Calvary Baptist Church - Canton, Michigan

Starting with Focus

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Starting with Focus

Dave Riddle – 12/31/2017

Key Passages: Proverbs 17:24

Proverbs 14:24 An intelligent person aims at wise action, but a fool starts off in many directions. (Good News Translation)

A certain wise action is becoming like Jesus

  • Luke 6:40 a disciple is not above his teacher but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. (English Standard Version)
  • typos (Greek: τύπος) – an example to be imitated

    • Jesus-following in 3 dimensions…

    1. Up
      • intimacy and obedience
      • John 14:23 – the one who loves me will obey my teaching (NLV)
      • How?
        • Worship and Word
          1. In
            • Connection and investment
            • oikos (Greek: οἶκος) – all the persons forming one family, a household.
            • The family of God and the body of Christ.
              • 1 Corinthians 12:21
              • How?
                • Group and Give.
                  1. Out
                    • Gospel and Compassion
                    • Matthew 9:35
                    • splagchnizomai (Greek: σπλαγχνίζομαι): to be moved even to ones bowels; hence to be moved with or to have compassion (for bowels were thought tone the seat of love and pity).
                    • How?
                      • Share and Show
                        • ...more
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