The Grace of Serving Romans 15:14-19 Intro: God give us grace to be saved, grace to live, and grace to serve. To see this truth, we need to remember that grace is an active attribute of God. It expresses his powering us , giving us both the desire and the dynamic to do things his way(Phil 2:13) 13 For…

· Please turn to John 15 · My first two years of college, I had the same roommate for two years. At the end of our sophomore year, he recommended we split up so we could each mentor a freshman now that we would be "upper class." That fall, when my roomate arrived, it was not a young freshman, but a man…

The call of God and service

GROWING MORE LIKE JESUS. 1-27-08---SAM Philippians 2:5-11 TBC INTRO: There are many worth pursuits in life, or many goals that we can aim for in this world. There have been some noble goals in life as men and women strive to make a difference in this world. This morning our series My To Do List for 2008…

The process by which believers are conformed to the likeness of Jesus Christ, especially in relation to obedience to and trust in God. Through the Holy Spirit, God refashions believers in the image of his Son, who is set before them as a model of the form of the redeemed life.

Introduction How many of you have ever gone through the ordeal of teaching your teenage child how to drive? It’s nerve wracking isn’t it? Well, let’s be clear about it… it’s not only nerve wracking for the parent, it’s nerve wracking for the teen as well. [am I right?] I can recall being scared to death…

Introduction: Before we get to far into todays message lets first start with the definition of what disciple and/or discipleship means. Define - Disciple is one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another. Disciple fundamentally can mean - “a follower, or someone who is a learner” A…

Introducción ¿Cuántos de ustedes han pasado por la terrible experiencia de enseñarle a conducir a su hijo adolescente? Es estresante, ¿no es así? Bueno, seamos claros al respecto ... no es solo una angustia para los padres, sino también una angustia para los adolescentes. Recuerdo que me sentí muerto…

HUMILIATION BEFORE EXALTATION Philippians 2:5-11 Verses 6–11 is an early Christian hymn in honor of Jesus Christ. It is the most important section of the letter to the Philippians and provides a marvelous description of Christ’s self-humbling in his incarnation and death, together with his subsequent…

Hebrews 10:19-39 Keep on Keeping On Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with…

SERIES: CLARITY MESSAGE: Why Do We Go To Church? - Part 1 John 13:34-35 & selected scriptures November 5. 2006 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34-35 Our…

God has provided various means by which believers may grow spiritually.

Reading: Philippians 2:1-18 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. Philippians 2:5-7 (NIV) I. Embrace…

Mark 8:34-38 Jesus has just explained to Peter and the rest of the disciples that he would suffer greatly, be rejected by the religious leaders of his day, be killed, and then rise from the dead. This came as a great surprise to Peter and the disciples who had always dreamed of the coming of Messiah…

Beatitudes The Poor in Spirit and Mourners Matthew 5:3-4 Last week we discussed how the Beatitudes describe the character of the ideal disciple—that Jesus was revealing how He wanted His followers to be. Some have taught that they create a standard that none can attain. I believe that to be false. In…

Having given spiritual life to his people, God expects them to grow to maturity.

January 31, 2016 Read Lu 14:25-35 – At the banquet at the end of the BB season, the star player was chosen to present a gift to the coach. Clearly more comfortable on court than speaking, he said, “We got a present for you, Coach. It’s not much – but it shows just what we think of you.” In a similar…

recap: You were created to know and love God. Worship, relationship, etc. God formed you for His family. You learn to love others. fellowship, church family You were created to become more like Christ life will make more sense when you understand that. We need to live, talk, walk, think, value like Jesus.…

The state of following Jesus Christ, and serving and obeying him. The NT stresses the privileges, joys and cost of this calling.

One person – under the authority of Jesus – can make a difference.