For Facilitators:

You can use this small group workbook

in two ways:

1. It can be used as a stand-

alone Bible study guide. The
Leader’s Guide at the back of this
workbook is for your reference
and an important resource for
you as the small group facilitator.

2. You may use this workbook

along with its corresponding
video teaching resource that
you and your small group can
access and download for free at
www.ccf.org.ph/glc/Book4.

BOOK 4: CCF DNA

Copyright © 2015 by Global Leadership Center

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical,
photocopy, recording, or any other, without the prior
permission of GLC.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction page 5

How to Use this Workbook page 6

Session 1: MISSION page 7

Session 2: VISION page 19

Session 3: CORE VALUES 1 page 33

Session 4: CORE VALUES 2 page 43

Session 5: COMMITMENT page 55

What’s Next? page 67

Appendix A: Statement of Faith page 69

Appendix B: Mission, Vision, and Core Values page 73

Appendix C: Structure and Strategy page 75

Appendix D: CCF Membership Covenant Form page 77

Leader’s Guide page 79

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 INTRODUCTION
As you probably have figured out by now, we belong to a church of Christ-
committed followers who make Christ-committed followers in the context
of small groups. Why is this our predominant culture? In Book 4: CCF DNA,
you will find out the reasons behind our priorities as a church. You will also
be introduced to the purpose for which God has called each and every
Christ-follower to fulfill here on earth.

In this module, you will learn about the mission, vision, core values, structure,
and strategy of CCF. You will also face the challenge to obey Christ’s
commission to all His followers —“to make disciples of all nations”. God’s
people have the highest privilege of participation in God’s mission, fulfill
His vision, and live out Bible-based core values not only as individuals but
as committed members of a local church such as CCF. Just as parents pass
on their DNA to the next generation, so are we to pass on to our “spiritual
children” the CCF DNA that we embody and practice. So come, let us avoid
any delay and move on to this next stop on our journey of following Jesus!

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 HOW TO USE
THIS WORKBOOK
This workbook is for the GLC Essentials CCF DNA Book 4 study. It can be
used as a stand-alone Bible study guide for small groups. There is also a
video teaching resource that you can access and download for free at www.
ccf.org.ph/glc/Book4.
Remember that the learning process is much more than just knowing the
right answers to the blank spaces in this workbook. Obedience to God’s
truth through life application is more important. As we apply the lessons
from Book 4: CCF DNA, we will experience greater intimacy with Jesus, and
more fruitfulness for His glory.
If you are a small group servant/facilitator, all you have to do is make sure
that you do a personal Bible study using this workbook ahead of your
small group meeting for preparation. Use the Leader’s Guide found at
the end of this workbook. Encourage your group members to have their
own workbooks. Do not divert the teaching topic – stick to what is in the
workbook.
The workbook includes the Bible lesson as well as individual and small group
learning activities to help you get the most out of your meetings. There are
four parts in every session: Explore, Examine, Express, and Experience.
• Explore — contains individual and small group activities that help
prepare you for the Bible study.
• Examine — this is where you go through the Bible lesson with your
group.
• Express — this is where the members of the group get a chance to
express more of their insights, questions and thoughts about the
Bible lesson. They can do it in writing, doodling or drawing, and
sharing to the rest of the group.
• Experience — this section is accomplished outside the group
meeting time. There are suggested individual or group Life Apps
that will hopefully help you experience life transformation as you
apply God’s truth in practical ways.
As you begin, please remember that this workbook is just a tool designed for
us to make disciples. We need to depend on the Holy Spirit to teach us God’s
truth and transform our hearts and those of our disciples as we go through
the module.

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 SESSION 1

MISSION

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 EXPLORE
PUZZLE MUSCLE
Work together as a group and without looking at the Bible passage,
rearrange the words and phrases below to form the Great Commission
statement given by Jesus to His faithful followers before He ascended into
heaven (Matthew 28:19–20 NIV).

baptizing them to observe all teaching them and

and lo end of age of the Father Go therefore

and the Son I am with you always in the name

even to the and make disciples of all nations

and the Holy Spirit that I commanded you

Write out the phrases and words in the correct order here:

What do you think is the main verb (the main command) in this passage?

LEARNING NUGGET

Our Mission Statement in Christ’s Commission Fellowship is based on

the Great Commission of Jesus Christ that is recorded in Matthew 28:19–
20. Later on in this lesson, you will discover what the main verb is of this
command, which will also tell you what is to be our main preoccupation as
we live out our lives here on earth. It is also worth reminding ourselves
that the Great Commandment (Luke 10:27, Matt. 22:37, Mark 12:30–31)
ought to be the basis for our obedience to the Great Commission.

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 EXAMINE
I. What a Mission Is
A. A general statement of purpose that declares the overall idea of
what God wants us to ______________________.
Genesis 12:1–3

B. A task given to a person or group to________________.

Exodus 3:10

2 Samuel 5:2

Acts 13:2

C. It defines the purpose and justifies the reason for our ______.
1 Timothy 2:7

Philippians 1:21

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 YOU
D I D OW ?
KN

Mission Statements of the World’s Top Universities:

Harvard University (Founded 1636)

“To be plainly instructed and consider well that
the main end of your life and studies is to know
God and Jesus Christ.”

Motto: Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae (Truth for

Christ and the Church).

Yale University (Founded 1701)

“Every student shall consider the main end of
his study to wit to know God in Jesus Christ and
answerable to lead a godly, sober life.”

Motto: Lux et Veritas (Light and Truth).

(Sadly, these Ivy League universities today no longer

pursue the original purpose for their existence).

University Christian Church (1963)

“Gone out of business. Did not know what our
business was.”

II. Why We Need a Clear Mission

A. Determines our ______________.
Acts 6:1–4

Matthew 6:33

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B. Keeps us _________________.
Philippians 3:14

C. Reduces _________________.
Philippians 4:12

D. Attracts ________________.
Nehemiah 2:17–18, 4:6, 6:15

E. Assists ________________.

F. Prepares us for _____________.

2 Timothy 4:6–7

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 III. Jesus’ Mission
Luke 19:10

Mark 10:45

John 17:4

IV. Every Christian’s Mission

A. To Make Disciples
Matthew 28:18-20
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And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority
has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19Go therefore and
make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to
observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age.”

a. All authority; I am with you always

b. Make disciples (main verb)

c. Go, baptize, teach (verbal participles; supports the main verse)

d. Observe all

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1. What is Disciplemaking?
Disciplemaking is the process of helping people believe in
Christ, nurturing them to grow toward Christ-likeness so that
they may also disciple others for the purpose of spiritual
multiplication, resulting in the glory of God.

CCF’s Mission
To honor God and to make
Christ-Committed Followers
who will make Christ-Committed Followers

2. What Makes Disciplemaking Important?

⊲⊲ It is the main ______________ of the church.
Matthew 28:19–20

⊲⊲ It is God’s plan for every ______________.

Luke 10:2

⊲⊲ It is God’s way to develop _______________ for

ministry.
Ephesians 4:11–13

⊲⊲ It is God’s way to grow a ____________ church.

Ephesians 4:11–14

⊲⊲ It is God’s way to bring ____________ to Himself.

John 15:8

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 ⊲⊲ It is God’s way of fostering _________ in the church.
John 17:23

⊲⊲ It is God’s strategy for ____________________.

Luke 10:2

⊲⊲ It is God’s method for ______________________.

2 Timothy 2:2

Chart 1.1: A Comparison Between Spiritual Addition

and Spiritual Multiplication

MULTIPLICATION
ADDITION
(Making disciples)
(Evangelism Only)
YEAR
You disciple one person/
You evangelize 10,000
yr who will disciple another
people/yr
person/yr, etc.
0 1 1
1 10,000 2
2 20,000 4
3 30,000 8
4 40,000 16
5 50,000 32
10 100,000 1,024
18 180,000 262,144
20 200,000 1,048,576
25 250,000 33,554,432
30 300,000 1,073,741,824

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3. What are the Implications of Disciplemaking?
⊲⊲ It is a __________________.
• Not a suggestion
• Not an option
• No one is exempted

⊲⊲ It results in _____________________.
• Disciple making is not just about teaching knowledge
(information).
• It is more about living out the truth (transformation).

4. What Does a Disciple Look Like?

⊲⊲ He is __________ a believer.

⊲⊲ He is a ____________________.

⊲⊲ He is becoming ________________ in character,

behavior, and purpose.

“Christlikeness is the eternal

predestinating purpose of God.”
John Stott

Romans 8:29

⊲⊲ He becomes a ____________________.
Mark 1:17

⊲⊲ He ____________________ who will disciple others.

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 B. To multiply disciples
2 Timothy 2:2

CCF’S MISSION:

To honor God and to make Christ-committed followers who will

make Christ-committed followers

God’s Mission

Degree of Alignment
CCF’s Mission = My Mission
Level of Commitment

Figure 1.1: Your level of commitment to make disciples is a result of how

aligned your personal mission is with God’s mission
and with CCF’s mission as well.

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 EXPRESS
Take turns in your group to share your thoughts on the following
discussion points:

1. Based on what occupies your time, effort and resources, what seems
to be your main mission in life?

2. What does a disciple of Jesus look like? Evaluate yourself according to

the characteristics of a disciple of Christ that we discussed earlier.

Use the scale below as a guide for your self-evaluation. Write the
number that corresponds to your rating beside each description of a
disciple of Christ.

Totally Agree - 1 Mostly Agree - 2 Mostly Disagree - 3 Totally Disagree - 4

⊲⊲ I am more than a believer. _____

⊲⊲ I am a committed follower. ____

⊲⊲ I am becoming like Christ in character, behavior, and

purpose. ____

⊲⊲ I have become a fisher of men. ________

⊲⊲ I disciple others who will disciple others._________

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 EXPERIENCE
1. Read the Great Commission of Jesus in Matthew 28:18-20. Now look
at CCF’s Mission—to make Christ-Committed followers who will make
Christ-Committed followers or (CCF)2. After spending time in prayer
and reflection write your Personal Mission statement that is aligned
with the Great Commission and CCF’s mission. Make it simple and
specific.

2. Write down 2-3 specific action points on what you will do for the
next 30 days so you can follow Jesus better based on your Personal
Mission Statement.

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 SESSION 2

VISION AND
STRATEGY

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 EXPLORE
Take turns sharing your personal vision. Describe briefly how you want your
life to look like 5 years into the future. Include your closest relationships,
your work, ministry, health, finances, etc. in your description.

EXAMINE
I. Introduction

II. Difference Between Mission and Vision

A. Mission defines what we do.

B. Vision is a picture of what will happen if we fulfill our mission. It

lets us see the future before it comes into being.

Chart 2.1: Comparison Between Mission and Vision

MISSION VISION

Statement Picture, Snapshot

What we are supposed to be
What it will be like in the future
doing
Informs Inspires
Head Heart
1st 2nd

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 Chart 2.2: Examples of Mission and Vision Statements in the Bible
MISSION VISION
Matthew 28:19-20 - Therefore go Revelation 7:9 - After this I looked
and make disciples of all nations, and there before me was a great
baptizing them in the name of multitude that no one could
the Father and of the Son and count, from every nation, tribe,
of the Holy Spirit, and teaching people and language, standing
them to obey everything I have before the throne and in front of
commanded you. And surely I the Lamb…
am with you always, to the very
end of the age.

Proverbs 29:18

“The only thing worse than being blind

is having sight but no vision.”
Helen Keller

III. Why We Need Vision

A. Gives us _______________.
Proverbs 29:18, Acts 18:9–11

B. Keeps us ________________.
Numbers 13:27–30

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 C. Keeps us ______________.
Nehemiah 2:17–18; 6:15

D. Enables us to gauge _________________.

E. Inspires ____________________.
John 4:35

F. Prepares us for ________________.

Acts 26:19

2 Timothy 4:6–8

“Every man ought to have the chance

to correct his eulogy in midstream
and write a new one.”
Alfred Nobel

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IV. CCF’s Vision
To see a MOVEMENT of millions of Christ-Committed Followers who
are making Christ-Committed Followers, meeting in SMALL GROUPS
…Transforming lives
…Transforming families
…Transforming communities
…Transforming nations
For the glory of God!

A. What is a Movement?
General Definition:
A concerted action by a large group of people who, united by a
common goal, are committed to work toward the realization of an
ideal or better future.

Definition of a Spiritual Movement:

A spiritual movement takes place when Christ-committed
followers band together to lead people to believe in Christ, help
them grow in their faith, train them to disciple others, and multiply
Christ-committed followers so that millions of lives are changed,
families strengthened, churches planted, and nations transformed
by the awesome power of God.

B. What are the Implications of CCF’s Vision?

a. Influencing __________________.
Acts 8:27
Acts 18:28

b. Reaching ________________ to become ‘hubs’ for church

planting endeavors.
Acts 16:12
Acts 11:19

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 c. Focusing on intentional ________________ and
reproductive small group ____________________.
Mark 16:20
Acts 5:42

d. Causing _______________________.
1 Thessalonians 1:8–10

CCF’S 2020 Vision Nationwide

100 20,000 Dgroups 200,000 Members

City Churches & 2,000 D12s

CCF’S 2020 Vision Worldwide

200,000 Dgroups 2,000,000 Members

“Set goals so big that unless God helps you,

you will be a miserable failure.”
Dr. Bill Bright
Founder, Campus Crusade for Christ

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V. CCF’s Strategy
A. What is a Strategy?
Romans 15:20

B. A Strategy in CCF Context

A ____________ that enables us to accomplish our mission and
vision. It aims to bring every CCF member from wherever they are
spiritually to where God wants them to be.

a. Stages of Personal Spiritual Journey

1 Timothy 4:15

1. Spiritually Dead (Lost)

Ephesians 2:1–5

2. Infant
1 Peter 2:2–3

3. Immature
1 Corinthians 3:1–4; Hebrews 5:12–14

4. Mature
1 John 2:12–13

5. Fishers of Men (Make Disciples)

1 John 2:12–13

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 Figure 2.1: Stages of Personal Spiritual Journey

Spiritually Fishers
Dead of Men
Infant Immature Mature
(Spiritually (Spiritual
lost) Parents)

Eph. 2:1–5 1 Pet. 2:2–3 1 Cor. 3:1–4; 1 John 2:12–13

Heb. 5:12–14

b. CCF Discipleship Journey: Goal is Christ-likeness

The CCF Discipleship Journey corresponds with the stages of

a person’s spiritual journey towards Christ-likeness:

Figure 2.2: The CCF Discipleship Journey

ENGAGE EVANGELIZE EDIFY EQUIP EMPOWER

1. Engage the spiritually lost.

2. Evangelize those whom you have engaged with.

3. Edify young and growing Christ-committed followers.

4. Equip mature Christ-committed followers.

5. Empower Christ-committed followers who make Christ-

committed followers.

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c. CCF’s Strategies:

1. Every member a discipler (Ephesians 4:11–13)

2. On-the-job training (Luke 10:1)

3. Small group structure (Acts 2:46–47)

⊲⊲ Small Group Discipleship is our basic structure and

__________________ in CCF.

⊲⊲ It is the model used by ____________.

Mark 3:14; Acts 2:42, 46–47

⊲⊲ The goal is ____________ and ____________.

