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July 15, 2019Vitals – Spiritual Formation Pt. 2
Vitals – Spiritual Formation Pt. 2
Dave Riddle – 07/14/19
Key Verses: Philippians 3:10, Galatians 4:19
ginōskō (Greek: γινώσκω) – to know by experience, in contract to an intellectual or intuitive type of knowledge.
it’s one thing to know what sunburn is, it’s another thing completely to ‘experience’ sunburn.
symmorphizō (Greek: συμμορφίζω) – to receive the same form as; to be conformed to.
Luke 6:40 – …everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
We are being transformed, not by our own power, but by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Spiritual Practices & Rhythms
Not obligations, but invitations!
Study
Philippians 4:8 – “…dwell on these things”
Repetition, conversation, reflection
Meditation
Psalm 63:6 HCSB): When I think of You as I lie on my bed, I meditate on You during the night watches
On scripture, on the works of God, on the things we see happening around us.
Prayer
“Prayer catapults us onto the frontier of the spiritual life. Of all the spiritual disciplines, prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the father.” -R. Foster ‘Celebration of Discipline’
Fasting
Luke 4:1-2 – Jesus fasted.
“More than any other discipline fasting reveals the things that control us.” – R. Foster ‘Celebration of Discipline’
Matthew 6:16 – not a requirement, but it does appear to be an expectation. “when you fast”
Solitude
Mark 1:35
Solitude =/= loneliness
Let him who cannot be alone beware of community… Let him who is not in community beware of being alone… Each by itself has profound perils and pitfalls. One who wants fellowship without solitude plunges into the void of words and feelings, and the one who seeks solitude without fellowship perishes in the abyss of vanity, self-infatuation and despair.” – Bonhoeffer ‘Life Together’
Simplicity
“The central point for the discipline of simplicity is to seek the kingdom of God and righteousness of his kingdom first and then everything necessary will come in it’s proper order.” – R. Foster ‘Celebration of Discipline’
Submission
To God, to the cross, to scripture, to our family, our neighbors, to the needs of others, to the body of Christ.
Service
John 13:15 – “For I have given you an example that you also should do just as I have done for you. “
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July 15, 2019 Vitals – Spiritual Formation Pt. 1
Vitals – Spiritual Formation Pt. 1
Dave Riddle – 07/07/19
Key Passage: Galatians 4:12-20
A deeply personal word to the Galatian believers.
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July 01, 2019A Family on Mission – Out (Our World)
A Family on Mission – Out (Our World)
Dave Riddle – 06/30/19
Key Passage: Matthew 9:35-38
A Quick Review
One Calling
Help people follow Jesus together
Two Commandments
Love God, Love Others
Mark 12:28-31
Three Dimensions
Up, In, Out
Living on Mission like Jesus
He went.
Matthew 9:35 – “Jesus continued going…”
Teaching
didaskō (Greek: διδάσκω) – teaching with the purpose of transformation.
Gospelling
kēryssō euaggelion basileia (Greek: κηρύσσω ευαγγελιον βασιλεα) – preaching the good news of the Kingdom.
Healing
Jesus understood that people needed healing and he provided it.
He Noticed.
Matthew 9:36 – “when he saw the crowds…”
He didn’t overlook them or look past them. He saw them.
He felt.
Compassion
Matthew 9:36
splagchnizomai (Greek: σπλαγχνίζομαι) – to be moved as to one’s bowels, hence to be moved with compassion, have compassion (for the bowels were thought to be the seat of love and pity)
He Explained
Matthew 9:37
The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few
Our Response
We Embody Jesus
Luke 6:40
We want to be like Him.
We Proclaim
Acts 1:8
Witnesses for Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit
Two Outcomes
Redemption
Ephesians 1:7
Restoration
We can make a difference in a world of chaos.
The most important thing to remember is how desperately God loves you.
The world is full of individuals that God loves individually.
Do we see the world through God’s eyes or do we see faceless/nameless masses?
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July 01, 2019 A Family on Mission – In (Our Family)
A Family on Mission – In (Our Family)
Dave Riddle – 6/23/19
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July 01, 2019A Family on Mission – Up (Our Father)
A Family on Mission – Up (Our Father)
Dave Riddle – 06/16/19
Key Passage: Acts 13:22
The most important thing
Mark 12:28-30
Captured by the concept of worship
Romans 12:1
A rhythmic response to God’s self-revelation
1 John 4:19 – “we love because He first loved us…”
A matter of our hearts
Mark 7:6
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David
1 Samual 16:7
“…the Lord looks at the heart”
Acts 12:22
“…a man after my own heart”
We are called to align our hearts with God’s heart.
