You, me, and the church
·
God
is a Father who does not play favorites with his kids but loves each one
perfectly.
You
·
"No
man is really saved unless he is in his heart obedient to Christ." CS
Jesus’s Commands us to
•
John 15:12 (ESV) “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have
loved you.
o Love one another……do
you know how destructive your words can be?
§ Proverbs 12:18
(NIV) The
words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings
healing.
o Do you show love to
everyone that calls this church Home?
o Do forgive, not
judge, (do you even see the person behind the offense)
o Do you pray for the ones
you just can’t get past?
•
Matthew 28:19 (ESV) Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit,
o Do you look for disciples
everywhere you go
o Do you know how much
damage you do when you tear down you church family outside where the lost see
just another talk one act the other Christian
o You can’t bring them
in, if your tearing down the house of God
o
"The Scriptures were not given to
increase our knowledge but to change our lives." – D.L. Moody
§ Is
your life changing, are you truly seeking God in all you do, in all you say
•
Our
sin not only breaks God’s law, it also breaks God’s heart.
o
God Grieves over our Sin
Paul follows up
•
Philippians 1:27–28 (ESV) Only
let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I
come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit,
with one mind
striving side by side for
the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your
opponents. This is a clear
sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God.
o
One spirit, one mind! Sometimes you have to
serve next to someone you don’t like
o
God use all people for His Good!!
o
Let God shine through you, Jesus wants to
use you, Let Him use you
•
1 Timothy 1:12–15 (ESV) Read this from the Bible
o
Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners
o
WE DON’T DESERVE IT, WE DON’T DESERVE IT
o
How can any of us Judge anyone, how can any
of us treat any one with smugness
o
Jesus died a death I should have died, lived
a life I should have lived, and is allowing me to reside with Him in heaven
Me!
I have to feed the heard!!
• John
21:15–17 (Read
from the Bible)
o
My first call is to feed Jesus’s Lambs
o
My second call is to tend His Sheep
o
My Final
call is to Feed the Sheep
o
My number one priority is to feed the souls
of the followers of Jesus and to seek the lost
• Matthew
9:36 (ESV) When
he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
o
God
has sent me to shepherd the lost, to seek every lost
• Matthew
18:12 (ESV) What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of
them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go
in search of the one that went astray?
• Read 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and 4:1-5
o
Break it down!
o
My Job is to give it to you straight
o
It’s up to you, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
to change your heart! It will either get harder or softer!
o
If you’re sitting there pissed off right
now, better look at your heart!
Charles Spurgeon
·
"To
answer objections, is an endless task; it is like trying to empty a flowing
fountain with bottomless buckets."
All others
·
"Wherever
grace comes it brings gladness." - Henry Tyler
·
"What
would bring God most glory?" That question will help clarify almost all of
the decisions you'll make for the rest of your life.
·
Humility
is a direction, not a destination.
·
A
friend is one who tells you what you don't want to hear with a love you cannot
deny.
·
The
difference between praying for someone & gossiping about them is not what
you say but who you say it to.
·
Don't
judge people by where they are but rather where they started & what
direction they are going. It's about progress not perfection. Jesus is our
perfection.
·
Pride
is about my glory. Humility is about God's glory.
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