The Soldout Discipling Movement’s Five Distinguishing Core Convictions

“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any com-mon sharing in the Spirit, if any tender-ness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” (Philippians 2:1-2 NIV)

A cursory glance through the letters of the Apostle Paul will make very clear the critical call to unity between disciples of Jesus in the first century Christian movement. That call was essential and true in the first century movement of God and therefore is essential and true in the 21st century movement of God! These “Five Distinguishing Core Convictions” identify and facilitate this essential unity.

Perfectly United In Mind And Thought

Paul the apostle makes a bold and intense appeal to the disciples in the troubled Corinthian church in his first letter to them saying, “I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.” (1 Corinthians 1:10) Paul explains the wholehearted devotion necessary to accomplish this kind of unity in his letter to the disciples in Ephesus, challenging them to “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:3)

A Gospel From Direct Revelation & Christ’s

Paul’s Gospel was given to him by Christ through direct revelation. This distinction was underscored by Paul in his letter to the disciples in Galatia as he wrote to them, saying “I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.” (Galatians 1:11-12) Therefore, Paul learned what he knew about following Jesus through this direct revelation. Logically, a deep unity is in line with Jesus Christ’s agenda for all of us who claim to follow him. Jesus explained this agenda regarding the unity between his followers powerfully in John 17:20-23:
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

Make Every Effort To Keep The Unity Of The Spirit

The scriptures promise that “the time will come when people will not put up with sound doc-trine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” (2 Timothy 4:3) True unity can only be achieved when all parties decide that Jesus Christ and his Word are the standard we will live. Therefore, our unity is accomplished through obeying God’s Word. This is one reason why the scriptures teach, “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit.” (Ephesians 5:3)

The Fruit Of The Spirit

The theme for 2022 is “The Year of The Spirit.” Interestingly, it is the fruit of the Holy Spirit that ensures we will maintain our unity with sincerity. This unity is another distinguishing aspect of true disciples of Jesus Christ. Jesus taught that our “oneness” brings forth the purpose that the “world may believe that you have sent me.” (John 17:21) Without this unity between us, because of our unity with Jesus (and the Holy Spirit), through our obedience to Jesus, there is no hope to evangelize the world! Coinciding with this theme, we are in pursuit of this “unity of the Spirit” through obedience and the fruit of the Spirit: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22-23)

Through Unity Evangelize The Nations In This Generation

Through this biblical unity the world can be evangelized in our day—in this generation. God has put it on our hearts as a movement to plant a total of 22 churches in 2022. As missions approaches us in May, we must be disciples of Jesus who understand unity and the movement. Phoenix church, you should be deeply encouraged, as your yearly giving to missions steadily and historically sup-ported many church plantings! In 2022, Our Special Missions Goal as a church is $100,000! Through the Spirit we will see this raised, and more in 2022! To God be the Glory!

20 Church Plantings In 2022 – Prayer List

1) Berlin (Germany)
2) Bicol (Philippines)
3) Casablanca (Morocco)
4) Cochabamba (Bolivia)
5) Doha (Qatar) also known as Blue Camel #3
6) Dublin (Ireland)
7) Edinburgh (Scotland)
8) Kampala (Uganda)
9) Stockholm (Sweden)
10) Sucre (Bolivia)
11) Taipei (Taiwan)
The Spirit through these plantings will have guided the SoldOut Movement into 54 Nations! (Remnant Groups already count as nations being evangelized by the SoldOut Movement.)

Nine OPERATION EAGLE PLANTINGS

12)  Auburn (Alabama)
13)  Baton Rouge (Louisiana)
14)  Delaware
15)  Iowa City (Iowa)
16)  Kansas City (Kansas)
17)  Louisville (Kentucky)
18)  Manchester (New Hampshire)
19)  Oklahoma City (Oklahoma)
20)  Portland (Maine)
The Spirit – through these OPERATION EAGLE PLANTINGS – will have led the SoldOut Movement into 37 of the 50 States in America!

The Five Distinguishing Core Convictions Of The Soldout Discipling Movement

1. We Are A Bible Church, Not Simply A New Testament Church
   • 2 Timothy 3:14-17, 2 Peter 3:15-16 Technically speaking, the word “Scripture” in this passage refers to only the Old Testament. Now, through the inspiration of the Spirit, we believe that it applies to the New Testament as well.
   • Colossians 2:13-14 We believe the Old Testament applies to our lives — as much as the New Testament — except for the Mosaic Law and any teaching in the New Testament that supersedes the Old Testament.
2. “Be Silent Where The Bible Speaks, And Speak Where The Bible Is Silent”
   • Genesis 2:19 In applying scriptural principles to build the visible church, we believe we must obey God’s Word, but where the Bible does not prohibit a practice or name, we are free to use our God-given creativity. 1 Corinthians 10:23
   • We are free to practice or name something as long as it does not contradict the Scriptures.
3. Discipling Is A Command Of God And Not Optional
   • Matthew 28:19-20, Col 1:28-29, John 15:15 The dynamic in this relationship begins as a teacher/student relationship and then matures to a more peer/peer relationship. 2 Timothy 2:1-3
   • Discipling is teaching obedience to scripture and is de-tailed in the “one another” passages: “love one another,” “instruct one another,” “confess your sins to each other,” “pray for each other,” etc.
4. A Central Leadership With A Central Leader
   • Numbers 27:12-23, Exodus 18:12-26, Judges 21:25, 1 Corinthians 4:15-17, Titus 1:5 Throughout God’s Word, when His people were unified, there was a strong central leadership and a godly central leader. (Examples: Moses, Joshua, David and of course Jesus and the Apostles.) Local congregations had an overseeing evangelist who unified the disciples “everywhere in every church.” In the first century, congregations were a collective movement — not autonomous, not self-governing. Acts 15:19-24, Acts 21:24
   • In the New Testament, Jesus is the leader of “the Movement!” Uniquely, when He ascends to Heaven, Peter takes on this responsibility as “the apostle to the Jews,” since for the first seven years of Christianity only Jews became Christians. Interestingly, after Paul became “the apostle to the Gentiles,” the leadership of the movement by Acts 15 had passed to Jesus’ oldest half-brother James. At the Jerusalem Council, James, after listening to both sides of the circumcision issue, gives his singular authoritative “judgment,” which is then bound on all the churches.
5. The Dream Of The Evangelization Of The Nations In THIS Generation
   • Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8, Colossians 1:6 & 23, 1 Timothy 2:3-4 If the world was evangelized in the first century, we can certainly do it again in the twenty-first century! This will be accomplished through every disciple making disciples, and every disciple having discipling relationships.

The Crown of Thorns Project and Operation Eagle are some of the Soldout Movement’s plans to evangelize the world in this generation. The Crown of Thorns Project focuses on key cities throughout the globe, targeting them so that churches can be planted from these influential cities. Operation Eagle is the movement’s plan to evangelize the 50 states of the USA!

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