SERMON NOTES

Matthew 17:14-20

The players on the field play the game, but the coaches on the sideline came up with the game plan. God put the talent in, but it takes a coach to pull it out.  No one can be their best self, by themselves. You will hit a season where you’ve got the ability, but not the expertise. The willpower, but not the wisdom.

The origin of the issue was satanic.  A person who keeps getting diagnosis wrong, will never experience seasons.  They’ll get stuck in a cycle. Doesn’t change with time, it changes when I do.  Cough syrup wouldn’t fix this issue. 

What have you missed out on because you left too soon?  Our ego has caused us to abandon something prematurely.

Jesus, the leader, takes responsibility for something that isn’t his fault.  It’s not my fault, but it is my responsibility. I couldn’t understand the content until I understood the conTEXT.

Matthew 10:1. He gave them authority.  He equipped them. Trained them.  

You became so close and familiar with me, you took my audience for granted. 

Nothing that God ever does is irrelevant. Wait til you get to chapter 17.

Apathy produces procrastination.  Procrastination is the assumption you’re going to have another opportunity. 

Whenever you get access to greatness, don’t ask greatness to adjust for you.  YOU adjust for IT.

They were not trying to impress someone they were trying to learn from. 

Jesus saved them YEARS with one conversation.  Mentorship allows you to go to school at the expense of someone else’s tuition. 

The thing that got me to one level, is not always the thing that gets me to the next. You need somebody in your life that’s not so impressed with you...that tells you the truth.  You must SEE who He sends. We gotta recognize them. 

Jesus is the Master Mentor - 4 Traits

  1. Character

    1. If you are in a relationship with someone...their character becomes your crisis. Not manipulative, representing you in a courtroom. Successful doesn’t mean safe. 

  2. Coaching

    1. The quality of the questions you ask.

    2. Re-teach me to do something I thought I already knew how to do. 

    3. What don’t you know, ‘cause you don’t ask. Where are you making assumptions, where you could be educated.

  3. Correction

    1. People who are going to the next level must be willing to have their ERROR exposed.  Prov 12:1 It is dumb to want to be right more than you want to be well. 

    2. Correction only sings like judgement to those who are in love with their mediocrity. 

    3. Matthew 16:22-23: Some of us couldn’t walk with Jesus, cause we couldn't handle correction.

  4. Covering

    1. I’m some people’s pastor, I’m some people’s preacher, and for some I’m just the guy that preaches at that church they come to sometimes. 

      1. I’m not everyone’s spiritual father.

      2. You can’t mentor anyone who’s deciding and then telling you.

    2. Covering should not be a limiting cap.  It should be an umbrella. It covers you at any level, allows you to rise. 

DISCUSSION

  1. Do you have a mentor? Why or why not?

  2. Could you see yourself being a good mentor for someone? Why or why not?

  3. Would you say you know how to ask good questions? How do you do that?

  4. “Correction only sings like judgement to those who are in love with their mediocrity.” What do you think this means?

STUDY AT HOME

  • Spend time in prayer asking God who could serve as a good mentor in your life.

  • Read Matthew 10-17.

    • As you read, make a list of all the disciples names, and write down traits or characteristics that you notice about each. (example: Peter…seems loyal…) This is called a character study. Read more about them here.

    • What do you observe about how Jesus interacts with his disciples?

    • Which disciple do you identify most with?

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