Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

3 barriers to your growth:

1. Your devotion to gospel works

2. Your understanding of the gospel

3. Your gospel root isn't leading to gospel fruit

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

I resolve to influence the world around me because I remember my past accurately and live out of my Gospel identity.

1. Remember what life should look like now…

2. ...because you remember your past accurately…

3. ...and live out of your Gospel identity

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

5 ways God's grace trains you to live out His purpose:

God's grace trains you…

1. To say no

2. To say yes

3. To change now

4. To think of then

5. To lean on Him

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Christians, in their various age, gender, and socioeconomic groups, are called to live out God’s purpose for them in response to their faith in Christ.

1. Gospel informed life for an older man

2. Gospel informed life for an older woman

3. Gospel informed life for a younger woman

4. Gospel informed life for a younger man

5. Gospel informed life for a working relationship

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: Church leaders need to protect the flock by dealing directly and sternly with false teaching.

How do we deal with false teaching?

1. Identify the person

2. Establish the plan

3. Execute the procedure

4. Understand the problem

Faith to life:

1. Watch out for false teaching

2. Be a critical/active listener

3. Stand behind the elders as they preserve the faith

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: God leads His local churches through a plurality of qualified men.

1. Do you manage your household well?

2. Do you live an exemplary life for others to follow?

3. Do you study, teach, and defend the faith?

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Big Idea: True belief in the true Gospel leads to a changed life.

3 aspects of a changed life:

1. Start with a true faith in Jesus

2. Learn God's truth and live it

3. Set your hope on the promise of eternal life

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

God loves saving sinners!

1. God's pleasing plan brings you full forgiveness.

2. God's success brings Himself full joy.

3. God's affirmation of Christ assures you full access to His promises.

Preacher: Chris Ritter

Big Idea: Seeing Jesus accurately requires corrected vision.

- Bad theology begins with bad vision

- “Vision” = seeing things as they really are

- False religion claims to have correct vision

- Believing you have correct vision leads you to condemn others 

- Brief application: personal testimony about Jesus’ work in your life is one of the most effective ways to share your faith

- False religion forces you to condemn

- When Jesus corrects your vision, you worship Him

- Sin leads to ultimate blindness; Jesus alone brings true vision … Jesus alone corrects vision to see Him rightly, see our need for salvation in Him

- Come to Him for sight -- confess pride, sin, believe and worship Him

Preacher: Scott Hollingshead

Rest in Jesus' good works!