Acts 9:31

Chart 2.3: Benefits and Dangers of a Small Group

Benefits of Small
Dangers of Small Groups
Group Discipleship
• Relationship (love for • Will be just a Care
God & others Group, social club,
• Not dependent on one exclusive, inward-
• Accountability looking
• Blind spots are • Forget the vision or be
addressed all- ministry but forget
• Modeling Christ-likeness
• Team ministry • Too busy, no caring or
• Character-building relationship
• Mutual care &
encouragement

⊲⊲ Two Kinds of Small Groups in CCF:

• Discipleship Group (Dgroup)
This small group is made up of both seekers and
believers

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 • D12 Group
All members of this small group are either leading
their own Dgroups or have committed to lead
their own small groups

4. Outward-focused

⊲⊲ ‘inward focused’: focus is on believers/Christians

⊲⊲ ‘outward focused’: sensitive to unbelievers and first

timers

Acts 2:47; Acts 6:7

CCF creates Bridging Events to reach out to

unbelievers.

Ex. Marriage seminar, Parenting seminar, Financial

Stewardship, etc.

5. Discipleship curriculum

Global Leadership Center (GLC) is a systematic

discipleship and training curriculum that aims to meet our
mission and vision.

ENGAGE EVANGELIZE EDIFY EQUIP EMPOWER

GLC UPGRADES

GLC ESSENTIALS

GLC CATALYST

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VI. Summary of CCF’s 2020 Vision
A. National Movement
To see 100 city churches with 20,000 Dgroups and 2,000 D12
groups with 200,000 members by the year 2020.

B. Worldwide Movement
To see 200,000 Dgroups and house churches with 2,000,000
members by the year 2020.

“A blind man’s world is bounded

by the limits of his touch;
an ignorant man’s world
by the limits of his knowledge:
a great man’s world
by the limits of his vision.”
E. Paul Hovey

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 EXPRESS
Individually work on the following activities and then take turns in your
group to share about what you came up with.

1. Take time to pray and write down your vision for your:
a. Personal life

b. Career

c. Family

d. Ministry

2. Rate the alignment of your personal vision to CCF’s vision (0-completely

different, 10-completely aligned).

If your rating is 5 and below, how can you adjust your personal
vision so that it would be closely aligned to CCF’s vision?

If you had a rating of 6 and above, what next concrete step do

you need to take towards the fulfilment of your God-given, CCF-
aligned personal vision?

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3. At the end of your life, would you be able to say that what you are living
for now is worth what Christ died for? On the “tombstone” below, write
down a short epitaph that you would want to summarize the life you
lived on earth.

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 EXPERIENCE
1. Depending on how far along you are in the discipleship journey, write
down one person – or a group of people from your family, friends,
co-workers — that you will help to move along through the process of
knowing Jesus and growing in Christ-likeness. Guide questions are
provided for you for each step along the discipleship journey.

ENGAGE EVANGELIZE EDIFY EQUIP EMPOWER

How will I Who will I Who will I Who will I Who will I
engage the share the invite to be in train to share “release” to
lost? Who? gospel to? my Dgroup? the gospel to lead their own
When? others? Dgroup?

2. The GLC training curriculum follows the CCF Discipleship Process as

it equips a person to progress through the journey towards Christ-
likeness (see figures below).

Where are you in your Discipleship Journey?

Where are you in the GLC Training Process?

What will you do so that there is an alignment between your discipleship

journey and the equipping you receive through GLC Training, and vice
versa?

The CCF Discipleship Journey

ENGAGE EVANGELIZE EDIFY EQUIP EMPOWER

The GLC Training Process

GLC 1&2 GLC 3 GLC 4

Pray Care Share GLC Catalysts Essentials
Books 1–8
Upgrades Upgrades

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 SESSION 3

CCF
CORE
VALUESPART 1

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 EXPLORE
There are 12 words hidden in this word search puzzle. All of them are key
words to CCF’s Core Values.

How many can you find in three (3) minutes?

R O U S E L L E I N A O
B P N A M A R K H O L Y
X R S C R I P T U R E S
D A A R B E G I N N G P
I Y T I R G E T N I T I
S E F F E Q U I P R S R
C R C I A P U O R G D I
I S C C D Y L I M A F T
P S D I N K I H L A Y B
L E V A N G E L I S M O
E A R L R I O N Y A L N
S M A L L G R O U P O G
H O E O X S R E D A E L
I R T V O L U N T E E R
P E S E R V A N T S E R

LEARNING NUGGET

Just like the hidden Core Values key words in this puzzle, you may already
feel the CCF Core Values that exists deep in the culture of our church,
but you may not know for sure what exactly those core values are. In this
study, you will learn how to articulate and communicate what these Core
Values are, and by God’s grace, live them out as you fulfill the God-given
mission and vision of CCF.

ANSWER KEY:
6. Evangelism; 7. Discipleship; 8. Small group; 9. Volunteer; 10. Prayer; 11. Equip; 12. Servant
1. Sacrificial love; 2. Holy Spirit; 3. Integrity; 4. Scriptures; 5. Family;

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 EXAMINE
I. What are Core Values?
A. ______________ defines what we do.

B. _____________ is a picture of what will happen if we fulfill our

mission.

C. _____________define who we are and how we do things to

accomplish our mission-vision.

These are the values that are most important to an organization which
guides its direction and decision-making process. It is the “culture” of
the organization.

II. The CCF Core Values (S-E-R-V-A-N-T)

CCF Core Values are Biblical values that we practice in order to
accomplish our mission and vision.

Sacrificial Love for God and Others

Evangelism and Equipping
Reliance on the Holy Spirit and Prayer
Volunteer Lay Leadership
Authority of the Scriptures and Leaders
Nurture Family Relationships
Truthfulness and Integrity

A. Sacrificial love for God and others

Matthew 22:36–38; Matthew 22:39–40

a. God has first place in our lives. (Exodus 20:2–3)

“The Christian life is a process of God

breaking idols one by one.”
Elisabeth Elliot

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 b. Love is the primary motive. (1 Corinthians 13:1–3)

c. We seek the good of others. (Matthew 7:12; Philippians 2:4)

d. We seek to honor Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

e. Christ-likeness is love in action. (John 13:34–35)

EXPRESS
Do an honest self-evaluation and share your insights with others in your
small group:

a. What or who in my life competes with my affection for God? Where do

I spend most of my time, money, and energy? Which or who do I think
of the most in a day?

b. Do I consistently show unconditional love to my family, friends, and

co-workers? How about to the people I don’t like?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value.

“I consistently show sacrificial love for God and others.”

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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 EXAMINE
B. Evangelism and equipping (discipleship)

a. We emphasize __________________.
(Acts 8:4; 1 Corinthians 9:16, 2 Timothy 4:2)
b. We try to ensure that our activities, programs, and bridging
events have a ___________________.
(2 Timothy 2:2)
c. We ________________Dgroup members to do the same.
(Ephesians 4:11–12)

Principles of equipping:
1. Build relationship
2. Cast vision
3. Teach what you know
4. Model what you teach
5. Practice (on-the-job training)
⊲⊲ Why on-the-job training?
• You learn best as you teach.
• You grow best as you serve.

EXPRESS
Do an honest self-evaluation and share your insights with others in your
small group:
a. How often do I share the gospel in a week? In a month?
b. Who are the people that I am equipping to evangelize and equip
others too?
c. Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value.
“I consistently practice evangelism and equipping.”

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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 EXAMINE
C. Reliance on the Holy Spirit and Prayer

“The Christian life is not hard. It is impossible.”

Ephesians 5:18

Ephesians 1:13-14

Romans 8:9-10

Figure 3.1: Illustration of the Tri-unity God

The Tri-unity God

FATHER

GOD

SON HOLY SPIRIT

Deuteronomy 6:4
“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!

Genesis 2:24
…and they shall become one flesh.

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Genesis 1:1–2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2The
earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface
of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface
of the waters.

John 1:1–3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things
came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came
into being that has come into being.

John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His
glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace
and truth.

1. We depend on the Holy Spirit for the power to live a

_________ Christian life. (Galatians 5:16)

2. We depend on the Holy Spirit for power to ___________ the

gospel. (Acts 1:8)

3. We depend on the Holy Spirit in ___________________

the hearts and lives of people. (Ezekiel 36:26–27)

4. We depend on the Holy Spirit through ______________.

(Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6; Colossians 4:2)

⊲⊲ Symptoms of Self-reliance:
• Prayerlessness
• Burnout
• No joy
• Relationship problems
• “My kingdom” mentality

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 John 15:5

When we work, we work.

When we pray, God works.

EXPRESS
Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest
assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Am I consistent with my daily prayer time? When I pray, do I completely

trust God to do what He thinks is best?

b. Can I honestly say that I am always walking with the Spirit?

c. Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value. “My life
is characterized by a reliance on the Holy Spirit and prayer.”

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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Identify which of the core values we have discussed so far you need to
practice more. Give 1–2 specific action points you will take in the next two
weeks for you to live out the first 3 core values better.

1. Core Value 1: Sacrificial Love for God and Others

Action Points:

2. Core Value 2: Evangelism and Equipping

Action Points:

3. Core Value 3: Reliance on the Holy Spirit and Prayer

Action Points:

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CCF
CORE
VALUESPART 2

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 EXPLORE
“Just Like Mom or Dad”
Select one or two of the following questions to respond to. Take turns
sharing your answers in your group:

1. When you were growing up, who did people say you took after
physically or personality-wise—your mom or dad? Kindly explain.

2. Share one or two values that you learned from your parents and that
you continue to live by as an adult.

3. What do you think are some things that others can learn about your
family of origin (parents, siblings) just by observing you?

LEARNING NUGGET

To a large extent, the way we are and the values we live out as individuals
reflect the kind of family or organization we belong to. As Christ-committed
followers, our lives ought to reflect the values that Jesus embodied and
demonstrated during his earthly life as recorded in Scriptures. As members
of CCF, how we live our lives should also reflect the core values that are
“encoded” in our church DNA.

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I. Volunteer Lay Leadership
A. Every member is a ______________. (1 Peter 2:9)

B. Every member must be ______________ to do God’s work.

(Ephesians 4:11–13)

a. Hindrances to empowering members:

1. ___________
2. ___________
3. Fear of ______________ teaching
4. Unable to ____________ God’s Spirit and what He can
do through His people
5. Low _________________.
Expectations impact behavior.
Ephesians 2:10

b. Benefits of empowering members:

1. _______________ workers
2. Leverages relationship with ________________
3. Tangible ________________of God’s power to
transform lives
4. Utilizes God’s _________________.
5. Develops ______________ leaders
6. _______________ overhead cost
7. _______________ takes place.

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 EXPRESS
Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest
assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Am I part of a discipleship group? If not, what’s keeping me from

joining one?

b. Am I actively serving in any particular CCF ministry? If not, what’s

preventing me from doing so?

c. Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of
Volunteer Lay Leadership

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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II. Authority of the Scripture and Leaders
A. We uphold the supreme authority of the ____________.
2 Timothy 3:16–17

B. We submit to God-ordained ________________________.

Romans 13:1–2

C. We believe in _____________ over human authorities.

Proverbs 21:1, Psalms 115:3

Examples of authorities:
a. Government (1 Peter 2:13–14)
b. Spouse (Ephesians 5:22)
c. Parents (Ephesians 6:1–3)
d. Employer (1 Peter 2:18)
e. Church Leadership (Hebrews 13:17)

D. We submit to our ______________ as they lead us according

to the teachings of the Bible.

Exception: When it is against the Bible.

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather
than men.”
(Acts 5:29)

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 EXPRESS
Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest
assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. How often do I read and meditate on the Bible? Do I trust and obey
what the Scriptures tell me to do?

b. How is my attitude toward my authorities?

c. Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of
Authority of the Scripture and Leaders

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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III. Nurture family relationships – husband & wife ministry team
A. The Bible mandates that leaders must have a good
____________. (1 Timothy 3:12, 1 Timothy 3:4–5)

B. Husbands and wives should model ___________________

as a team. (Acts 18:26; Romans 16:3)

C. Team ministry minimizes ________________ and maximizes

_____________. (Titus 2:2–3; 1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Timothy 3:2)

D. Healthy family life brings ______________ to God.

(Ephesians 5:22–33; 6:1–4)

“The light that shines farthest

shines brightest at home.”
C. T. Studd

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 EXPRESS
Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest
assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Do I spend quality time with my family?

b. Do I initiate conversations pointing to Biblical values with my family?

Am I serving the Lord with my family?

c. Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of
Nurturing Family Relationship – Husband and Wife Ministry Team:

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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IV. Truthfulness
1 Thessalonians 2:3–6

Acts 20:33

Proverbs 12:22

TRUTHFULNESS = INTEGRITY

A. One of the major reasons why people leave church

__________________.

B. Integrity means that our public life is _________________

with our private life.
Ephesians 5:8–12

Character is who you are and what you do

when no one else is looking.

God’s standards for His people:

a. ___________________in private and public life

b. God-honoring ___________________

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 c. Excellence in the ___________________
Ephesians 6:5–9; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:23

d. _______________ integrity
Matthew 6:21; Romans 13:8

e. _________________lifestyle (salt & light)

Matthew 5:13–16

“They… bound themselves by a solemn oath,

not to any wicked deeds, but never commit any
fraud, theft or adultery, never to falsify their word,
nor deny a trust when they should be called upon
to deliver it up…”
Pliny the Younger

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 EXPRESS
Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest
assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Do I speak the truth and act truthfully in any given situation?

b. Is my public life consistent with my private life?

c. Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of
Truthfulness:

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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 EXPERIENCE
Identify which of the core values that we discussed in this lesson you need
to practice more. Give 1-2 specific action points you will take in the next
two weeks for you to live out the last 4 core values better.

1. Core Value 4: Volunteer Lay Leadership

Action Points:

2. Core Value 5: Authority of Scriptures and Leaders.

Action Points:

3. Core Value 6: Nurture Family Relationships –

husband & wife ministry team
Action Points:

4. Core Value 7: Truthfulness and Integrity

Action Points:

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COMMITMENT

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 EXPLORE
Think of one of the organizations that you are part of (e.g., Ultimate Frisbee
team, fitness club, homeowners association, socio-civic organizations like
Rotary, alumni association, etc.)

Share with the group the privileges and responsibilities of being part of
that organization.

LEARNING NUGGET

Membership in a certain group involves responsibilities as well as

privileges. Individual member makes a commitment to participate in the life
of the organization, pursue its goals and propagate its values. As a result,
members are able to enjoy the benefits that the organization provides for
its membership. This is similar to the relationship of an individual member
with CCF as a church.

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 EXAMINE
Local church membership is very important in the life of a believer. We
need to belong to a spiritual family or community in order to survive and
thrive in our journey towards Christlikeness. We need to be part of a group
of believers who will help us live out our Christian faith in an often hostile
worldly environment.

Human beings were not created to live alone and apart from others.
Can you imagine a newborn baby being left to live on his own? Certainly
that baby will not survive, let alone experience its full potential. In the
same manner, every believer in Jesus starts out like a spiritual baby who
needs the love, care and protection of a spiritual family. As a believer
matures, he or she still needs the support of a church family as he or she
pursues Christ-likeness and fulfills God’s great plan for his or her life. In
fact, becoming like Christ and following Christ can only take place in the
context of relationships with other believers who are on the same journey
of discipleship.

A believer must go through his discipleship journey in the company and

with the help of the local church such as CCF. In this lesson, we are going
to study the Biblical basis and importance of local church membership.

I. Biblical Basis for Church Membership

A. Believers are members of the _________________.

1 Corinthians 12:13

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 B. Believers should be members of a ______________.

