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PLAYED BY THE RULES (2 OF 3)
by Central Christian Church of Arizona
Scripture: Matthew 23:1-39
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Played by the Rules (2 of 3)
Series: Not a Fan
Cal Jernigan
Matthew 23
Big Idea: Followers know Christ personally; fans know about him
This message will conclude with an invitation.
1) Opening Comments
a) Welcome
b) Current Series: Not a Fan
i) Two weeks from now... Kyle Idleman will be our guest
ii) Invite someone!
2) How Close Really?
a) Situations aren't always what they appear to be
i) When I was the dean of UCYC
ii) The Peeping Tom incident
b) Looking through a mirror:
i) Mirror on a car... Objects are closer than they appear
ii) Mirror on God... Objects are further away than they appear
iii) When it comes to spirituality, things are often NOT what they look like
c) 2 Chronicles 16:9 ''For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.''
i) This is something only God really knows
ii) We can work really hard at convincing people we are more ''together'' with God than we are.
iii) We can fool people, we can never fool God.
d) Last week - God is looking for committed followers, not adoring fans
i) The struggle we all have with this is determining which we really are.
ii) Many fans believe they are committed followers.
iii) God knows about us, other people can guess about us, we should KNOW about who, what, where we really are!
e) Pull out:
i) Bible: Matthew 23
ii) Journal
(1) Week #2
(2) Title: Played by the Rules
(3) Big Idea: Followers know Christ personally; fans know about him
3) What Does Spirituality Look Like?
a) Let's start with a question --
b) What makes a person ''appear'' spiritual? (How do you decide someone is really close to God?)
c) You look for ''markers''
i) If they attend church regularly
ii) If you hear them quoting Scripture
iii) If they appear to pray/fast/give a great deal
iv) They keep all the ''rules'' of religion
v) If they seem to talk about God a lot
vi) If they tell peo ...
Series: Not a Fan
Cal Jernigan
Matthew 23
Big Idea: Followers know Christ personally; fans know about him
This message will conclude with an invitation.
1) Opening Comments
a) Welcome
b) Current Series: Not a Fan
i) Two weeks from now... Kyle Idleman will be our guest
ii) Invite someone!
2) How Close Really?
a) Situations aren't always what they appear to be
i) When I was the dean of UCYC
ii) The Peeping Tom incident
b) Looking through a mirror:
i) Mirror on a car... Objects are closer than they appear
ii) Mirror on God... Objects are further away than they appear
iii) When it comes to spirituality, things are often NOT what they look like
c) 2 Chronicles 16:9 ''For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.''
i) This is something only God really knows
ii) We can work really hard at convincing people we are more ''together'' with God than we are.
iii) We can fool people, we can never fool God.
d) Last week - God is looking for committed followers, not adoring fans
i) The struggle we all have with this is determining which we really are.
ii) Many fans believe they are committed followers.
iii) God knows about us, other people can guess about us, we should KNOW about who, what, where we really are!
e) Pull out:
i) Bible: Matthew 23
ii) Journal
(1) Week #2
(2) Title: Played by the Rules
(3) Big Idea: Followers know Christ personally; fans know about him
3) What Does Spirituality Look Like?
a) Let's start with a question --
b) What makes a person ''appear'' spiritual? (How do you decide someone is really close to God?)
c) You look for ''markers''
i) If they attend church regularly
ii) If you hear them quoting Scripture
iii) If they appear to pray/fast/give a great deal
iv) They keep all the ''rules'' of religion
v) If they seem to talk about God a lot
vi) If they tell peo ...
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