TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR HEART Where is your treasure? TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR MIND Where is your focus? TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR ACTIONS Who or what are you serving? 1. “I value all things only by the price they shall gain in eternity.” (John Wesley) 2. “I place no value on anything…
THOSE WHO WOULD NOT COME (v1-7) All is ready. Rejection of the invitation is rejection of the King Will you reject this invitation? THOSE WHO CAME (v8-10) The invitation goes out to ALL The gospel is an invitation to something incredible, knowing God. “The greatest treasure of grace is God Himself” (Max Lucado) Will you…
1) THE BEHAVIOUR WE ARE TO EXHIBIT (v10-11) Follow Paul’s teaching, conduct, aim, faith, patience, love, steadfastness, persecution, experience. 2) THE BATTLE WE ARE TO EXPECT (v12-13) Persecution 3) THE BOOK WE ARE TO EXPLORE (v14-17) Sacred, God-breathed, soul saving, life changing
1. ITS ESSENCE! Divine 2. ITS EVIDENCE! The Cross 3. ITS EXPERIENCE! By Faith
What is the purpose of the church? What does it…do? Glorify, Edify, Multiply… How? “A community of Christians who live as an on-the-ground expression of the supremacy of Jesus, by advancing the gospel in distance, and advancing the gospel in depth” (Jonathan Parnell) How? By ministry Ministry: 4 simple questions What is it? Who…
Apologies the sermon was not recorded. MIND (1 Pet 1:13) Cleared: “Gird up the loins of your mind”; Rom 12:2; Eph 4:17-19 Controlled: need to be alert; 1 Pet 4:7; 1 Pet 5:5 Concentrated: “set on”; Looking forward to Him and His return.Col 3:1,2 MANNER (1 Pet 1:14-17) Obedience. See 1 Sam 15:14-25;…