Greatness Unleashed Part 3

As the pastor of a small church it is vital to build a people of faith that trust that their relationship with God is the pathway to a purposeful and fulfilling life.Our Vision is to be

Purposeful in Life.

Everybody has a purpose

and that purpose is found in Christ.

Even too we can be heard

++No Big I(s)

++No little you(s)

Luke 10:16–17 KJV 1900

16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. 17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Matthew 21:23 KJV 1900

23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

Luke 7:1–8 KJV 1900

1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

True Greatness is found in the relationship we have with Jesus Christ.

The Blessing of Being In Christ

Luke 9:43 KJV 1900

43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

Luke 9:44 KJV 1900

44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

And they were

++Amazed

++Astounded,

++Gripped in Awe

at the Mighty power, the impressiveness, the Majesty, the Greatness, The Majestic Display of God.

Luke 9:44 KJV 1900

44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

Jesus Speaks to them, what Jesus would say would burst the bubble of their intrigue. It was a reality check, a call back from the mountain top impressive display to the real mission.

What God does is with purpose.

His purpose

++is not to wow us

++to impress us

Acts 17:25–26 KJV 1900

25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

God’s Power

++Is not dependent upon us

++I not ours to possess or command

++Does not make him real

++Make hims visible

Luke 11:20 KJV 1900

20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

John 3:1–2 KJV 1900

1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

He Give Life Breath and All Things

With every miracle there is a message

The greater the miracle the more profound the message

Miracles Come

++To get our Attention

++To increase our Faith

++To prepare us for Him

God is trying to tell you something

Luke 9:44 KJV 1900

44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

Let these words

++Sink into your ears

++Take them to heart

++Listen carefully

++Remember

Jesus did not come

++To be celebrated

++To exalted

++To give his life

John 3:16 KJV 1900

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

True Greatness

++Is being connected to Him

++is serving others

Luke 9:48 KJV 1900

48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

Received-dechomai; to welcome, to accept

This is a Heart Issue

The Heart of man is complicated

++It thinks

++It speaks

++It is the root of a mater or activity

Genesis 6:5 KJV 1900

5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

All Natural

A Person’s Heart left to itself

++Marked by evil in both thought and deed

++It’s natural state is evil

But God made us a promise

Ezekiel 11:19–20 KJV 1900

19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Luke 9:48 KJV 1900

Jesus chose the

++The Ignored

++The insignificant

++The least important

Jesus redefined greatness

++Not in Possessions

++Not in Accomplishments

++Not in Positions

Acts 17:26 KJV 1900

26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

John 1:3–4 KJV 1900

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

God created us with purpose.

1 Peter 2:9 KJV 1900

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

God has made His choice

Ephesians 2:1–10 KJV 1900

1 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

We are empowered by His Choice

Jeremiah 1:5 KJV 1900

5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Romans 8:30–31 KJV 1900

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

Colossians 3:1–4 KJV 1900

1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

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