift in your life
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Write down a “Kairos” event that you have recently experienced
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Kingdom - basileia
• The rule of God in our lives; His kingship• It does not refer to a geographical location• The kingdom refers to God’s effective and
powerful presence and influence in our lives
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Describe your “Kairos” event to one other person
Did you sense the kingdom near?
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Repentance - metanoia
• A complete change of mind and heart• A process of transformation that takes place
within a person
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Believe - pistis
• Active trust• A trust based on something you’ve been
persuaded about; a continuing process of belief and action
• Can also be translated as faith; something you are sure about
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Disciples
Matthew 28: 19 - 20
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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Disciple - Mathetes
• Mathetes means learner or student• A disciple is someone who has committed to
being a lifelong learner
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A Lifestyle of Learning
• Learning happens by event and process• Kairos events allow us to enter a process of
repentance and faith• Having experienced a kairos event in our lives,
we then begin the process of learning from it• The result is seeing God’s kingdom rule in your
life
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Kairos
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REPENT
BE L I E V E
Kairos
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Observe
Reflect
Discuss
REPENT
Kairos
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Account
BE L I E V E
Kairos
Plan
Act
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Kairos
Observe
Reflect
Discuss
REPENT
Account
BE L I E V E
Plan
Act
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Jesus and The Learning Circle
Kairos event:
The Sermon on The Mount: Matthew 5 – 7
Jesus has outlined a radical lifestyle
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Repentance
Observe: “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them” (6:26)
Reflect: “Are you not much more valuable than they?” (6:26)
Discuss: “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” (6:27)
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Believe - Faith
Plan: “But seek first His kingdom…” (6:33)
Account: “A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit” (7:18)
Act: “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on a rock” (7:24)
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Discussion Time
In groups of four discuss with one another how this can be put into practice in your life
What issues and questions does it raise?
Identify and share your weakest point in the learning circle
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