Allow God to be first
Philippians 3:7-14
Make God the object and pursuit of your life.
Rely on God’s power
1 Samuel 17
Romans 8:11 – the same power that raised Jesus from the dead now lives in you!
Rest in His authority
Live in full transparency
Psalm 139 – you have searched me and know me.
Two Outcomes
We are loved
The creator of the universe loves you!
1 John 3:1 – his love is so great that we are called His children!
Called to live in obedience!
John 14:15 – if we love God we will desire to keep His commands.
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June 10, 2019A Family on Mission – God’s Household
A Family on Mission – God’s Household
Dave Riddle – 06/09/19
Key Passages: 1 Timothy 3:15, Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 6:40
Our mission: Helping People Follow Jesus Together!
A family on mission!
1 Timothy 3:15 – … I have written so that you will know how people ought to act in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
Household = oikos (Greek: οἶκος) – an inhabited house, a physical dwelling place. Also, the inhabitants of a house, all the persons forming one family – a household.
In the New Testament: the family of God: Where God has made his home. Us!
Matthew 28:18-20 – Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Disciples = mathēteuō (Greek: μαθητεύω) – to be a disciple of another, or to make someone a disciple.
mathetes (Greek: μαθητής) – pupil/leaner/student – a disciple. In the New Testament, a disciple is one who not only learns, but accepts and adverse to the instruction given to them, making it their personal everyday way of living .
Luke 6:40 – A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
we are called to become like Jesus and help others become like Him too!
Three-Dimensional Discipleship
Up (Father)
Reconnect with our Father God through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ.
In (Family)
We are connected. We can’t do this apart from our brothers and sisters. United in Christ.
Out (World)
Salt and light, ambassadors and witnesses to the world! We exist to reach out into the world to see them become like Jesus too!
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June 03, 2019Grad Sunday – Be Bold
Be Bold
Phil Woodman – 06/02/19
Key Passage: 2 Timothy 3:10-17
Steps to a hold like that impacts the world for Jesus.
Bold Trust
You have followed my teaching
2 Tim 3:10
Continue on in it
2 Tim 3:14-15
Consistent Choices
Conduct – manner of life
2 Timothy 3:10
Living sacrifice
Romans 12:1-2
Transformed, not conformed
Embrace our Purpose
Testify to the gospel of God’s grace
Acts 20:24
Expect Opposition
“All who want to live a godly life will be persecuted”
2 Tim 3:11-13
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June 03, 2019 Romans 11 – Pausing to Praise
Romans 11 – Pausing to Praise
Dave Riddle – 05/26/19
Key Passage: Romans 11:33-36
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May 20, 2019Romans 11 – A Redemption Mystery
Romans 11 – A Redemption Mystery
Dave Riddle – 05/19/19
Key Passage: Romans 11:25-32
“This mystery”
Romans 11:25
Greek word mysterion (μυστήριον); a secret hidden in the past but now revealed.
Three Connected Truths
Israel
Romans 11:25
“A partial hardening has come upon Israel…”
Gentiles
Romans 11:25
“…until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.”
Fullness = plērōma (πλήρωμα)
Israel
Romans 11:26
“…all Israel will be saved,”
“Israel” – who is Paul referring to?
The church?
The ethnic/national Israel (The descendants of Abraham)?
Not Israel as a whole, but Israel as a community?
Those who put their faith in the Christ.
The Redeemer
Romans 11:26b-27
A salvation from sin through faith in Jesus.
Two Concluding Statements
God’s election remains
Romans 11:28-29
They are still God’s chosen people.
He keeps his covenant with the patriarchs.
God shows Mercy to the disobedient
Romans 11:30-32
A universal act of disobedience is met with divine mercy!
All of us are candidates for the lavish love of God.
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May 13, 2019Romans 11 – God of Grafting
Romans 11 – God of Grafting
Dave Riddle – 05/12/19
Key Passage: Romans 11:17-24
The Allegory of the Olive Tree
A Warning to Gentile Believers
Don’t be Arrogant
Romans 11:20-21
Don’t be Puffed with Pride
Romans 11:18
Through Faith Alone
Romans 11:20
A Promise to Jewish Unbelievers
Those cut off can be grafted in again
Romans 11:23
By Faith!
Romans 11:20
Key word: persist/remain
Romans 11:22-23
epimenō (Greek: ἐπιμένω) – to stay at or with, to tarry still, still to abide, to continue, remain. of tarrying in a place. to persevere.
Colossians 1:21-23
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