Read and write down your observations about church from the
following verses:

Acts 2:46

1 Corinthians 16:19

Philemon 1:2

Colossians 4:15

C. Local church membership is a _________________.

Hebrews 10:25

“Church-goers are like coals in a fire.

When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow;
when they separate, they die out.”
Billy Graham

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 “Several logs burn brightly together, but separate one
and its fire goes out. So it is with your fellowship with
other believers.”
Bill Bright

II. Benefits to Church Membership

A. It provides the member a spiritual family for support and
encouragement.

Read and write down what benefits can one experience as a

member of a spiritual family.

Ephesians 2:19

Hebrews 10:24-25

Galatians 6:2

“The article ‘What Good Is a Tree?’ in Reader’s Digest

explained that when the roots of trees touch, there
is a substance present that reduces competition. In
fact, this unknown fungus helps link roots of different
trees — even of dissimilar species. A whole forest may
be linked together. If one tree has access to water,
another to nutrients, and a third to sunlight, the trees
have the means to share with one another.
Like trees in a forest, Christians in the church
need and support one another.”
Blair F. Rorabaugh, Uniontown, Ohio
Leadership, Vol. 12, No. 2

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 B. It promotes the member’s spiritual growth.
Ephesians 4:12–13

C. It places the member under the spiritual protection of godly leaders.

Hebrews 13:17

Acts 20:28

D. It gives the member the accountability he or she needs to grow.

1 Peter 5:5–6

Ephesians 5:21

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III. CCF Church Membership Expectations
“Men and women no longer take exercise in sport as they
used to. Instead, people tend to sit in crowds and just watch
other people play. There was a time when people provided
their own pleasure but now the radio and television provide
their entertainment and pleasure for them. And I fear that the
tendency is even manifesting itself in the Christian Church.
More and more we see evidence that people are just sitting
back in crowds while one or two people are expected to be
doing everything. Now that, of course, is a complete denial
of the New Testament doctrine of the Church as the Body of
Christ, where every single member has responsibility, and
has a function, and matters.”
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in Revival. Christianity Today, Vol. 31, no. 18.

A. You are expected to become a Christ-committed follower.

Romans 15:5

1 Corinthians 11:1

B. You are expected to protect the unity of CCF.

Ephesians 4:3

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 C. You are expected to join a small group.
Hebrews 10:25

Acts 2:42

“There are times when together we discover

that we make up a single body,
that we belong to each other and that God has called
us to be together as a source of life for each other.”
Jean Vanier, Leadership, Vol. 11, No. 4

D. You are expected to support CCF’s Mission and Vision.

Romans 12:5–6

“The fellowship of the body is always two-way; receiving

and giving. Wanting only to receive is not fellowship. We
may not be preachers, but when we come to worship we
nevertheless bring what we have. There must be help of
the pulpit from the pew. Sitting and looking on will not do.
We must give others to drink, not necessarily by speaking,
but maybe by quiet prayer …. Every member of the Body
has a ministry, and every member is called to function in
the place appointed by the Lord. It makes no difference
who does the work if the glory is His.”
Watchman Nee, What Shall This Man Do? Christianity Today, Vol. 34, no. 10.

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IV. What Can You as a Member Expect from CCF
A. Pastoral Care: “Womb-to-Tomb” church services:
1. Child/Home/Business/Career Dedication, Pre-marital
counseling, Wedding, and Funeral Services
2. Prayer & Counseling (marital, career, personal, etc.), Hospital/
Home Visits

B. Resources for personal growth and ministry

1. Bibles, books, audio and video material, etc.
2. A wide network of church members who are experts in their
own fields

C. Training and retreats

D. Spiritual protection, prayer support, accountability

E. Discovery of spiritual gifts & opportunities to serve others within

and outside CCF.

F. Other forms of assistance

• Free legal consultation (LAW Ministry),
• Sunday child Christian education (NEXT Gen),
• Youth and Family Counseling through ELEVATE High School
and College Youth Ministry, Glorious Hope Group Counseling,
Living Free Ministry, etc.

V. Where Do We Go From Here?

A. Commit to the Membership Covenant and turn in your signed
membership application.
B. Commit to continue on with GLC Level 2 training.
C. Join CCF-sponsored seminars, Bible study classes, True Life
Retreat and other retreats.
D. Join the baptism class to understand what the Bible says about
Baptism.
E. Join a small group for spiritual growth and opportunities to serve
God and others through your spiritual gifts.
F. Regularly attend Sunday worship services and invite your family
and friends to come as well.

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 EXPRESS
1. Turn to Appendices A, B & C. Do you fully agree with the CCF Statement
of Faith as well as its Mission and Vision statements?

2. If you have any reservations in embracing and fully supporting CCF’s

Statement of Faith, Mission, Vision, and strategy, kindly write them
down here:

(Allow your small group facilitator or Dgroup leader to address your

concerns regarding the CCF Statement of Faith, Mission, Vision, and
strategy.)

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 EXPERIENCE
1. Kindly read carefully and indicate your agreement by signing the CCF
Members Covenant below:

Having received Christ as my Lord and Savior, I am led by the Holy

Spirit to formally covenant myself to God and unite with other family
members of Christ’s Commission Fellowship to do the following:

By the grace of God, through the power of the Holy Spirit…

1. I will follow Jesus Christ by knowing, loving, obeying

Him and bringing honor to His name. (2 Peter 3:18,
Mark 12:30, John 14:15, 1 Corinthians 10:31).

2. I will join a discipleship group (Dgroup), fellowship and

worship with other believers at Christ’s Commission
Fellowship and refuse to gossip. (Acts 2:42, Psalm
95:6–7, Ephesians 4:29)

3. I will participate in fulfilling CCF’s Mission and Vision,

live out its Core Values as I fully embrace its Statement
of Faith and follow its strategy for making Christ-
committed followers who will make Christ-committed
followers. (Hebrews 13:17, 1 Timothy 2:1–2, Ephesians
4:11–12, 2 Corinthians 9:7).

SIGNED

DATE

2. Please fill out the CCF Member Covenant Form found in Appendix D.
Submit the accomplished form to your small group leader who will turn
it over to CCF Discipleship Management.

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 WHAT’S NEXT?
BOOK 5: STARTING POINT
FOR SMALL GROUPS

As you internalize and live out the CCF DNA (Mission, Vision, Core Values
and Commitment to a local church, CCF) the next step for you in your
discipleship journey is to pass this DNA on to your spiritual children. Just
as parents pass on their DNA to their descendants, so are we to do the
same with our spiritual DNA. Book 5: Starting Point for Small Groups will
further equip you with the Biblical mindset for making disciples, as well as
make you aware of your roles in the lives of your current or future disciples.
By God’s grace, you are now ready to pass on the CCF DNA—it is time to
take that next step of faith! Let your next set of practical and on-the-job
set of Bible-based lessons, Book 5: Starting Point for Small Groups help
you do just that.

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 APPENDIX A

CCF
STATEMENT
OF FAITH

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 STATEMENT OF FAITH (WHAT WE BELIEVE)
God

We believe that there is only one sovereign God, eternally existent in three
Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the independent Creator of
the heavens and the universe; He is all-knowing, all-powerful, just, loving,
completely truthful, and holy.

Cf. Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians
13:14; Isaiah 6:3; Titus 1:2; John 3:16; 1 Chronicles 29:11–12.

The Bible

We believe that the Bible (66 books: 39 Old Testament books and 27 New
Testament books) is the Word of God — supernaturally inspired, inerrant,
and infallible. It is our supreme authority in all matters of faith, doctrine, and
conduct. We also affirm its sufficiency, clarity, and necessity for genuine
Christian living.

Cf. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20–21; Psalm 119:105; Psalm 19:7–11; Proverbs
30:5.

Salvation

We believe that salvation — with its forgiveness of sins, impartation of a

new nature and eternal life — is a free gift from God. This gift is received
when a person trusts in Jesus Christ to be his only Savior and Lord. It is
given by God’s grace and cannot be earned by man through good works,
baptism, church membership or any other means.

Cf. Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8–9; John 14:6; John 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians
3:26; Romans 5:1

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Baptism

We believe that water baptism by immersion is an act of obedience to

Christ’s command. It is a public confession of our personal faith in Jesus
Christ. As Christ died for our sins, we were raised from death; we walk in
newness of life with Him.

Cf. Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:9; Colossians 2:12; Romans 6:3–4.

Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man, was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, and was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless
life. He was crucified and died to pay the penalty for our sins. By His blood,
the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect sacrifice for sin once and for all time.

He was raised from the dead on the third day. Later, He ascended to
the Father’s right hand where He reigns as the Head of the Church and
intercedes for believers. We believe He is coming again, bodily and visibly,
to the earth to set up His Kingdom.

Cf. Matthew 1:22–23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1–5,14; Hebrews 4:14–15; 1

Corinthians 15:3–4; Romans 1:3–4; Acts 1:9–11; 1 Timothy 6:14–15; Titus 2:13;
Ephesians 1:22; Hebrews 7:25.

Every Christian’s Mission

We believe that it is God’s will and command for every Christian to be

actively engaged in telling others how to establish a personal relationship
with God through faith in Jesus Christ and in discipling those who respond
to the good news of salvation.

Cf. 2 Timothy 1:7–8, 4:2; 2 Corinthians 5:19–20; Matthew 28:19–20.

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 The Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is God and possesses all divine attributes.
He indwells all believers and baptizes them at the moment they trust in
Jesus Christ to be their only Savior and Lord. He controls all true believers
and empowers them to live the Christian life in response to their obedience,
confession of sins, and submission to Him.

Cf. Romans 8:9–11; 2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7–13; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians
3:16; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 5:18.

Good Works

We believe that good works are not the means to salvation but the
expected byproduct in the life of a true believer in Christ. The evidence of
true salvation and true faith is repentance, good works, and changed lives.
It is every believer’s responsibility to pursue a life of good works through
the power of the Holy Spirit.

Cf. Ephesians 2:8–10; Galatians 6:9–10; Matthew 5:16; 1 Timothy 6:18.

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 APPENDIX B

CCF MISSION
AND VISION

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 I. Our Mission
“To honor God and to make Christ-committed followers who will make
Christ-committed followers”

II. Our Vision

To see a MOVEMENT of millions of Christ-Committed Followers who
are making Christ-Committed Followers, meeting in SMALL GROUPS;
transforming lives, families, communities, nations; for the glory of God .

III. Our Core Values

Sacrificial love for God and others

Evangelism and equipping

Reliance on the Holy Spirit and prayer

Volunteer lay leadership

Authority of the Scriptures and leaders

Nurture family relationships and husband-wife ministry teams

Truthfulness

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 APPENDIX C
CCF STRUCTURE
AND DISCIPLESHIP
STRATEGY

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 1. Structure: Small Group Discipleship (from DGroup to D12)
Small Group Discipleship is our basic structure and main ministry in
CCF. It is simply a Christ-committed follower LEADING a small group
of people (DGroup or Discipleship Group) in order to help them GROW
in Christ-likeness and LEAD their own Dgroups.

2. Discipleship Strategy
Global Leadership Center (GLC) IMPLEMENTS the discipleship
strategy through its curriculum:

The GLC training is a Bible-based GUIDED LEARNING PROCESS

designed to develop Christ-committed followers who will make Christ-
committed followers as they grow in Christ-likeness.

GLC Level 1–4 Curriculum equips every CCF member to become a

spiritual multiplier.

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APPENDIX D: MEMBER COVENANT FORM

Member Covenant Form

LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME

GENDER BIRTHDATE CIVIL STATUS

CONTACT DETAILS

CELLPHONE NUMBER E-MAIL ADDRESS

LANDLINE

CITY OF RESIDENCE (OPTIONAL: COMPLETE HOME ADDRESS)

HOW DID YOU LEARN ABOUT CCF?

Walk-in (Sunday Worship CCF/GLC Bible Study

Service)

CCF Small Group CCF Website

CCF Retreat or Conference Online Messages

Others Invited by

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ATTENDING CCF SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES? (PLEASE SPECIFY)

weeks months years

ARE YOU A CCF DGROUP MEMBER?

Yes Not Yet

IF DGROUP MEMBER, KINDLY INDICATE NAME OF YOUR LEADER:

CONTACT NUMBER

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LEADER’S
GUIDE
for EXAMINE Section

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 IMPORTANT NOTE: This section contains teaching explanations
inside parentheses that guide and help the discussion leader
elaborate on each point in this lesson. You will also find the fill-ins, or
answers to the blank spaces in the workbook. The goal is not to parrot
the explanations but to study, reflect and express these directly and
clearly as you lead the discussion in your small group.

You have the option to add related illustrations or statements for

further clarification. However, deviating from the outline or adding
major points is not encouraged, to ensure transferability of the lesson
to your Dgroup members who are expected to teach the same things
to their future or current disciples, as well as to limit the time devoted
for each lesson.

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Session 1: CCF MISSION
Great companies and organizations have a clear and compelling mission,
vision, strategy and core values. These are indispensable to success and
the very existence or an organization. These spell out in detail who they
are, what they want to accomplish, how their future will look like, and
how they will get there. Without a mission, vision, a set of core values
and strategy, any organization will not prosper in what they are trying to
accomplish. If this is true to any organization, how much more will it be for
any local church, just like CCF? A local church must be able to formulate,
articulate and pursue their mission, vision, strategy and core values.

In this lesson, we are going to study CCF’s mission. It is necessary that

we discover from the Bible what our God-given mission is in order for us
to accomplish His will for our lives and for CCF. First, we must understand
what a mission is.)

I. What a Mission Is
As applied to the believers and the local church, we will adopt the
following as our description of what a mission is.

A. A general statement of purpose that declares the overall idea of

what God wants us to accomplish.

Genesis 12:1–3
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your
people and your father’s household and go to the land I will
show you.”2 I will make you into a great nation and I will bless
you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3I
will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will
curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

(In this passage, God states His purpose of why He called Abraham,
and that is to become a great nation in order to bless all peoples
on earth. God makes it clear to Abraham what the purpose of his
calling was and what He wants to accomplish in Abraham’s life. This
passage then gives us insight as to the nature of what a mission

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 is. A mission is a general statement of purpose that declares
the overall idea of what God wants us to accomplish. Just like
Abraham, all believers have a mission from God and we are called
for a purpose. God reveals our mission in life through His Word.)

B. A task given to a person or group to carry out.

Exodus 3:10

2 Samuel 5:2

(In these two Old Testament (OT) examples, Moses and David
were given specific tasks to do. Moses was to lead the Israelites
out of Egypt whereas David was chosen to be the next king over
Israel. It happened at different times and circumstances in the
history of Israel but what was common to them was that God gave
His servants specific assignments to carry out in their lifetime.)

Acts 13:2

(Here in the New Testament (NT), we are given another example

of how God gave His servants, Paul (Saul) and Barnabas, a task
or duty to carry out. They were missionaries and part of a church
planting team that ministered to the Gentiles.

From these passages in the OT and NT, we can clearly say that
a mission is a task given to a person or group to carry out. Just
like the characters in the Bible, since we are given a task to do,
we must obey and make it our goal to accomplish our God-given
mission in life.)

