Capital City Church International (3Ci)

Gabe Phillips – September 2 - Sunday PM Background: Sow that Seed Matthew 4:18-22 NIV “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.” If you want to grow you need to sow. It’s the law of nature. 3 Postures of sowing: 1. Lean In - Jesus says “come” - Jesus is not looking for the qualified, He is looking for the available. - Breakthrough has come and His name is Jesus Christ - Quite blaming the soil for our lack of growth - Discipleship start with our response to follow Him. - Intimacy with Jesus leads to influence - “Lean In” – It starts with our response 2. Step Out - Religion = obsessed with me. Relationship = obsessed with Jesus. - Religion = obsessed with where you’ve been. Jesus is obsessed with where He is taking you. - True Obedience: o is immediate. Delayed obedience is disobedience o is complete. Don’t obey halfway. o is Costly. § Don’t ask God to use us and then we leave because we feel used. - Obedience is seed sown into your future. - Radical futures demand radical obedience. - Seeds sown in faith leads to future. - Obedience leads to Future – “Step Out” 3. Raise Up - It’s not about me, it’s about other people. - Maturity is sowing seeds into other people’s lives. - On the other side of your obedience people are waiting – “Raise Up” Life Group Suggestions for Discussion: Welcome to go through the notes and ask the question: What touched me through this message?

Gabe Phillips – September 2, Sunday AM The Gospel is about moving forward. Hebrews 11:24-26 (NLT) “It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. He thought it was better to suffer for the sake of Christ than to own the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his great reward.” Moses did 3 things: 1. Make a Move to Refuse. - He violently rejected illegitimate identity. - Don’t tolerate what God called you to exterminate. - Move by faith, not by intellect or reason. - Violently refuse the words unqualified 2. Make a Move to Choose - Faith is an active word. It’s more important what you say YES to than what you say NO to. - Moses chose to share in the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. - Sometimes God gives us off ramps. Is it your off ramp? Should you make a move? - We not victims of circumstance, we prisoners of hope. Do you want to get well and be set free? Make a move. 3. Make a Move to Look Ahead - Moses was looking ahead to his great reward. - Don’t be overwhelmed with the right now. - Christ is our power and pleasure. - Christ is the rewarder, but also the great Reward - Christ is the one who sets free, but He is also our freedom. - Christ is the one who provides, but He is also my provision - If our eyes are low, so our expectations. - Where are you looking for your joy and future? Don’t be strangled by what is around you. John 5 - Man at the pool - Move, Just do It. (NIKE), stop the excuses. Are you stuck: - Between your pain and your potent? - Between your comfort and your calling? - Between your frustration and your future? Today you can decide to “Make a Move”. Life Group Suggestion for Discussion: Welcome to go through the notes and ask the question: Where do I need to Move OR what touched me through this message.

Adrian and Antoinette Quinlivan on the coming Church plant in Stellenbosh.