1. 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

2. Luke 2:51-52Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her 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 father’s trade

3. Mark 1:7And this was his message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. The Transition

4. Mark 1:5The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. - Jesus identifies with us The Transition

5. John 1:29The next day John 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

6. 2 Corinthians 5:21God made 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

7. John 1:35-37The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!" When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. - Jesus identifies with us The Transition - We identify with John

8. John 3:27-30To this John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the 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

9. Luke 7:28I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." - Jesus identifies with us The Transition - We identify with John

10. Matthew 4:1Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. - appetites - ambitions - authority - appetites - ambitions - authority The Temptations Jesus conquered where I so often fail

11. Mark 1:16-18As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were 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?

12. Romans 8:29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. The discipleship challenge: The Training i. what is it?

13. Mark 3:13-15Jesus went up 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?