C. It defines the purpose and justifies the reason for our existence.

1 Timothy 2:7

Philippians 1:21

(In these two passages, Paul expresses how his mission of

preaching the gospel and being an apostle to the Gentiles defines
his purpose in life. Paul was called by God for the purpose of
preaching the gospel to the Gentiles. In his letter to the Philippians,

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he made it more explicit that his mission justifies the reason of his
entire life and ministry. Paul’s whole purpose in life was to speak
out boldly for Christ and to become more like him. Looking at the
life of Paul, we can say that our God-given mission defines the
purpose and justifies the reason for our existence. This gives us
a sense of purpose, meaning and fulfillment in life.)

Did You Know?

Mission Statements of the World’s Top Universities:

Harvard University (Founded 1636)

“To be plainly instructed and consider well that the main end
of your life and studies is to know God and Jesus Christ.”

Motto: Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae (Truth for Christ and the

Church)

Yale University (Founded 1701)

“Every student shall consider the main end of his study to wit
to know God in Jesus Christ and answerable to lead a godly,
sober life.”

Motto: Lux et Veritas (Light and Truth)

(Sadly, these Ivy League universities today no longer pursue

the original purpose for their existence).

University Christian Church (1963)

“Gone out of business. Did not know what our business was.”

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 II. Why we need to have a clear mission
Having a clear mission in life and ministry provides many valuable
advantages and benefits for the believer and our local church. In
this part of our study, we will discover from Scriptures what these
advantages and benefits are.

A. Determines our priority.

Acts 6:1–4

(Having a clear mission determined the apostles’ priority.

They prioritized prayer and the ministry of the word over other
responsibilities. With all the things that they can be involved and
engaged in, they chose to concentrate on their main task. Just like
the apostles, we too must prioritize the things that we do in our
lives and ministry based on our mission.)

Matthew 6:33

(In this passage, we are given what should be our priority in life.
We have to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.
Therefore, our main concern should be is how to make disciples of
our families, friends, co-workers, etc. We could be so preoccupied
and busy with so many things—making a living, raising a family,
pursuing a hobby or other dreams--but we should prioritize God
and His kingdom. Here in CCF, we can do this by practicing Pray,
Care and Share among those who are not yet Christ-committed
followers, leading a Dgroup and serve in various ministries suited
for our spiritual gifts.

If we commit to seek first the kingdom of God, we and our family

will grow spiritually, CCF will grow in quality and quantity, and
transformation will take place in our lives, families, communities
and nation.)

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B. Keeps us focused.

Philippians 3:14

(According to this verse, Paul was able to press on towards his

goal because he had a clear mission from God. In spite of so many
things that could have distracted or deterred Paul, or diverted
his attention and energy, he remained focused and determined
because he did not lose sight of his mission. He was able to stay
on target and pressed on toward his goal of accomplishing his
God-given mission in life. Just like him, we could be sidetracked,
distracted and diverted. Having a clear mission in mind and heart,
would help us stay on course and finish well in the race that has
been set before us.)

C. Reduces frustration.

Philippians 4:12

(Having a clear mission and being committed to that reduces

the frustrations and disappointments that we might have in the
process of accomplishing it. Just like Paul, by the grace of God,
may we learn contentment through every circumstance in our
lives and ministries as we seek to complete the mission that we
have been entrusted with).

D. Attracts cooperation.

Nehemiah 2:17–18

Nehemiah 4:6

Nehemiah 6:15

(When the Israelites understood well that their mission was to

rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, they cooperated with each other
in doing the work. Having a clear mission helped Nehemiah
and Israel’s leaders gain the support and participation of all the
Israelites. When Nehemiah presented the mission to the people,
they understood and took it to heart. As a result they worked

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 together, each family unit doing their fair share in rebuilding the
wall. Cooperation and teamwork were very evident among the
as they successfully accomplished their mission spite of many
oppositions and challenges along the way.)

E. Assists evaluation.

(Our mission will be the criteria or basis that we can use to assess
the effectiveness and fruitfulness of our lives and ministry. An
honest evaluation of how we are succeeding or falling short in the
pursuit of our God-given mission will help us know how we can
improve in fulfilling what God wants us to do with our time here
on earth).

F. Prepares us for eternity.

2 Timothy 4:6–7

(In this passage, Paul was so confident to face God because

he understood and accomplished his mission in life and he was
prepared to meet God anytime soon. Paul was not afraid to die
because he spent his life striving for the gospel, keeping the
faith and finishing well. Having a clear mission prepared him for
eternity. He was obedient and faithful to his mission in spite of all
the hardships and challenges he faced along his journey in life.
Just like Paul, are we preparing ourselves for eternity?)

III. Jesus’ Mission

Luke 19:10

Mark 10:45

John 17:4

(It was Jesus’ mission to provide salvation to all who will believe in
Him. The word “lost’ refers to all sinners, Jews and Gentiles alike who
lived in the time of Jesus, as well as for all races and cultures at this
present time in history. Some of our loved ones, friends, co-workers,

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 etc., might be the very same people who we need to share Christ
with—so that no one among them will remain “lost”. Everyone needs
to know the good news that Jesus specifically came to seek and save
the lost. Jesus’ death on the cross provided the way for us to be saved
from the penalty of spiritual death, the payment for our sins. Jesus
was very clear about what His mission on earth was that in the end,
He was able to confidently declare that He has glorified the Father by
accomplishing the mission He was given to do).

IV. Every Christian’s Mission

We are here on earth in order to accomplish our mission. As committed
followers of Jesus, we must also be committed to fulfil Christ’s
commission (Matthew 28:18–20) — this is our mission on earth.
Understanding this will give us valuable insights as to how it will be
accomplished. Now we will look at Scriptures to see what our specific
mission in life and ministry is.

A. To Make Disciples
Matthew 28:18-20
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And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority
has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19Go therefore and
make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to
observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always,
even to the end of the age.”

(Jesus commanded the believers to make disciples of all nations.

This is often referred to as the Great Commission because of
its importance, magnitude, seriousness, priority, etc. in God’s
kingdom agenda. Jesus sent out His disciples to the world to “make
disciples of all nations”. As followers of Jesus, we all have been
commissioned for this mission. We each have a very important
role in making disciples of all nations. And it starts from within
our families, our circle of friends, our workplace, etc. At CCF, our

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 commitment is to help every member become a discipler through
the Dgroup where we are discipled to the point of maturity when
we ourselves start to disciple others as well).

a. All authority; I am with you always

(What Jesus meant by this was that our mandate to make

disciples comes from the highest authority in heaven and
on earth—His authority. This also implies that because
we have been sent by the Ultimate Authority, we are
guaranteed the full and limitless resources that are at
Christ’s disposal in order to accomplish His mission. In
other words, Christ’s Great Commission will definitely be
fulfilled in His way, and in His time. As Christ’s followers,
we have the highest privilege of participating in a mission
that is destined to succeed because Jesus Himself
guarantees victory as His Spirit empowers us as we go
about God’s great work of making disciples of all nations
until Jesus comes again).

b. Make disciples (main verb)

(“Make disciples” is the main verb of the Great

Commission passage. This means that this is the central
command given to Christ’s followers. It is to be the main
preoccupation of the Church until the end, when Jesus
comes again. In CCF, we are taught to align our lives and
priorities according to God’s directive to make disciples
of all nations).

c. Go, baptize, teach (verbal participles; supports the main verse)

(These are verbal participles which mean that these actions

support the main verb (make disciples). In other words, the
way to make disciples is to go share the gospel, baptize
believers—an outward symbol of an inward transformation

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 of the person who puts his faith in Christ as Savior and
Lord—and teach these new believers to obey all of God’s
commands as recorded in the Bible. Teaching involves
not merely transmitting knowledge to others, but a life-to-
life transfer of God’s truth as the teacher’s life becomes
an example for the learners or disciples of what following
Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit looks like. This life-
to-life transfer along with the knowledge of God’s Word,
brings about transformation, or Christlikeness in the lives
of both the teacher-discipler and the disciples).

d. Observe all

(You can teach even an animal like a parrot to memorize

verses from the Bible but the parrot will never learn to
observe, or obey, God’s commandments. Only human
beings are capable of obedience to God’s commands. If
you are a disciple of Jesus, then you are to be taught how
to obey all that Jesus commanded all His followers to do.
We must observe not just a few but all of God’s commands.
A Christ-committed follower is one who learns a lifetime
of obedience to his Master’s will).

1. What is Disciplemaking?
Disciplemaking is the process of helping people believe in
Christ, nurturing them to grow toward Christ-likeness so that
they may also disciple others for the purpose of spiritual
multiplication, resulting in the glory of God.
(Clearly, our mission as followers of Jesus is to make disciples
of all nations. We are to preach the gospel wherever and
whenever we can. Our mission does not end there, we are
to help them grow in the faith and equip them for the work of
making disciples of all nations. As we go out into the world
making disciples, Jesus promised that He will always be with

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 us through the Holy Spirit until He comes back again. We will
not be alone in this mission. His presence in us through the
Holy Spirit assures us among other things of His protection,
guidance, wisdom, strength and provision.)

CCF’s Mission
To honor God and to make
Christ-Committed Followers
who will make Christ-Committed Followers

2. What Makes Disciplemaking Important?

⊲⊲ It is the main mission of the church.
Matthew 28:19–20
(According to this passage, making disciples is the main
mission of the Church. Making disciples encompasses
and summarizes what the church should be doing here on
earth. It helps the local church to focus and prioritize the
use of their resources (time, talent, treasures). It is crucial
to find out what our main mission is because we can be
involved in so many different things that can take away
our resources and distract us from our main mission.

⊲⊲ It is God’s plan for every believer.

Luke 10:2
(Making disciples is God’s plan for every believer. This is
not just for pastors, leaders or workers but it is for every
believer. No one is exempted; we all have been drafted
to serve as God’s ambassadors for His kingdom. Our
spiritual leaders are to equip us to do the work of ministry,
and our primary ministry according to the Bible is to make
disciples of all nations. Pastors, missionaries or church
workers cannot accomplish the Great Commission by
themselves. Since the harvest is plentiful, we need all
believers to be actively engaged in making disciples as
Christ as instructed us to do.)

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⊲⊲ It is God’s way to develop leadership for ministry.
Ephesians 4:11–13
(God gave ministers — apostles, prophets, evangelists,
pastors, and teachers — so that God’s people (believers)
will be prepared (equipped) for the works of service. This
means that we develop/equip believers to become not
only disciples, but to be leaders (disciple-makers) as well.
Making disciples is God’s way to develop leadership for
ministry. This implies that part of a discipler’s responsibility
is to identify, recruit and train leaders for the ministry.)

⊲⊲ It is God’s way to grow a healthy church.

Ephesians 4:11–14
(Church ministers and small group leaders are to equip
people to be disciples and how to make disciples.
Intentional discipleship and disciplemaking is the
process through which a church grows in spiritual health
and maturity—giving “birth” to new healthy churches,
generation after generation. Thus, a healthy church is the
result of making genuine disciples of Jesus.)

⊲⊲ It is God’s way to bring glory to Himself.

John 15:8
(God is glorified when believers bear much fruit as an
evidence of being a disciple of Jesus. As we disciple a
young believer to become a committed, mature disciple
of Jesus, he will eventually bear fruit as well — both in
Christ-like character and in bearing spiritual children as
he makes disciples who will make disciples, etc.)

⊲⊲ It is God’s way of fostering unity in the church.

John 17:23
(Our unity will convince the world of Jesus’ love and
mission. As the believers are discipled, they mature
spiritually, thereby avoiding division, quarreling, discord,
church splits and other forms of immaturity from
happening in the Body of Christ.)

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 ⊲⊲ It is God’s strategy for world evangelization.
Luke 10:2
(Since the harvest is plentiful, making disciples will result
in more laborers who will help gather in “ripe fruit”. Making
disciples is God’s ONLY strategy for world evangelism
and it is our privilege to devote our lives following God’s
master plan (making disciples) to reach every man,
woman and child with the gospel of Christ.)

⊲⊲ It is God’s method for multiplication.

2 Timothy 2:2
(In this verse, we are instructed how to spiritually multiply
up to four generations. This implies that we are not
to simply become believers in Christ; we also need to
multiply spiritually. We are to make disciples who will
make disciples, who will make disciples, etc.

Here in CCF, we disciple others in a small group setting

(Dgroups) following the pattern set by Jesus when
He focused on discipling the Twelve disciples. If this
method of discipleship will be practiced and applied by
all churches everywhere, then we will be able to plant
churches among all people groups from all over the world
down through the generations until Jesus comes again.)

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Chart 1.1: A Comparison Between Spiritual Addition
and Spiritual Multiplication.

MULTIPLICATION
ADDITION (Making disciples)
(Evangelism Only)
YEAR
You disciple one person/yr who
You evangelize 10,000 people/yr will disciple another person/yr,
etc.

0 1 1
1 10,000 2
2 20,000 4
3 30,000 8
4 40,000 16
5 50,000 32
10 100,000 1,024
18 180,000 262,144
20 200,000 1,048,576
25 250,000 33,554,432
30 300,000 1,073,741,824

3. What are the implications of making disciples?

⊲⊲ It is a command.
• Not a suggestion
• Not an option
• No one is exempted

(The Great Commission is an imperative statement, not a

suggestion. It has been given as a command, not an option
for all true believers in Christ. To make disciples is not
something that we can just disregard or ignore, if we do so,

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 we would be blatantly disobeying the Lord’s will. Like all other
commandments in God’s Word, disciplemaking is a non-
negotiable in a Christian’s life.)

⊲⊲ It results in life transformation.

• Disciple making is not just about teaching knowledge
(information).
• It is more about living out the truth (transformation).

4. What Does a Disciple Look Like?

⊲⊲ He is more than a believer.
⊲⊲ He is a committed follower.
⊲⊲ He is becoming like Christ in character, behavior, and
purpose.

“Christ-likeness is the eternal

predestinating purpose of God.”
John Stott

Romans 8:29

⊲⊲ He becomes a fisher of men.

Mark 1:17

⊲⊲ He disciples others who will disciple others.

(Jesus had spiritual multiplication in mind, when He gave

us the Great Commission. We are to make disciples who
will make disciples, who will make disciples, etc. Therefore,
disciplemaking involves equipping ourselves and our disciples
on how to make disciples of all nations. We multiply spiritually
through our disciples or spiritual children, just as parents
multiply themselves through their biological children).

B. To Multiply Disciples
2 Timothy 2:2
(Our mission is not only to make disciples but also to equip them
to make disciples as well. This is often referred to as “spiritual
multiplication”. God wants both quality and quantity in our

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disciples. In 2 Timothy 2:2, Paul refers to four generations of
disciples. Paul is the 1st generation (“Me”), Timothy (“you”), is the
2nd generation, “reliable men” are in the 3rd, and “others would
refer to the 4th generation of disciples.

This is the pattern for spiritual multiplication. We are to make

disciples that multiply themselves as well. This means that your
Dgroup members will also disciple their own Dgroups members,
who will also eventually disciple their own Dgroup members, and
down the generational line until Jesus comes again. We will be
able to evangelize and disciple all nations if well-discipled believers
will disciple others that in turn, will disciple still others, etc.)

CCF’S MISSION:

To honor God and to make Christ-committed followers who will

make Christ-committed followers

God’s Mission

Degree of Alignment
CCF’s
= My Mission
Mission
Level of Commitment

Figure 1.1: Your level of commitment to make disciples is a result of how

aligned your personal mission is with God’s mission,
and with CCF’s mission as well.

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 Session 2: VISION
I. Introduction
In the previous lesson, we studied what mission is, its importance and
implications in our lives and ministry. We also discovered from the
Bible what CCF’s mission is. In this lesson we will learn what vision
is and its relationship to our mission. We will also find out what CCF’s
main strategy that we use to accomplish our vision.

