Matthew 30 v17-19
1. God is generous. 2. Christians are generous. 3. God is good. 4. Christians are good.
'Grace' - 1. Equality; 2. Grumbling; 3. Generous;
applications for us
Important Things 6: flexibility: 1. Biblical basis; 2. In Church Life; 3. Evangelism; 4. Way in
The man who had everything, but who knew that he didn't have enough
1 Peter 1:22 - 2:3
Caring for the vulnerable
1. The Bible is the Word of God
2. The Bible is supremely authoritative
3. The Bible is at the centre of Church life
4. The value of the Bible
This talk is the first in our 7-part series of 'Important things'; to include 1. Christlikeness 2. Biblical; 3. Prayerful; 4. Evangelistic; 5. Flexible; 6. Generous; 7. Family (Community)
We start today with 1. Christlikeness.
Quoting from a book entitled 'ReJesus: a wild Messiah for a Missional Church':
"When we say we want to be Christlike - to be like Jesus - we are not saying we are going to walk on the water or die for the sins of the world. No, being like Jesus means we adopt the values embodied in His life and teaching. Only Jesus was able to feed thousands with small amounts of bread and fish, but if we are like Jesus we can embrace the values of hospitality and generosity. We might not be able to preach to the multitudes but we can commit to speaking truth to lies. We can't die for anyone's sins, but we can embrace selflessness, sacrifice and suffering."
This sermon describes how: I. Christlikeness is God's goal for us; II. what Christlikeness looks like in Church life and on our frontlines, in this broken world. III. how we can develop in our own Christlikeness.
Colossians 3 v17
Mary and Martha - choosing what is best
on an urgent Mission
Without God life has no meaning
Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience
Loving God - How?