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ONE YEAR BIBLE 24 - THE POWER OF CONTAGIOUS FAITH
I. Illustrating the Power of Infectious Faith in the Early Church.
The Bird Flu has the power to become a 21st Century plague.
New viruses are morphing and increasing in virulence.
Imagine our faith morphing into 0 virulent epidemic of love.
II. Understanding the Contagiousness of the Early Church. Acts 2-8
A. The Host Culture were ripe for an infectious living faith.
Peter diagnosed the Jewish Culture as needy. Acts 2:40
He cut them deeply to deliver the infection. Acts 2:37-41
They incubated this new faith in new culture. 42-47
B. The infected kept getting re-infected with miracles.
The man at the Gate Beautiful: Acts 3:8
The miraculous house shaking. prayer, Acts 4:23-31
The miraculous death of two liars. Acts 5:9-16
C. The Apostles entrusted the faith to a new carriers.
They raise up seven men infected with the Spirit. 6:1-6
This resulted in a pandemic of faith. Acts 6:7-8
Which spread beyond Jerusalem to all Israel. Acts 8:4-8
III. How to Become a Church with Contagious Faith. Heb.1O:22-25
Maximize Susceptibility: Cultivate a heart that always seeks more.
Don't allow the World to inoculate you to virulent faith.
Keep exposing yourself to environments of possible re-infection.
Enhance Incubation: Cultivate a culture in which faith is fostered.
Stir one another up to a lifestyle of faith, love and good works.
If your friends are resistant, dump them and get new ones.
Intensify Transmission: Cultivate infectiousness toward the world.
Our time here is so short: make every interaction count.
Bring every new believer into a fellowship of infectious faith
Monday, July 30, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
SUMMER OF LOVE 4 – LOVE OVERCOMES ALL ENEMIES
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I. A Line is Being Drawn Between the Loving and the Loveless.
There exists a separation between believers and unbelievers.
Between those who believe there is a growing separation:
Is your love is getting hotter or growing colder. Mt. 24:12
II. Understanding and Overcoming the Enemies of Love.
The First Enemy of Love is Unresolved Offenses. Mt. 24:9-12
When difficulties and disappointments occur we feel unloved.
When we feel unloved we drift toward into a lawless heart.
The cycle continues until we find we’ve lost our first love.
The Second Enemy of Love is Self-Centeredness. 2 Tim. 3:1-6
When we exalt ourselves over God and others, love is distorted.
Even if we maintain religious appearance we have no power.
God says to withdraw from those who live for themselves. Why?
The Third Enemy of Love is Tormenting Fear. 1 John 4:17-19
When we are tormented by fear we are incapable of loving.
All fear ultimately springs from the fear of death and judgment.
God’s Love eradicates fear from our lives.
III. How to Overcome the Enemies of Love by Loving God and Others.
We must first remove all barriers and receive the Love of God.
God’s love heals us and empowers us to begin to love. Vs.19
As we abide in God’s love, love becomes perfected in us. 16
We must also connect God’s love for us and our love for others. Vs.20
Our love for others objectifies the trueness of our love for God.
What hinders us from demonstrating God’s love by serving others?
We must defy the forces of evil that seek to imprison us in lovelessness.
We must discern the forces of evil (vs.1-4) and stand for Love.
We must PERFECT love to show the Glory of Jesus in this world.
I. A Line is Being Drawn Between the Loving and the Loveless.
There exists a separation between believers and unbelievers.
Between those who believe there is a growing separation:
Is your love is getting hotter or growing colder. Mt. 24:12
II. Understanding and Overcoming the Enemies of Love.
The First Enemy of Love is Unresolved Offenses. Mt. 24:9-12
When difficulties and disappointments occur we feel unloved.
When we feel unloved we drift toward into a lawless heart.
The cycle continues until we find we’ve lost our first love.
The Second Enemy of Love is Self-Centeredness. 2 Tim. 3:1-6
When we exalt ourselves over God and others, love is distorted.
Even if we maintain religious appearance we have no power.
God says to withdraw from those who live for themselves. Why?
The Third Enemy of Love is Tormenting Fear. 1 John 4:17-19
When we are tormented by fear we are incapable of loving.
All fear ultimately springs from the fear of death and judgment.
God’s Love eradicates fear from our lives.
III. How to Overcome the Enemies of Love by Loving God and Others.
We must first remove all barriers and receive the Love of God.
God’s love heals us and empowers us to begin to love. Vs.19
As we abide in God’s love, love becomes perfected in us. 16
We must also connect God’s love for us and our love for others. Vs.20
Our love for others objectifies the trueness of our love for God.
What hinders us from demonstrating God’s love by serving others?
We must defy the forces of evil that seek to imprison us in lovelessness.
We must discern the forces of evil (vs.1-4) and stand for Love.
We must PERFECT love to show the Glory of Jesus in this world.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
SUMMER OF LOVE 3 – THE TRIUMPANT NATURE OF LOVE
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SUMMER OF LOVE 3 – THE TRIUMPANT NATURE OF LOVE
I. The Body of Christ is Rising Up in an Unprecedented Way.
The Call in Nashville gathered 70k people in prayer.
The Summer of Love was repeatedly mentioned.
The Greatest Commandment: is Love. Matt. 22:34-40
II. Understanding the Triumphant Nature of Love. I Cor. 13:1-13
Love is a matter of the heart expressed in outward actions.
It’s not enough to talk eloquently about love;
Or to have understanding of the mysteries of love.
Even a sacrificial act is not a guarantee that love is real.