II. Difference Between Mission and Vision

Oftentimes, mission is confused with vision. The two are closely
related in function yet distinct from each other.

A. Mission defines what we do.

B. Vision is a picture of what will happen if we fulfill our mission. It

lets us see the future before it comes into being.

Genesis 13:14–17

(In this biblical example, we see God give Abraham a picture

of what will happen to him and his family in the future. God
promised to Abraham that his descendants will be numerous
even though at that point in his old age he and his barren wife
Sarah did not have any children.)

Chart 2.1: Comparison Between Mission and Vision

MISSION VISION

Statement Picture, Snapshot

What we are supposed to be
What it will be like in the future
doing
informs inspires
Head Heart
1st 2nd

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 Chart 2.2: Examples of Mission and Vision Statements in the Bible
MISSION VISION
Matthew 28:19-20 - Therefore go Revelation 7:9 - After this I looked
and make disciples of all nations, and there before me was a great
baptizing them in the name of multitude that no one could
the Father and of the Son and count, from every nation, tribe,
of the Holy Spirit, and teaching people and language, standing
them to obey everything I have before the throne and in front of
commanded you. And surely I the Lamb…
am with you always, to the very
end of the age.

III. Why We Need Vision

Just like mission, our vision in life and ministry is very important,
especially for the Church and its leaders. Here, we are going to
discover why.

“The only thing worse than being blind

is having sight but no vision.”
Helen Keller

A. Gives us direction.

Proverbs 29:18

(According to this verse, without vision, man will be out of control,

with no real purpose to aim for in life. We can be so concerned
with so many things, but those things may not necessarily be what
God wants us to do. If we have vision from God, our direction in
life will change dramatically. Without one, we will be left to follow
our own direction in life, completely missing out on God’s Kingdom
agenda.)

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 Acts 18:9–11

(On a very important occasion, God spoke to Paul in a vision.

This vision from God made Paul remain confident in spite of the
persecutions, dangers and oppositions he encountered. He could
have been afraid or doubtful and left Corinth — where he was at
that time. But he continued on ministering in that city because
he was confident that God will save, protect and preserve him
against attacks and all forms of harm. Our vision from God will
also give us confidence of God’s help, protection and guidance in
our lives and ministry. Just like Paul, our God-given vision will help
us overcome fears, hesitations and doubts as we go through life
in pursuit of what God wants us to accomplish.)

Proverbs 29:18

B. Keeps us focused.

Numbers 13:27–30

(Caleb believed in the vision of the Promised Land that God gave
the Israelites. He focused on this vision, and not on the challenges
and obstacles that he and the rest of the 12 spies encountered
inside Canaan. He believed that this vision is attainable because
it was given by God Himself. This should be our attitude as well
regarding the vision that God gives us for our families, our church,
nation, and this world).

C. Keeps us united.

Nehemiah 2:17–18

Nehemiah 6:15

(According to these passages, the vision of having a wall again

around Jerusalem united the Israelites which in turn made them
effective in achieving this vision. They completed rebuilding the
wall in spite of the many challenges they encountered because
they worked together efficiently in pursuing their common vision.
All of the Israelites regardless of their status in life cooperated
and supported one another in rebuilding the wall. Just like them, if

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 we have a common vision, we will eventually succeed in achieving
it. Our common vision here in CCF pulls us together in a unified
and effective effort towards accomplishing it.)

D. Enables us to gauge progress.

(As far as the progress of the work on the wall was concerned,
God’s people were able to assess and monitor how their rebuilding
project was going, to make the necessary adjustments and apply
the best strategy in order to fulfill the vision of a rebuilt wall.

Vision enables us to gauge progress in our spiritual growth

and ministries as well. Just like the Israelites, we will be able to
evaluate how we are doing as far as completing the work that
God wants us to do when we have a clear picture of what God
wants for our lives and ministry).

E. Inspires passion.

John 4:35

(In this verse, Jesus gives the disciples a vision of the harvest of
lost people so that the disciples will be passionate in reaching
the lost and they will commit to give their best efforts to reach
them. A vision of the Harvest will inspire us to love unbelievers
and reach them with the gospel at all cost and with all what we’ve
got. In a general sense, having vision results in zeal, dedication
and promotes excellence. People who to want to see their visions
fulfilled are full of passion and determination. As Christ-followers,
our God-given vision promotes excellence in all that we do
because we serve a great God and our vision is of eternal value.)

F. Prepares us for eternity.

Acts 26:19

2 Timothy 4:6–8

“Every man ought to have the chance to correct his

eulogy in midstream and write a new one.”
Alfred Nobel

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 IV. CCF’s Vision
After learning what vision is and its importance in our lives and
ministry, we now turn to what CCF’s vision is all about. Our vision is
from God and it is revealed in the Bible. Hopefully, we will be able to
catch this vision and align our personal vision with it.

Acts 9:31

Acts 16:5

(These passages speak of a great number of believers added daily to

the early church. They held meetings in homes and in the temple. We
see a movement of thousands of believers meeting small groups. Just
like the early church, we want to see a spiritual movement happen in
our time)

Our vision is:

To see a MOVEMENT of millions of Christ-Committed Followers

who are making Christ-Committed Followers,
meeting in SMALL GROUPS; transforming lives, families,
communities, nations; for the glory of God

A. What is a Movement

General definition:
A concerted action by a large group of people who, united by a
common goal, are committed to work toward the realization of an
ideal or better future.

Definition of a Spiritual Movement:

A spiritual movement takes place when Christ-committed
followers band together to lead people to believe in Christ, help
them grow in their faith, train them to disciple others, and multiply
Christ-committed followers so that millions of lives are changed,
families strengthened, churches planted, and nations transformed
by the awesome power of God.

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a. Implications of CCF’s Vision

1. Influence strategic people.

Acts 8:27

Acts 18:8

(The gospel is for everyone regardless of race, culture

and socio-economic status in life. These passages
are just a few examples of the kind of people that we
hopefully want to reach out. This is not to discriminate
or favor certain individuals over other people, but this is
just our attempt to be more strategic about our mission.
Just like in the case of these passages, we want to reach
strategic people. They are persons who hold important
and significant positions and have high levels of authority
over people. These are the kind of people that have wide
and crucial influence on other people. God will use their
influence to bring the gospel to those that are beyond our
own reach.)

2. Reach major cities to become ‘hubs’ for church planting

endeavors

Acts 16:12

Acts 11:19

(A spiritual movement necessitates that major cities in

the Philippines and abroad will be reached and become
“hubs” for further church planting endeavors. A healthy
church in a major city will now deliver the precious
message of the Gospel to surrounding towns and cities.
The apostle Paul focused his ministry on important cities
in the Roman world, like Philippi, Phoenicia, Cyprus,
Antioch. Major cities are the crossroads of education,
business, commerce, government, etc. and this is where
people from all walks of life intersected and exchanged

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 not only material goods, but new ideas and worldviews.
Paul knew that if the teachings of Christ took firm root
in an influential city, the gospel will spread to other
places through the merchants, soldiers, common folks
etc., who heard the gospel and bring it with them as they
traveled to other cities, towns and villages. There is much
wisdom in this approach, and CCF has adopted the same
strategy that the apostle Paul used to spread the gospel
everywhere in the world during his lifetime.)

3. Focus on intentional evangelism and reproductive small

group discipleship.

Mark 16:20

(In this passage, there were intentional and purposeful

evangelism efforts on the part of the disciples. They did
not waste any time, they immediately and deliberately
went out everywhere and preach the gospel. We must
also engage in intentional evangelism. If we will do this,
we will see millions of people coming to Christ and being
discipled not only here in the Philippines, but in other
nations, or people groups as well.)

Acts 5:42

(The discipleship of the early believers is took place in

the temple and in their homes. The believers grew into
Christ-likeness through arge gatherings (the temple) and
in small groups (houses). We envision many generations
of believers that we will disciple in small groups and
we want also these small groups multiply here in the
Philippines and beyond our shores.)

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 4. Causing radical transformation

1 Thessalonians 1:8–10

(The believers in Thessalonica experienced transformed

lives that made the news everywhere. They turned to God
from idols and became devoted followers of Christ in spite
of severe persecution. The CCF vision gives supreme
importance to transformation in individuals, families,
communities and nations that will take place as a result
of disciplemaking carried out for God’s glory.)

CCF’S 2020 Vision Nationwide

100 20,000 Dgroups 200,000 Members

City Churches & 2,000 D12s

CCF’S 2020 Vision Worldwide

200,000 Dgroups 2,000,000 Members

“Set goals so big that unless God helps you,

you will be a miserable failure.”
Dr. Bill Bright
Founder, Campus Crusade for Christ

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 V. CCF’s Strategy
As part of the CCF movement, our next step is to find out how we
are going to accomplish its mission and vision. In order to accomplish
these, we need to have a strategy. We are going to discover from the
Bible what our strategy should be in fulfilling CCF’s mission and vision.

A. What is a Strategy?

(A biblical strategy is the vehicle that will enable CCF to accomplish

its mission and vision. In other words, this strategy will bring every
CCF member from wherever they are spiritually to where God
wants them to be. But first let us explore the Bible to understand
more what God’s strategy is for accomplishing His mission, and
seeing His vision fulfilled.)

Romans 15:20

(The Bible is full of strategies and an example would be the

Apostle Paul. He has a distinct way of accomplishing his mission
and vision in life and ministry. In this passage, Paul’s strategy in
accomplishing his mission and vision of preaching the gospel to
the Gentiles is by preaching the gospel where Christ is not known.
His strategy is to move into the centers of population, starting a
church, being sure it had a good foundation, then allowing it to
continue the work of evangelization in its area while He moved on
to areas uncharted by the gospel. He gives more importance in
preaching the gospel where people have not yet heard the gospel
rather than working in places where somebody has already done
the groundwork of evangelization and initial follow-up.

If God has given Paul a strategy in accomplishing his specific

mission and vision, we too here in CCF has a strategy in
accomplishing ours. God has shown our leaders as to how we are
to accomplish CCF’s mission and vision.)

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B. A Strategy in CCF Context

A plan of action that enables us to accomplish our mission and

vision. It aims to bring every CCF member from wherever they are
spiritually to where God wants them to be.

a. Stages of Personal Spiritual Journey

1 Timothy 4:15

(This passage speaks of the discipleship journey of an

individual. Our discipleship means progress and development
towards Christ-likeness, and our strategy can help us towards
this end. This is a life-long process. It is not automatic, and
we need a Biblical strategy to move us forward in this journey.
Our CCF strategy will help move pre-believers towards where
God wants them to be, spiritual maturity and multiplication.)

1. Spiritually Dead (Lost)

Ephesians 2:1–5

2. Infant
1 Peter 2:2–3

3. Immature
1 Corinthians 3:1–4
Hebrews 5:12–14

4. Mature
1 John 2:12–13

5. Fishers of Men (Make Disciples)

1 John 2:12–13

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 Figure 2.1: Stages of Personal Spiritual Journey

Spiritually Fishers
Dead of Men
Infant Immature Mature
(Spiritually (Spiritual
lost) Parents)

Eph. 2:1–5 1 Pet. 2:2–3 1 Cor. 3:1–4; 1 John 2:12–13

Heb. 5:12–14

b. CCF Discipleship Journey

Goal: Christ-likeness

(Here in CCF, we follow a Biblical strategy that will enable us

to accomplish our mission and vision. It is a simple, doable and
yet effective means of producing Christ-committed followers
that will make Christ-committed followers.)

The CCF Discipleship Journey corresponds with the stages of

a person’s spiritual journey towards Christ-likeness:

Figure 2.2: The CCF Discipleship Journey

ENGAGE EVANGELIZE EDIFY EQUIP EMPOWER

1. Engage the spiritually lost.

2. Evangelize those whom you have engaged with.

3. Edify young and growing Christ-committed followers.

4. Equip mature Christ-committed followers.

5. Empower Christ-committed followers to make Christ-

committed followers.

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c. CCF’s Strategies:

1. Every member a discipler (Ephesians 4:11-12)

2. On-the-job training (Luke 10:1)

3. Small group structure (Acts 2:46-47)

(The discipleship does not only take place in large

gatherings (temple courts) but more importantly in small
groups (houses). Small groups provide a safe, accountable
and intimate community conducive for spiritual growth.)

⊲⊲ Small Group Discipleship is our basic structure and

main ministry in CCF.

(It is simply a Christ-committed follower leading a

small group of people in order to help them grow in
Christ-likeness and lead their own small groups.)

⊲⊲ It is the model used by Jesus.

Mark 3:14; Acts 2:42, 46-47

⊲⊲ The goal is Christ-likeness and spiritual multiplication.

Acts 9:31

(As the believers continue to meet and lead small

groups, more and more people are being evangelized
and discipled. We disciple people in small groups
in order for them to be Christ-like and to multiply
spiritually. There will be rapid church growth and
multiplication in CCF, here and abroad. CCF will grow
in quantity and quality.)

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 Chart 2.3: Benefits and Dangers of a Small Group

Benefits of Small
Dangers of Small Groups
Group Discipleship
• Relationship (love for • Will be just a Care
God & others Group, social club,
• Not dependent on one exclusive, inward-
looking
• Accountability
• Forget the vision or be
• Blind spots are
all- ministry but forget
addressed
Christ-likeness
• Modeling
• Too busy, no caring or
• Team ministry relationship
• Character-building
• Mutual care &
encouragement

⊲⊲ Two Kinds of Small Groups in CCF:

• Discipleship Group (Dgroup)

This small group is made up of both seekers and
believers

• D12 Group
All members of this small group either lead their
own Dgroups or have committed to lead their
own small groups

4. Outward-focused

• ‘inward focused’: focus is on believers/Christians

• ‘outward focused’: sensitive to unbelievers and first

timers
Acts 2:47; Acts 6:7

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 CCF creates Bridging Events to reach out to
unbelievers.

Ex. Marriage seminar, Parenting seminar,

Financial Stewardship, etc.

5. Discipleship curriculum

Global Leadership Center (GLC) is a systematic

discipleship and training curriculum that aims to meet our
mission and vision.

(Our strategy is to bring each CCF member from the pre-

believer stage to spiritual maturity and multiplication
as a D12 leader. This will not happen overnight and
they need all the help they can get in their discipleship
journey. In light of our mission and vision, we need to
systematically develop leaders (Dgroup/D12 leaders,
ministries, volunteers, etc). Therefore, we need to train
every CCF member so that he can move from being a
pre-believer to a D12 leader. Training is indispensable for
the development of leaders in terms of spiritual growth
and productivity of every CCF member.

GLC was established to meet the training need of CCF

members. The GLC discipleship curriculum paves the way
for a person to go through the CCF Discipleship Journey.)

ENGAGE EVANGELIZE EDIFY EQUIP EMPOWER

GLC UPGRADES

GLC ESSENTIALS

GLC CATALYST

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 VI. Summary of CCF’s 2020 Vision
A. National Movement:

To see 100 city churches with 20,000 Dgroups and 2,000 D12
groups with 200,000 members by the year 2020.

B. Worldwide Movement:

To see 200,000 Dgroups and house churches with 2,000,000

members by the year 2020.

“A blind man’s world is bounded by the limits

of his touch; an ignorant man’s world by the
limits of his knowledge: a great man’s world
by the limits of his vision.”
E. Paul Hovey

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Session 3: CORE VALUES 1
I. What are Core Values?
(Core Values are underlying principles that guide the decisions and
actions of a group of people in real life. As a church, our values should
be a true reflection of the way we have been called to live, and glorify
Jesus.)

