Getting Ready: Jesus is Coming Back
Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to itsbuildings. 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” 3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of…
Becoming a One-Another Church: Forgive One Another
QUESTION: Do you have anyone in your life you are having trouble forgiving? “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4: 32 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They…
A Biography in 5 Chapters
SERVING OUR SAVIOR HEY JOE! CAN YOU HELP ME OUT? A BIOGRAPHY IN 5 CHAPTERS “15 I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT I DO. FOR WHAT I WANT TO DO, I DO NOT DO, BUT WHAT I HATE, I DO. 16 AND IF I DO WHAT I DO NOT WANT TO DO, I AGREE THAT THE LAW IS GOOD. 17 AS IT IS, IT IS NO LONGER I MYSELF WHO DO IT, BUT IT IS SIN LIVING IN ME. 18 FOR…
Dust
Disciples Without discipleship, Christianity doesn’t survive “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 “Immediately Jesus made…
Becoming a One-Another Church: Spur One Another On
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” Hebrews 10:24 “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we havea great priest over the house of God” Hebrews 10:19 What does it look like then for us to spur one another on in…
Becoming a One-Another Church: Admonishing One Another
“Admonish“ from Latin “ad” (to) + “moneo/monere” (urge, warn, remind). Giving guidance or direction 1.What admonishment is: “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things, grow up into him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” Ephesians 4:15 3 types of people when it comes to sharing truth in love (John…
Becoming a One-Another Church: Accept One Another
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ a accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Romans 15:7 Accepting and Abiding “Accept” Means to receive someone into your life and to see them as valuable …the word that Jesus most used with his disciples is this word meno, it means “abide.” Key Scriptures Supporting This: “God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” Romans 5:8 “This is a…
Becoming A One-Another Church: Encouragement
Benefits of Encouragement 1. Encouragement is a good representation of Jesus Christ. Encouragement” comes from two different Greek words{ Literally means to pour confidence or to pour courage into them. En-courage Encouragement can make a person less vulnerable to sinning Encouragement can help you finish the race (What words?) “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ…
Becoming A One-Another Church: Bearing Other’s Burdens
“Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. 4 Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone…