The Great Surrender (3 of 4)
Series: Greater Things
Joey Rodgers
Luke 9:23-26
Bumper - Debbie Roof
God is great and greater things are yet to come! Oh how I want to be a part of something so great that the only explanation for it is God?
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, b/c I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:12-13
A few of weeks ago we started a series - Greater Things. The intent of these lessons is to invite us to see God move in and thru us in such a way that the only explanation is God.
I believe for this to occur, it'll require that we apprehend the (4) most vital teaching of Christ regarding the ideas of knowing God, loving God, following God, and serving God.
In week 1 we discussed God's equation for knowing Him. In Matthew 12, said, ''Come unto me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me - for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.''
In this exchange, Jesus explains a simple spiritual equation for grace/salvation - COME + TAKE + LEARN = REST. Come to Christ alone; take up His yoke of grace by faith; and follow His leading and you'll discover His salvation.
But life w/ God doesn't end w/ salvation - it begins. So beyond knowing God, we discover in Mark 12 that Jesus invites us to love Him w/ all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. Jesus taught us that loving God involves - acknowledging God for who He is, accepting Him for what He did, aligning your life w/ His life, and then acting out His life to others by loving them to His truth.
One of the key nuggets from last week is the understanding that Jesus doesn't accept us for who we are - as if to say that He is okay w/ our sin. What Jesus does is meets us where we are to draw us to His grace - He accepts us based solely on H ...
Series: Greater Things
Joey Rodgers
Luke 9:23-26
Bumper - Debbie Roof
God is great and greater things are yet to come! Oh how I want to be a part of something so great that the only explanation for it is God?
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, b/c I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:12-13
A few of weeks ago we started a series - Greater Things. The intent of these lessons is to invite us to see God move in and thru us in such a way that the only explanation is God.
I believe for this to occur, it'll require that we apprehend the (4) most vital teaching of Christ regarding the ideas of knowing God, loving God, following God, and serving God.
In week 1 we discussed God's equation for knowing Him. In Matthew 12, said, ''Come unto me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me - for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.''
In this exchange, Jesus explains a simple spiritual equation for grace/salvation - COME + TAKE + LEARN = REST. Come to Christ alone; take up His yoke of grace by faith; and follow His leading and you'll discover His salvation.
But life w/ God doesn't end w/ salvation - it begins. So beyond knowing God, we discover in Mark 12 that Jesus invites us to love Him w/ all of our heart, mind, soul, and strength. Jesus taught us that loving God involves - acknowledging God for who He is, accepting Him for what He did, aligning your life w/ His life, and then acting out His life to others by loving them to His truth.
One of the key nuggets from last week is the understanding that Jesus doesn't accept us for who we are - as if to say that He is okay w/ our sin. What Jesus does is meets us where we are to draw us to His grace - He accepts us based solely on H ...
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