A. Our mission defines what we do.

B. Our vision is a picture of what will happen if we fulfill our mission.

C. Our Core Values define who we are and how we do things to

accomplish our mission and vision.

These are the values that are most important to an organization

which guides its direction and decision-making process. It is the
“culture” of the organization.

II. The CCF Core Values (S-E-R-V-A-N-T)

(If our mission and vision tell us what God has called us to do, our
values dictate how we are to do it. As we look towards the future (our
vision) we must realize that God has not only called us to accomplish
great things for Him, but to do so according to biblical standards that
should permeate everything our lives as individuals and as a church.

Our core values are expressed in the acrostic S.E.R.V.A.N.T. These are
not something that we invented, these core values are God’s biblical
standards found in His word. Let us now examine the Bible and look
closely at each one of CCF’s core values.)

CCF core values are Biblical values that we practice in order to

accomplish our mission and vision.

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 Sacrificial Love for God and Others

Evangelism and Equipping

Reliance on the Holy Spirit and Prayer

Volunteer Lay Leadership

Authority of the Scriptures and Leaders

Nurture family relationships

Truthfulness and Integrity

A. Sacrificial love for God and others

(God gave us the greatest commandment; that is to love God

and others. We take this greatest commandment seriously and
therefore, we make God’s greatest commandment as our core
value. But what does it mean to sacrificially love God and others?)

Matthew 22:36–38; Matthew 22:39–40

a. God has first place in our lives. (Exodus 20:2–3)

(In this passage, we are commanded to love God with all our
being, nothing less. We must offer Him the best of everything
that we are and have (time, talent, treasures, etc). This is not
just any kind of love – it means that God has first place in our
lives regardless of what sacrifices it may entail. It means that
God takes the center of all our priorities — He is the center of
our relationship with Him, the center of our hopes and dreams
for ourselves and our families, the center of our ministry, etc.)

“The Christian life is a process of God

breaking idols one by one.”
Elisabeth Elliot

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b. Love is the primary motive. (1 Corinthians 13:1–3)

(Love ought to be the primary motivation for everything that

we do. What you do is important but why you do it is even
more important to the Lord. We must understand the heart of
God--what you do is one thing, why you do it is everything.
And that’s why Christianity is not based on our good works,
but it is founded on Christ’s unconditional love. Thus, when we
pray, care and share the gospel to our neighbors, we do so
out of love for Jesus, and love for others.)

c. We seek the good of others. (Matthew 7:12; Philippians 2:4)

(Jesus said that Christians would be known for their love for
one another (John 13:34-35). Love is a mark of true discipleship.
We must have a selfless kind of love and it requires that we
seek the good of others selflessly. Loving people is more than
just emotions. It does not mean you’ll always “feel like” loving
others. Love is an unconditional commitment to imperfect
people and a choice to do what’s best for them. The world will
be convinced of God’s love for them if the believers love one
another with this kind of love — the Jesus kind of love).

d. We seek to honor Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

(We seek to honor Christ in whatever we do. We will not

do anything that will dishonor Christ because we love Him.
When faced with temptation or moral dilemma, we choose to
respond in a way that will honor the Lord.)

e. Christ-likeness is love in action. (John 13:34–35)

(Believers are called to love others based on Jesus’ sacrificial

love for them. Jesus was a living example of God’s love, as
we are to be living examples of Jesus’ love. To be like Christ
is to love like Christ. Jesus said that our Christ-like love for
one another will be the proof that we are His disciples. Love
is more than simply warm feelings; it is a decision that reveals
itself in action.)

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 EXPRESS

Do an honest self-evaluation and share your insights with others

in your small group:

a. What or who in my life competes with my affection for God?

Where do I spend most of my time, money, and energy? Which
or who do I think of the most in a day?

b. Do I consistently show unconditional love to my family, friends,

and co-workers? How about to the people I don’t like?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value.

“I consistently show sacrificial love for God and others.”

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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B. Evangelism and equipping (discipleship)

(We can make disciples of all nations if we evangelize people and

equip {disciple} them to do the same. Evangelism and equipping
{discipleship} goes hand in hand.)

a. We emphasize sharing the gospel.

(Acts 8:4; 1 Corinthians 9:16, 2 Timothy 4:2)

(The Bible tells us that the early church practiced personal

evangelism. Jesus Himself personally shared the gospel
to individuals (Samaritan woman at the well, Nicodemus,
etc.), not just to crowds. The Lord demonstrated personal
evangelism to His disciples, and after His ascension, His
followers who were scattered throughout the Roman Empire
went about doing the same (ex: Philip talking to the Ethiopian
eunuch in Acts 8, Paul sharing the gospel to King Agrippa
and his royal court in Acts 26). Evangelism is the first step to
making disciples, without it, there will be no disciples made.

This is why CCF emphasizes personal evangelism. Sharing

the gospel is every Christian’s privilege and responsibility.
It is not just a pastor’s job, or a missionary’s task. Everyone
who has received the blessing of a new life in Christ has been
commanded to share this incomparable and eternal blessing
to others around them. Our Pray, Care and Share strategy is
one way that CCF equips every Dgroup member to evangelize
and eventually, disciple others in their own Dgroup.)

b. We try to ensure that our activities, programs, and bridging

events have a catch mechanism. (2 Timothy 2:2)

(Here in CCF, we try to ensure that our activities, programs

and bridging events have a catch mechanism. What is a
catch mechanism? A catch mechanism is a follow-up system.
For example, if we want to do a big event or any bridging
event, we want to make sure that after that event there will
be a follow-up system. We ask the participants to be in small
discussion groups. After the event, facilitators can contact

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 their breakout group members for follow up with Book 1: One
by One studies, ushering them into a Dgroup setting so that
they can keep learning about, and knowing Jesus more.)

c. We equip Dgroup members to do the same. (Ephesians 4:11–13)

(We not only prioritize evangelism, we also make sure that those
who become believers, will be prepared to serve in the ministry,
especially in sharing the gospel and discipling others. We have
pastors, teachers, evangelist, etc. so that every CCF member
will be prepared and equipped. We have a system of follow-
up and training for believers to multiply and become Christ-like
(maturity). Through the GLC curriculum, Dgroup members can
avail themselves of this equipping both in training classes and in
their small groups as facilitated by their disciplers. In turn, Dgroup
members can easily transfer this training to their future Dgroup
members as they go through the CCF discipleship journey using
the GLC training curriculum.)

Principles of equipping:

1. Build relationship

(If you are in a small group, your discipler will get to know
you and your family more in order to build a relationship
with you. Other members of the group will also build
relationships with one other. In couples Dgroups,
husbands will get to know the husbands and wives would
get to know other wives. Now if you are single, you do that
with other singles in the group. These relationships are
built not only during small group meetings but especially
outside the weekly gatherings like during Dgroup fun
times, birthday celebrations, ministry times, retreats,
one-on-one talk times, etc. In other words, sharing life
together will naturally build relationships within the
Dgroup members and the discipler.)

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2. Cast vision

(Once relationship is established, the leader can now cast

the vision that God has laid in his heart for the Dgroup
members. The leader can say something like, “Your life
as a Christ-committed follower is truly a great adventure
of discovering who God is, and what He wants for you to
accomplish with the life He has given you. Life is not just
about making a living and enjoying a good life on earth.
We have been called to invest for eternity by helping
others come to know, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ I
can see you and your family doing that right where God
has placed you.” or, “I can see you leading many people
to a personal relationship with Jesus through your life
and words...and making Christ-committed followers a few
months down the road.”)

3. Teach what you know

(The discipler will simply pass on to his disciples what

he also has been taught from God’s Word and through
the example of his own discipler. There is no need to
pretend that you know more than you do, as we are all
works in progress. If you know the book of Galatians
but not Revelation, then you teach Galatians and don’t
teach Revelation yet. As a discipler, you are a co-learner
with your discipler. Even if you are only one or two steps
ahead in the discipleship journey, you are still a little bit
ahead in knowledge, skills and hopefully in Christ-like
character, then you have something to pass on to your
disciples. As you keep on learning and growing in your
relationship with Christ, then you can keep on leading
your Dgroup members to do the same. It is also important
that as disciplers, we learn from what our disciples know,
as they themselves are being taught by the Spirit during
their times in the Word and prayer, etc.)

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 4. Model what you teach

(The most powerful way to teach God’s truth to someone

is to model it in day-to-day life. The discipler has the
responsibility and privilege to demonstrate to his or her
disciples how it is to follow Jesus in every way, every day
in the power of the Holy Spirit.)

5. Practice (on-the-job training)

(Before you launch your disciples into ministry, or send

them out to share the gospel and make disciples on their
own, allow them to practice first. What this means is that
you simulate real-life situations in a “controlled” setting so
that your disciple can practice their acquired knowledge
and skills in a “safe” environment. So you may assign
your disciple to facilitate the group discussion in your
Dgroup when you are training him or her how to facilitate
a small group. The value of this equipping principle is
that disciples can receive positive and constructive
feedback from someone they trust—their discipler. For
example, before you send your Dgroup members out to
share the gospel in their workplace, families, etc., check
out their competency level to do so. Have them simulate
sharing the gospel with you, following the pattern you
have modelled to them. Then give them an authentic
assessment of how they did, and specific ways to improve.
Do this as much as necessary, that is, until they achieve a
certain level of preparedness to go out into the real world.
Jesus certainly demonstrated this principle in His own
discipleship ministry with His twelve disciples and others
who followed Him. We will do well to imitate Christ.)

⊲⊲ Why on-the-job training?

• You learn best as you teach.
• You grow best as you serve.

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 EXPRESS

Do an honest self-evaluation and share your insights with others

in your small group:

a. How often do I share the gospel in a week? In a month?

b. Who are the people that I am equipping to evangelize and

equip others too?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value.

“I consistently practice evangelism and equipping.”

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

C. Reliance on the Holy Spirit and Prayer

“The Christian life is not hard. It is impossible.”

(Believers, in their own power and effort, cannot live the Christian
life successfully. They need to depend on the indwelling Holy Spirit
for guidance and power to do anything with eternal significance.
There are many challenges, difficulties and struggles in the
Christian life, it has been described as not hard, but impossible
to live. Reliance on the Holy Spirit is the “secret” to living a holy,
victorious and fruitful Christian life. The Holy Spirit also empowers
believers to become witnesses for Christ and for a lifetime of
service.)

Read the following verses to see how the Holy Spirit enables us to
live a life that is pleasing to the Lord.

Ephesians 5:18

(We have been given two commands in this verse. The first one is
negative “Do not get drunk” and the second command is positive,
that is, to “be filled.” What does it mean to “be filled”? When you
are drunk with wine, what controls you? We can safely say that to

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 be drunk or “filled” with wine is to be under the influence or control
of alcohol. Using the parallelism in the verse, when you are filled
with the Holy Spirit, you are then under the control or influence of
the Spirit.

To be controlled by the Holy Spirit means you surrender the

ownership of your life to Him. It’s you saying, “Lord Jesus, I turn
over my whole life to You--I place my trust in you completely and
You can do with me as you please.” It’s like a house with five
bedrooms, you invite Christ to come into your life and you give
Him the guest room. He has one room you but you don’t give Him
the master bedroom, why? Perhaps it is because in the master
bedroom, you have these pornographic materials that you are
embarrassed about. But the day will come when you say, “You
know what, why don’t I give everything to Jesus?” So, you not only
give Jesus the keys to every room, you prepare a Deed of Sale.
You sign it and you surrender the title to Jesus. You tell Jesus that
from this day onward, He owns everything you possess. When
that day happens, you are filled with the Spirit of God. Until that
day, you are not filled with the Spirit of God. As a believer, you
already have the Spirit of God but He might not have full control
over your life—if so, then you are not filled with the Holy Spirit. So
for many people, it’s a process of coming under the full control
of the Spirit because they don’t surrender everything to Christ at
first. People don’t surrender to Jesus because they don’t know
Him enough to trust God. They don’t believe that God has the best
plan for their lives, that’s why they are reluctant to rely fully on the
Holy Spirit’s control and power.)

Ephesians 1:13-14

(The Bible says that when you believe the Gospel, realize Jesus
died for you, believe that He gave you the gift of eternal life and
if you really believe, you are sealed with the Holy Spirit. The Holy
Spirit comes into your heart.)

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Romans 8:9-10

(In this passage, who is identified as a Christian? It says that if

anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to
Christ. We can attend worship service every Sunday, be in Dgroup
meetings every week, even share the gospel every day but if you
don’t have the Holy Spirit in your heart, the Bible says you don’t
belong to Him. So all of you must come to a point in your life when
you have to personally humble yourself and say, “Lord Jesus, I
need you. I believe You love me, I believe You died on the cross for
my sins, and I now ask You to come into my life. I surrender my life
to you.” Now, when you ask Jesus to come into your heart, will He
come into your heart? If you invite Jesus, He will come into your
life. We can know that He will come in because He promised to do
so because He loves us.)

Figure 3.1: Illustration of the Tri-unity God

The Tri-unity God

FATHER

GOD

SON HOLY SPIRIT

(Why is the Holy Spirit so crucial in the life of a believer? The Bible
refers to the Holy Spirit as the “Spirit of God” and also as the “Spirit
of Christ”. In other words, God the Father, God the Son and God
the Holy Spirit are used interchangeably but the one that comes to
dwell in your heart is the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ comes into your
heart through His Spirit. This is called the Tri-unity of God; God the
Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit. This is also known as

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 the Trinity, although the Bible does not use the word “trinity”, this
concept of who God is can be found all throughout the Old and
New Testament . God the Father is different from God the Son and
is different from God the Holy Spirit. They are distinct from each
other but they are one. Although this is something that we cannot
fully understand, this is what the Bible teaches and what Jesus
Himself taught and testified to; Jesus does not lie and therefore
we know that whatever He says is true. We will learn more about
the Person of the Holy Spirit, as well as God the Father and Jesus
Christ, the Son of God in Book 6: Basic Doctrines.)

Deuteronomy 6:4
“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!

(In Deuteronomy 6:4, the word “one” is not a numeric one, it’s
a collective word. It is also used in “and they shall become
one” in reference to Adam and Eve as husband and wife in
Genesis 2:24. When the bible says God is one, it’s a collective
oneness. We don’t have three gods, we have one. The three
are distinct, one God in three Persons.)

Genesis 2:24
…and they shall become one flesh.

Genesis 1:1–2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2The
earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface
of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface
of the waters.

(In this passage, the word “God” is plural: which is what the
proper noun Elohim means. You already have God in the
plural form but you have the Spirit of God (singular noun) also.
This again illustrates how the Bible teaches us that the Holy
Spirit is the third Person in the Trinity—that the Spirit is God.)

John 1:1–3
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God.

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All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him
nothing came into being that has come into being.

John 1:14
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His
glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace
and truth.

(Here is another example of the Tri-Unity of God. Who is the Word

referred to here? The way to interpret the Bible is to look at other
passages in the Bible that also deals with it. In John 1:14, the “Word”
refers to Jesus. Some religious groups like the “Iglesia ni Cristo”
deny that Jesus is God. The deity of Jesus is foundational to our
salvation and the Christian faith. Jesus is not just a man. In the
beginning was Jesus and Jesus was with God— that means they
are not the same— and Jesus was God. Jesus had no beginning.
Before there was time, there was Jesus. Jesus the man began
2,000 years ago, but Jesus the Son of God had no beginning.)