What Love is NOT: Envious, Self-exalting, Proud, Rude, Selfish,
Irritable, Negative, Unrighteous
What Love IS: Perseveringly Kind, Aligned with Truth,
Covers Wrong, Trusting, Hopeful, Enduring, Triumphant
Love is the greatest attribute of God and of Humanity. 1Jn,4:7-8
God’s purpose is to bring us into the perfection of Love.
As we mature, we exchange selfishness for love.
Our destiny is to know and express love forever.
III. How to Cultivate the Triumphant Nature of Love. Rom. 5:1-5
Having peace with God we can rejoice in the hope of His glory.
With my destiny secure, I no longer need to self-protect.
I am free to lay my life down for God and for others.
We now have grace to transform an enemy of Love: Tribulation.
Because of offenses the love of many fails. Mt. 24:10-12
Trials produce selfish survival responses against love.
As we rejoice in tribulation, we are empowered to persevere.
As we persevere we cultivate godly character and hope.
Transforming tribulation into hope releases LOVE in us.
SUMMER OF LOVE 3 – THE TRIUMPANT NATURE OF LOVE
I. The Body of Christ is Rising Up in an Unprecedented Way.
The Call in Nashville gathered 70k people in prayer.
The Summer of Love was repeatedly mentioned.
The Greatest Commandment: is Love. Matt. 22:34-40
II. Understanding the Triumphant Nature of Love. I Cor. 13:1-13
Love is a matter of the heart expressed in outward actions.
It’s not enough to talk eloquently about love;
Or to have understanding of the mysteries of love.
Even a sacrificial act is not a guarantee that love is real.
What Love is NOT: Envious, Self-exalting, Proud, Rude, Selfish,
Irritable, Negative, Unrighteous
What Love IS: Perseveringly Kind, Aligned with Truth,
Covers Wrong, Trusting, Hopeful, Enduring, Triumphant
Love is the greatest attribute of God and of Humanity. 1Jn,4:7-8
God’s purpose is to bring us into the perfection of Love.
As we mature, we exchange selfishness for love.
Our destiny is to know and express love forever.
III. How to Cultivate the Triumphant Nature of Love. Rom. 5:1-5
Having peace with God we can rejoice in the hope of His glory.
With my destiny secure, I no longer need to self-protect.
I am free to lay my life down for God and for others.
We now have grace to transform an enemy of Love: Tribulation.
Because of offenses the love of many fails. Mt. 24:10-12
Trials produce selfish survival responses against love.
As we rejoice in tribulation, we are empowered to persevere.
As we persevere we cultivate godly character and hope.
Transforming tribulation into hope releases LOVE in us.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Summer of Love 2 - Discerning the Hearts
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SUMMER OF LOVE 2 – DISCERNING THE HEARTS
I. This is an awesome time to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
God is moving in a marvelous way around the world.
God is preparing the hearts of people to receive Jesus..
We must learn to cooperate with the Lord in this.
II. Understanding the Importance of Discerning the Human Heart.
God has placed eternity in the hearts of the all people. Ecc.3:11
The songs of the 60’s were filled with eternal themes. Vs.1
Don Richardson’s perspective on missions and missiology.
We need to apply this to the people of our generation.
The god of this world has blinded the minds as well. 2 Cor.4:3-4
We are in a huge battle for the hearts of seeking people.
The enemy is at work to fortify against God’s last move.
Through prayer we can discern the heart for harvest.
God is continuously at work to prepare hearts to receive Him.
None can come…except my Father draw him. Jn.6:44
The Holy Spirit convinces the world of sin… Jn 16:8
God shines in our hearts to give his light. 2 Cor.4:4-6
III. How to cooperate with God in discerning and reaching hearts.
First, we need to prepare our hearts to touch hearts. Mt. 24:9-14
We are in a season of offense bringing cold hearts.
We need to push the reset button and renew our first love.
We need to renew our commitment to changing hearts. Hab.3:2
We hear of past revivals, let’s contend for revival now.
Prayer is the key to preparation for revival. THE CALL.
We need to become wise change agents of the human heart.
We are the missing link in making Jesus attractive.
Let’s shine him and people will be drawn. Isaiah. 60:1
I. This is an awesome time to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
God is moving in a marvelous way around the world.
God is preparing the hearts of people to receive Jesus..
We must learn to cooperate with the Lord in this.
II. Understanding the Importance of Discerning the Human Heart.
God has placed eternity in the hearts of the all people. Ecc.3:11
The songs of the 60’s were filled with eternal themes. Vs.1
Don Richardson’s perspective on missions and missiology.
We need to apply this to the people of our generation.
The god of this world has blinded the minds as well. 2 Cor.4:3-4
We are in a huge battle for the hearts of seeking people.
The enemy is at work to fortify against God’s last move.
Through prayer we can discern the heart for harvest.
God is continuously at work to prepare hearts to receive Him.
None can come…except my Father draw him. Jn.6:44
The Holy Spirit convinces the world of sin… Jn 16:8
God shines in our hearts to give his light. 2 Cor.4:4-6
III. How to cooperate with God in discerning and reaching hearts.
First, we need to prepare our hearts to touch hearts. Mt. 24:9-14
We are in a season of offense bringing cold hearts.
We need to push the reset button and renew our first love.
We need to renew our commitment to changing hearts. Hab.3:2
We hear of past revivals, let’s contend for revival now.
Prayer is the key to preparation for revival. THE CALL.
We need to become wise change agents of the human heart.
We are the missing link in making Jesus attractive.
Let’s shine him and people will be drawn. Isaiah. 60:1
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