IS MY FLASHLIGHT ON? (2 OF 4)
Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16
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Is My Flashlight On? (2 of 4)
Series: The Cross Shaped life
James Merritt
Matthew 5:14-16
I want to welcome those at our campuses as well as those watching online. We are one church in multiple locations. I encourage you to attend the campus closest to you.
Introduction
1. One of the greatest things I love about Jesus, as I have told you repeatedly, is how simple Jesus makes everything. We tend to complicate the simple; Jesus loves to simplify the complicated. When you understand why Jesus came and what Jesus taught, His purpose for every human being is very simple. It can be boiled down to this one statement. We are to become disciples of Jesus who make disciples for Jesus. If Jesus is worth knowing, He is worth following and He is worthy of those who know Him and follow Him to lead others to know Him and follow Him.
2. This also has helped us to simplify why we as a church are here. Our mission statement is very simple - We are to point people to Jesus and inspire them to live the Cross-shaped life. Everything that we as a church do is tied completely to and built around that one statement. We have adopted some measures to tell us how we are doing in that area both as a church and as individuals. We have developed some ways to explain what the cross-shaped life is all about which is the series that we are in right now.
3. Last week, we said that the first step to living the cross-shaped life is answering this question, ''Do I have a spiritual birth certificate?'' You cannot point people to Jesus until you personally know Jesus. Last week, we spoke of the need of having a spiritual birth certificate. Just as you have a physical birth certificate to show that you have been born on this earth you need a spiritual birth certificate to show that you have been born-again for eternity. Just as you were born physically into an earthly family you must be born again into God's family.
4. Once you have your spiritual birth certificate and have been p ...
Series: The Cross Shaped life
James Merritt
Matthew 5:14-16
I want to welcome those at our campuses as well as those watching online. We are one church in multiple locations. I encourage you to attend the campus closest to you.
Introduction
1. One of the greatest things I love about Jesus, as I have told you repeatedly, is how simple Jesus makes everything. We tend to complicate the simple; Jesus loves to simplify the complicated. When you understand why Jesus came and what Jesus taught, His purpose for every human being is very simple. It can be boiled down to this one statement. We are to become disciples of Jesus who make disciples for Jesus. If Jesus is worth knowing, He is worth following and He is worthy of those who know Him and follow Him to lead others to know Him and follow Him.
2. This also has helped us to simplify why we as a church are here. Our mission statement is very simple - We are to point people to Jesus and inspire them to live the Cross-shaped life. Everything that we as a church do is tied completely to and built around that one statement. We have adopted some measures to tell us how we are doing in that area both as a church and as individuals. We have developed some ways to explain what the cross-shaped life is all about which is the series that we are in right now.
3. Last week, we said that the first step to living the cross-shaped life is answering this question, ''Do I have a spiritual birth certificate?'' You cannot point people to Jesus until you personally know Jesus. Last week, we spoke of the need of having a spiritual birth certificate. Just as you have a physical birth certificate to show that you have been born on this earth you need a spiritual birth certificate to show that you have been born-again for eternity. Just as you were born physically into an earthly family you must be born again into God's family.
4. Once you have your spiritual birth certificate and have been p ...
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