1. We depend on the Holy Spirit for the power to live a

victorious Christian life. (Galatians 5:16)

(We need the Spirit of God to empower us to live a

victorious Christian life. There is simply no other way to
live like Christ except through the Spirit of Christ. That’s
why God commands us to walk by the Spirit so that
among other things, believers will not carry out the desire
of the flesh. Once you understand this truth, you will be
liberated because you will realize that it is not by our own
strength or power that we can win over the battle against
sin, Satan or ungodly influence of the world around us,
but it is through the Spirit’s work in us. The Christian life
is not hard, it’s impossible to live apart from God’s Spirit.)

2. We depend on the Holy Spirit for power to share the

gospel. (Acts 1:8)

(When we share the Gospel, we are not the one responsible

to convict people of their need for a Savior. Instead, we

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 do our part of praying, caring and sharing Christ and we
trust that God’s Spirit will touch their hearts through His
Word that we share with them. As the verse says, we
need the Holy Spirit to fill and empower us so that we can
be God’s witnesses wherever He sends us just like the
first disciples to whom this promise was originally given.)

3. We depend on the Holy Spirit in transforming the hearts

and lives of people. (Ezekiel 36:26–27)

(It is not us that will change another person. We depend

on the Holy Spirit to transform the hearts and lives of
people that we share the gospel to and those we disciple.
We don’t try to force anybody, not our children, spouse,
friends or force anyone else to follow Christ. We can only
pray and ask the Spirit of God to change their lives. For
example, if we advise people and they don’t want to listen
to Biblical counsel, that’s their problem. It will no longer
be our concern. It’s not us that will change their hearts.
We are all being changed by the Spirit of God. We are all
here because of the Spirit’s work in our lives. We love the
Lord and God did something in our hearts, and so will He
change the lives of others who put their love and trust Him.)

4. We depend on the Holy Spirit through prayer.

(Ephesians 6:18; Philippians 4:6; Colossians 4:2)

(In these passages we are commanded to devote

ourselves to prayer. When we pray (pouring our hearts
to God), we demonstrate our trust in Him. In prayer we
recognize our limitations and failings in the light of who
God is and what He can do in our lives and in the lives
of others. But prayer should not merely be an isolated
activity, it should be our
way of life. In fact, a lack of
prayer is a sign of self-reliance in a believer’s life.)

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 ⊲⊲ Symptoms of Self-reliance:
• Prayerlessness
• Burnout
• No joy
• Relationship problems
• “My kingdom” mentality

John 15:5

When we work, we work.

When we pray, God works.

EXPRESS

Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your

honest assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Am I consistent with my daily prayer time? When I pray, do I

completely trust God to do what He thinks is best?

b. Can I honestly say that I am always walking with the Spirit?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value.

“My life is characterized by a reliance on the Holy Spirit and prayer.”

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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 Session 4: CORE VALUES 2
I. Volunteer Lay Leadership
(Our mission and vision is so great and challenging, that is why we
need all the cooperation and support of every CCF member. The task
of discipleship is not only for the fulltime workers or pastors, but is for
all believers. The greater the number of faithful volunteers involved in
pursuing our mission-vision, the greater the impact for Christ will CCF
have here in the Philippines and abroad.)

A. Every member is a minister. (1 Peter 2:9)

(We are guided by the principle that every member of CCF is a

minister or worker in God’s kingdom. This passage speaks of
the truth that every believer is a royal priest, meaning that each
believer is expected to serve God. The ministry is not just for
the pastors, missionaries and Dgroup leaders but for the whole
church. Lay volunteers will do the works of service and the
ministers (pastors, teachers, etc.) are to equip them. There is a
misconception that only few selected persons were called in the
ministry. On the contrary, all of us are called into the ministry. In
fact, every discipler is a shepherd of his or her small group. We
have been given spiritual gifts, abilities and resources in order
contribute to God’s work in building His eternal kingdom.)

B. Every member must be trained to do God’s work.

(Ephesians 4:11-13)

(Believers cannot effectively carry out their role as God’s servants,

unless they are trained how to do so. Hence, they must be
equipped for evangelism and discipleship, as well as how to serve
in different ministries for the building up of the body of Christ.
Here at CCF, we have the GLC curriculum to make sure that every
member has the right knowledge, skills and character to serve
God, as they go through their discipleship journey. Our God-given
mission and vision as a church will only be accomplished if we
empower volunteer lay leaders through training.)

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a. Hindrances to empowering members:
1. Tradition

(There is an old mindset that places most of the ministry

responsibilities upon the clergy (pastors, deacons, etc.)
while the laity (church members) expect to be served
instead of serving alongside their pastors and fulltime
workers. This traditional mindset looks upon church
members as worship service attendees with the primary
responsibility of giving their tithes and offerings. Clearly
this view does not fit the Biblical pattern as described in
Ephesians 4.)

2. Insecurity

(Insecure church leaders avoid empowering church

members to do the work of the ministry. They feel
threatened by the possibility that “ordinary” people will
do a better job in the ministry, than they do. Perhaps, they
do not want to lose “control” over the various aspects of
church leadership, etc.)

3. Fear of wrong teaching

(Both pastors and church members understand that there

is a risk of unintentionally teaching what is not Biblical
if “non-seminar trained” people are tasked to teach
and make disciples. However, this will not be a problem
if pastors and teachers provide proper and practical
Biblical training for their members. Here in CCF, Dgroup
members are taught a balanced curriculum of Bible
knowledge, ministry skills and character growth through
transferable principles and tools, such as our Books 1-8
GLC Essentials lessons where an emphasis on learning
through application is emphasized.)

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 4. Unable to trust God’s Spirit and what He can do through
His people

(While it is the pastors, leaders, full-time workers’

responsibility to train members how to make disciples, it
is the Holy Spirit who empowers believers to make them
effective in doing God’s work. When church leaders fail to
recognize that it is God’s Spirit who will ultimately inspire,
teach, encourage, rebuke and direct His people through
the Word, they will also fail to see the potential for great
things being accomplished by God through ordinary but
Spirit-filled Christians.)

5. Low expectations.
Expectations impact behavior.
Ephesians 2:10

b. Benefits of empowering members:

1. Available workers
(Ninety-eight percent (98%) of church attendees are lay
people – people who do not work full time for the church.
If most of the ministry is done by paid church workers
then only 2% of the church’s human resources are being
utilized. But available workers are waiting to be mobilized
for God’s work. Lay people are most relevant in their
relationships with unbelievers because they live and
work with them. They know how unbelievers think, and
what their concerns are. More so, new believers have the
most advantage in connecting people with Christ in the
sense that most of their close relationships are still with
unbelievers.)

2. Leverages relationship with unbelievers.

(Lay people (as compared to fulltime pastors and

church staff) are the ones who are in direct contact
with unbelievers. New believers most especially have
the most leverage in the sense that majority of their

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 close relationships are still with unbelievers. There is a
tendency that the longer a person has been a Christian
the less unbelieving contacts he or she has. Lay people
then are the real marketplace missionaries. They are more
relatable for unbelievers rather than a pastor, or a church
staff because they live and work with the “outside world”
and they know what unbelievers think and feel about life,
faith, God, etc. It will be to the church’s advantage if lay
people, including new believers are equipped to share
the love of Christ, and the message of the gospel to their
family, colleagues, classmates and friends.)

3. Tangible witness of God’s power to transform lives

(Since lay people are regularly visible to those outside the

church, their life testimony is a strong argument for the
power of the gospel. People will believe in the gospel if they
see it displayed firsthand in the life of their family, friends
and co-workers who are Christ-followers. The believers
themselves are the tangible evidence of God’s power to
transform lives. What can be more effective than that?)

4. Utilizes God’s giftings

(Since every believer has been given gifts and abilities

by God to do the work of the ministry, the lay people’s
involvement is the only way that all of God’s gifts to the
church can be utilized. This means that each CCF member
has a unique purpose to accomplish in God’s agenda for
the church and the world.)

5. Develops future leaders.

(By empowering every member of CCF, we will never run
out of leaders in this generation and in the generations
to come. In order to sustain the growth of the spiritual
movement, future leaders need to be developed and
released to make disciples and develop other leaders.)

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 6. Minimizes overhead cost.

(Discipleship is mostly done by volunteers. Everyone is

ministered and cared for spiritually not only by the full-
time paid workers but by the small group leaders and
ministry volunteers. This means that the church does not
need to spend more on paid church pastors and staff.
Also, small groups led by marketplace lay leaders take
place mostly outside church building premises—in homes,
offices, restaurants, malls, etc., keeping church facilities
cost lower.)

7. Multiplication takes place.

(When all the members are equipped and empowered

to do God’s work, spiritual multiplication is most likely to
happen. With everyone fulfilling his or her calling from the
Lord, Kingdom building does not depend only on a few.
The whole church is mobilized and takes ownership of
fulfilling our mission and vision.)

EXPRESS

Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest

assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Am I part of a discipleship group? If not, what’s keeping me from

joining one?

b. Am I actively serving in any particular CCF ministry? If not, what’s

preventing me from doing so?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of
Volunteer Lay Leadership.

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II. Authority of the Scripture and Leaders
We are called to be subject and accountable to God-given authority.
God-ordained human authorities are established to help us grow into
Christ-likeness as we submit to their leadership. We must also know
that God’s written Word, the Bible, is final authority on all matters of life.

A. We uphold the supreme authority of the Bible. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

(In this day and age, there is a growing belief that there is no
longer an absolute truth, nor an absolute moral authority. In other
words, there is not one source of what is right or wrong.

But for us believers, the Bible is still our sole rule of faith and
conduct. We uphold the supreme and final authority of the Bible.
The highest authority in our lives should be the Word of God.
The Bible’s authority ultimately comes from God. When we deny
or rebel against God’s authority, we do not enjoy the protection
that comes from living under that authority. We can find God’s
will and purpose for our lives in the Bible aside from the fact that
Scriptures is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training
for righteousness.)

B. We submit to God-ordained human authority (state, family, in

the workplace, etc.). (Romans 13:1–2)

(God has ordained or established structures of human authority.

These authorities are meant to implement God’s plan and purposes
for humanity. That is why it is crucial that we are to obey and submit
to every human authority such as civil authorities [government,
employers, school authorities, etc]. We must follow the laws of
the land as long as it does not violate the clear teachings of the
Bible. An example would be; paying the right taxes, following the
Constitution and other state laws, exercising the right to vote, etc.
We are to submit to our authorities as unto the Lord.)

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 C. We believe in God’s sovereignty over human authorities.
(Proverbs 21:1, Psalms 115:3)

(God is sovereign over all human authorities. God’s purpose and

plans will be carried out whether or not human authorities submit
themselves to God or not. The Psalms affirm God’s ability to
effectively carry out every aspect of His desire. Human wisdom is
no match against God’s wisdom, and He definitely does not need
any man’s help or cooperation to do the good and perfect plans
He has for His entire creation.

All human authorities are subject to God’s dominion and authority.

No human can ultimately thwart the Lord’s plans, for He is sovereign,
all-wise and all-powerful. God puts specific human authorities
in place to carry out His sovereign will. Though not all leaders
acknowledge or worship the Lord, and some do horrible and evil
deeds, God is working out everything according to His good and
loving master plan for us individually, and for His entire creation.)

Examples of authorities:
a. Government (1 Peter 2:13–14)
b. Spouse (Ephesians 5:22)
c. Parents (Ephesians 6:1–3)
d. Employer (1 Peter 2:18)
e. Church Leadership (Hebrews 13:17)

D. We submit to our church leaders as they lead us according to

the teachings of the Bible.

Exception: When it is against the Bible.

Acts 5:29

(We also submit to our church leaders (pastors, Dgroup leaders,

ministry leaders, etc.) as they lead us according to the teachings
of the Bible. God has placed leaders over us for spiritual care and
protection. It is their responsibility to nurture us towards Christ-
likeness as they journey with us in our walk with the Lord. Our

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 response to their leadership should be submission and obedience
so that they will find their ministry a joy.)

EXPRESS

Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest

assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. How often do I read and meditate on the Bible? Do I trust and

obey what the Scriptures tell me to do?

b. How is my attitude toward my authorities?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of
Authority of the Scripture and Leaders.

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

III. Nurture Family Relationships –

Husband and Wife Ministry Team
Here in CCF, we want members to develop healthy family relationships.
Families nowadays are in a constant attack from all fronts. A healthy
family builds strong churches and thriving nations. The family plays a
crucial role in God’s plan

A. The Bible mandates that leaders must have a good home life.
(1 Timothy 3:12, 1 Timothy 3:4–5)

(A leader must lead first and foremost in his marriage and family.
Leaders must be faithful stewards of their households, governing
it with Christ’s love and holiness. As parents they should model
what they teach, so that their children will follow their example and
learn to love Jesus as well. Children who are respectful have been
raised rightly by their parents. A leader must pursue his family
management with all seriousness, meaning that he fully devotes
himself to that task. Spiritual leadership must begin at home. If a
man does not care for, provide for, teach and disciple his own wife

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 and children, he is not qualified to lead other believers, or occupy
a leadership role in church.)

B. Husbands and wives should model serving together as a team.

(Acts 18:26, Romans 16:3)

(We can see here an example of a husband and wife ministry

partnership. Priscilla and Aquila become believers and after
being discipled, eventually become workers as well. Proof of this
is that Paul called Priscilla and Aquila his fellow workers in Christ
Jesus. Here in CCF, we want to see husband and wife ministry
teams where husbands and wives serve together as a ministry
team. They can serve as Dgroup leaders, ministry volunteers, and
in other capacities. There are important reasons why husbands
and wives should minister together as a team. An example of this
is what our next point is all about.)

C. Team ministry minimizes temptations and maximizes

effectiveness. (Titus 2:2–3; 1 Corinthians 7:2, 1 Timothy 3:2)

(Husband and wife ministry teamwork is essential to fruitfulness

in ministry and God-glorifying testimonies of the couple. The love,
support and care of each spouse for the other will protect them
from falling into temptation (sexual and others). Often, those who
minister to the needs of others become vulnerable to temptations
and compromising situations (counseling of the opposite sex,
travel away from the family, etc.). A couple’s healthy relationship
and teamwork is a powerful and effective safeguard and deterrent
against such vulnerabilities.)

D. Healthy family life brings honor to God.

(Ephesians 5:22-33; 6:1–4)

(The purpose of every family on earth is to reflect the glory of

God, as it provides a clear and tangible example of the intimate
community that exists between the members of the Trinity.
The family is where children are supposed to first learn about
the Fatherhood of God as they experience their parents’ love,

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 protection, provision, etc. The Lord delights in families that live
according to His design and purpose as they bring praise to His
name. In our broken world, where families are often torn apart
by divorce, drugs, poverty and even wars, a healthy family is a
beacon of hope and healing for those who have lost, or have
been separated or alienated from their own.

CCF promotes a healthy family life where each member shows

Christ-likeness and makes Christ known to others. A healthy
home life is necessary for the proper functioning of society. Future
generations will place their faith in Christ if the homes have Godly
leadership and are devoted to God. The believer’s healthy family
life is a powerful testimony to the world of who God is and how
good God is.)

“The light that shines farthest

shines brightest at home.”
C. T. Studd

EXPRESS

Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest

assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Do I spend quality time with my family?

b. Do I initiate conversations pointing to biblical values with my

family? Am I serving the Lord with my family?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of Nurture
Family Relationship: Husband & Wife Ministry Team

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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 IV. Truthfulness
1 Thessalonians 2:3-6

Acts 20:33

Proverbs 12:22

(We ought to value truthfulness not only in our words, but in all our
actions, because God delights in those that are truthful in all their
ways and dealings. God hates lying because it is goes against who He
is (John 14:6), and it is destructive to all forms of relationships. Being
truthful is an evidence of a Christ-committed follower.)

TRUTHFULNESS = INTEGRITY

A. One of the major reasons why people leave church hypocrisy.

B. Integrity means that our public life is consistent with our private life.

Ephesians 5:8–12

(As the verse reminds us, a believer no longer does the fruitless deeds
of darkness but shows the fruit of the light (goodness, righteousness
and truth). We must live in integrity, meaning that we live in goodness,
righteousness and truth in our public lives (what can be seen by others)
and more importantly in private (secret). Many so-called Christians
are pious and holy on Sundays, but live the rest of the week as if they
were like everyone else in the world. In CCF, God has called us to
be Christians 24/7, not perfect or living up to a legalistic standard of
holiness, but, with sincerity, seeking to live consistently in the power
of the Holy Spirit and being transformed into His image not just on
Sundays but daily.)

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Character is who you are and what you do when no one else is looking.

God’s standards for His people:

a. Moral purity in private and public life
b. God-honoring healthy family
c. Excellence in the workplace
Ephesians 6:5-9; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Colossians 3:23

(Work and spirituality should not be separated. We must give

our best in whatever we are tasked to do. We must be faithful,
honest and diligent servants in the workplace as serving not
unto men but unto God. Believers must be a model of an
excellent worker.)

d. Financial integrity
Matthew 6:21; Romans 13:8

(In Jesus’ teachings, it is remarkable that He talked about

money more than any other issues on everyday Christian
life. He also gave warning against the love of money–“where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Mt 6:21). How
believers handle their finances is a good reflection of their
spiritual life. Your financial dealings reveal your priorities.
Believers must be faithful stewards of their time, talent and
treasures. A good steward of wealth and of God’s resources is
someone who also learns to be content in every circumstance.
God desires that instead of accumulating wealth and riches,
we must share material blessings towards God’s work and
with others who are in need. God hates dishonest gain and
exploitation of others for selfish financial reasons. It is not
about if we have more or less but how we use what we have
been given that matters most to God.)

e. Radical lifestyle (salt & light)

Matthew 5:13–16

(A radical lifestyle means that the way you live your life stands
out from the usual. Christians therefore must live extraordinary
lives, so different from the world they are called impact for

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 Christ. However, we cannot influence the world for God when
we are worldly ourselves. We cannot give light to the world if
we continue to live in darkness. By the indirect influence of
the way we live we lessen or stop corruption, and by the direct
influence of what we say we bring the light of God’s wisdom.
God has changed us from being part of the corrupted and
corrupting world to being salt that can help preserve it. He
has changed us from our own darkness to be His agents of
giving light to others.)

“They… bound themselves by a solemn oath, not to

any wicked deeds, but never commit any fraud, theft or
adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when
they should be called upon to deliver it up…”
Pliny the Younger

(God has called us to live righteously before all men so that God will
be glorified. Who we are in public must be consistent with who we are
in private. We must be as holy as we are in public as we are when no
one sees us. Here in CCF, we emphasize a righteous public life that
should be consistent with our private life. In other words, we do not put
on a “holy act” when we are in church or when other people can see
us. We are to be holy, as God is holy—holiness is to be our essence,
more than just a way of life [see 1 Peter 1:16].

We can accomplish this only through the Holy Spirit’s power, and with
the help of accountability in relationships within our families and small
groups. Since nobody really knows who we are in private (what we
do and how we behave when nobody is watching), we need others to
keep us accountable for our public and most importantly, our private
actions and behaviors.)

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EXPRESS

Individually answer the reflection questions, then share your honest

assessment and ideas with your small group.

a. Do I speak the truth and act truthfully in any given situation?

b. Is my public life consistent with my private life?

Rate yourself in terms of how well you live out the core value of
Truthfulness:

1 2 3 4
Not True Somewhat True True Very True

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 Session 5: COMMITMENT
I. Biblical Basis for Church Membership
(Does God require each believer to be part of a local church? If so,
what then is the biblical basis for local church membership? You will
learn more on these as you go through with the workbook. But let
me quickly address some of those questions by giving you these very
important biblical truths.)

A. Believers are members of the Universal Church.

(The “church” is a term given to the totality of all believers in

Jesus. When we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, we
automatically become members of the universal Church. What is
this universal church that we are talking about? Let’s look at this
verse…)

1 Corinthians 12:13

(When a person comes to the Lord in faith, he is placed and joined

spiritually in the universal “church” or the “one body” that Paul is
referring to here in this verse. The universal church is composed
of genuine believers in Jesus Christ of all nationalities, all races,
in all places and in all time (past and present). Here in this verse,
“baptize” means to ‘place into’. To be baptized into the “body” or
the “church” means to be a member of that spiritual organism.
The Spirit joins and connects the believer to his fellow believers in
Christ. He becomes one with other believers regardless of race,
nationality or status in life.)

B. Believers should be members of a local church.

(The other way the word “church” is used in the Bible is to refer to
a local group of believers in a specific place. This is where being a
member of a local Church, just like CCF comes in. Let us examine
the following passages.)

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 Acts 2:46

1 Corinthians 16:19

Philemon 1:2

Colossians 4:15

(We read in the passages that there were local churches at

Jerusalem, Corinth, Colossae and in the province of Asia. A group
of believers also met in the houses of Aquila and Priscilla, Philemon,
and Nympha. Here the word “church” is used in a local sense. A
particular group of early believers met and gathered together in
a particular location. These are just a few biblical examples of
believers belonging to and being involved in a local church.

The local church exists visibly and identifiably in the midst of a

specific group of people in a particular geographical area. Each
local church is a separate and identifiable community in particular
places, just like CCF and its satellites. Therefore, a believer can
and should be a member of a local church as he is also part of the
universal church.).

C. Local church membership is a biblical command.

(Being a part of a local church is very important in the life of a

believer. That is why it is commanded that every believer must
belong to a local church community.)

Hebrews 10:25 “Let us not give up meeting together, as some

are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-
and all the more as you see the Day approaching”

(God wants us to meet together as a local Church to hear His

Word preached, to fellowship in small groups, to worship God
corporately through singing, giving of tithes and offerings, and
many other things that we do collectively as believers. God will not
command us something that is not for our own spiritual benefit. As
Billy Graham once said...

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 “Church-goers are like coals in a fire.
When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow;
when they separate, they die out.”
Billy Graham

“Several logs burn brightly together,

but separate one and its fire goes out.
So it is with your fellowship with other believers.”
Bill Bright

(We are commanded to gather and meet together for mutual

edification. This means that we equip, build and encourage one
another in the local church. Formal membership in CCF is our
response to God’s call to regularly meet together. It is a command
and not an option. Being a member of a local church like CCF is
an act of our obedience to the Lord’s command. Conversely, we
are not doing God’s will for our lives if we fail to belong and be
committed to a local church.)

II. Biblical Benefits to Church Membership

At CCF, we recognize the need for a formal membership with a local
body of believers. In this light, we invite you to commit to membership
in CCF for the following reasons:

A. It provides the member a spiritual family for support and

encouragement.

Ephesians 2:19

Hebrews 10:24-25

Galatians 6:2

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 (The church is a spiritual family. God designed and called us to
be a member of a family, earthly and spiritual. We cannot live our
Christian lives alone. We need all the help we can get from our
spiritual family in order to grow in our walk with the Lord. Every
Christian needs a spiritual family as much as he needs an earthly
family for mutual support and encouragement. In fact, in many
instances, the Lord uses our spiritual family to fulfill our unmet
needs—legitimate needs that our earthly family has failed to
provide. God’s church is His visible and tangible expression of His
love and care for us, His children.

Consider this anecdote...)

“The article ‘What Good Is a Tree?’ in Reader’s Digest

explained that when the roots of trees touch, there is
a substance present that reduces competition. In fact,
this unknown fungus helps link roots of different trees —
even of dissimilar species. A whole forest may be linked
together. If one tree has access to water, another to
nutrients, and a third to sunlight, the trees have the means
to share with one another. Like trees in a forest, Christians
in the church need and support one another.”
Blair F. Rorabaugh, Uniontown, Ohio
Leadership, Vol. 12, No. 2

(We need each other in order to be strong in our Christian faith. A

Christian without a church family is a spiritual orphan. We need to be
a part of a local church family for mutual support and encouragement.
Here in CCF, this is where we give and receive, serve and be served,
and love and be loved, grow and cause growth.)

B. It promotes the member’s spiritual growth.

Ephesians 4:12–13

(Becoming a member of a local church provides an opportunity for

the Christian to grow spiritually and become mature in the faith. It
is God’s plan that we belong to a local church so that we can be

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 discipled towards Christ-likeness, as well as to make disciples. In
CCF we have our Dgroups, our primary strategy for making Christ-
committed followers (disciples) who will make Christ-committed
followers. There are various ministries (Exalt, Elevate, Singles,
Nextgen, etc.) through which we can serve others in the church.
We have our primary training program (GLC 1-4) that equips a
believer with the biblical knowledge, service skills and through life
application of the training, Christ-like character. GLC helps take
the believer through the discipleship journey—from member to
multiplier (someone who makes Christ-committed followers).

C. It places the member under the spiritual protection of godly

leaders.

Hebrews 13:17

Acts 20:28

(Membership in a local church, such as CCF safeguards the

believer from going astray from his or her First Love, Jesus Christ,
or to wander off from faith in Christ. It protects the believer from
the attacks of the Enemy (Satan) and the dangers of this world.
The priority of every pastor, elder, church leader, D12 and Dgroup
leader is to care for the spiritual health of the members. They keep
watch over our doctrine, faith and conduct. We are so blessed
that our leaders invest years of their lives working and serving the
members of CCF.)

D. It gives the member the accountability he needs to grow.

1 Peter 5:5–6

Ephesians 5:21

(A believer needs to develop humility and submission. Membership

gives the believer the accountability structure he needs to grow
in humility and submission to God’s Word, and to mature in the
faith. We become accountable to our spiritual leaders and fellow
members when we graciously accept their encouragement,
guidance, correction, rebuke and restoration.)

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III. CCF Church Membership Expectations
What does it mean to be a member of CCF? What is expected of me as
a member? Before that, let us first look at this observation by Martyn
Lloyd-Jones:

“Men and women no longer take exercise in sport as they

used to. Instead, people tend to sit in crowds and just watch
other people play. There was a time when people provided
their own pleasure but now the radio and television provide
their entertainment and pleasure for them. And I fear that the
tendency is even manifesting itself in the Christian Church.
More and more we see evidence that people are just sitting
back in crowds while one or two people are expected to be
doing everything. Now that, of course, is a complete denial
of the New Testament doctrine of the Church as the Body of
Christ, where every single member has responsibility, and has
a function, and matters.”
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in Revival. Christianity Today, Vol. 31, no. 18.

Here in CCF, we do not want that observation to become true. We

recognize that every member has a responsibility, a unique role, and
has a special relationship with other members of our spiritual family.
At CCF we never ask our members to do more than what the Bible
expects every Christian to do. These responsibilities are spelled out
in the Membership Covenant. The expectations contained in this
covenant are as follows:

A. You are expected to become a Christ-committed follower.

Romans 15:5

1 Corinthians 11:1

(All believers are followers of Jesus Christ. As such, we are to

emulate Him in all our ways. Here in CCF, we expect every believer
to be a Christ-committed follower in speech, thoughts, feelings

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 and deeds. This expectation is quite basic and fundamental to
every believer worldwide. In CCF, we will help each other become
Christ-like in every aspect of our being and our doing.)

B. You are expected to protect the unity of CCF

Ephesians 4:3

(Unity among believers, especially in the local church, is very

important since we have only one Head — Jesus Christ and we all
belong to only one spiritual and eternal family — the family of God.
In this verse, we are strongly encouraged to keep or maintain the
unity through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. As a member
of CCF, you are expected to make every effort and work for the
keeping of the unity that we have in Christ. This must be shown
in practical and concrete ways as you are involved here in CCF.)

C. You are expected to join a small group.

Hebrews 10:25

Acts 2:42

(We want you to join a Dgroup because we want you to grow,

mature and eventually multiply spiritually by helping others
believe in Christ, and grow in Christ as well.

In a Dgroup you will be accepted, welcomed and cared for

regardless of who you are or what you have been like in the past.
You will share life together as fellow followers of Christ. Consider
this quote by Jean Vanier):

“There are times when together we discover that we

make up a single body, that we belong to each other
and that God has called us to be together as
a source of life for each other.”
Jean Vanier. Leadership, Vol. 11, no. 4.

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 (We want you to experience the love, care and fellowship of a
spiritual family in a small group setup. We want you to be blessed
and receive spiritual benefits when you become a member of
CCF. We desire that you be a source of blessing to others in the
small group. This is our way of life and doing ministry here in CCF.)

D. You are expected to support (take ownership of) CCF’s Mission

and Vision.

Romans 12:5-6

“The fellowship of the body is always two-way; receiving

and giving. Wanting only to receive is not fellowship. We
may not be preachers, but when we come to worship we
nevertheless bring what we have. There must be help of
the pulpit from the pew. Sitting and looking on will not do.
We must give others to drink, not necessarily by speaking,
but maybe by quiet prayer …. Every member of the Body
has a ministry, and every member is called to function in
the place appointed by the Lord. It makes no difference
who does the work if the glory is his.”
Watchman Nee, What Shall This Man Do? Christianity Today, Vol. 34, no. 10.

(As members of CCF, we are one body. A body can only survive
if all its parts are functioning well. We have to support each other
in CCF, especially in what God wants us to do as a local church.
You have seen the mission and vision of CCF and we cannot
accomplish this without your help, cooperation and participation.)

IV. What Can You as a Member Expect from CCF

A. Pastoral Care: “Womb-to-Tomb church services:
1. Child/Home/Business/Career Dedication, Pre-marital
counseling, Wedding, Funeral Services
2. Prayer & Counseling (marital, career, personal, etc.), Hospital/
Home Visits

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 B. Resources personal growth and ministry (Bibles, books, audio
and video material, etc.)

C. Training and retreats (GLC Level 1-4 and other leadership

trainings, Bible studies, Parenting seminars, study tours, etc.)

D. Spiritual protection, prayer support, accountability

E. Discovery of spiritual gifts & opportunities to serve others within

and outside CCF.

F. Other forms of assistance:

• Free legal consultation (LAW Ministry),

• Sunday child Christian education (NEXT Gen),

• Youth and Family Counseling through ELEVATE High School

and College Youth Ministry, Glorious Hope Group Counseling,
Living Free Ministry, etc.

V. Where Do We Go From Here?

A. Commit to the Membership Covenant and turn in your signed
membership application.

B. Commit to continue on with GLC Level 2 training.

C. Join CCF-sponsored seminars, Bible study classes, True Life

Retreat and other retreats.

D. Join the baptism class, to understand what the Bible says about
baptism.

E. Join a small group for spiritual growth and opportunities to serve

God and others through your spiritual gifts.

F. Regularly attend Sunday worship services and invite your family

and friends to come as well.

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