Urgency in 2018 - Part 2

I. Know the finish line

Phil. 3:12

2 Corinthians 11:23-29

"The critical question for our generationand for every generationis this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ was not there?" - John Piper

Phil. 3:13-14

II.Know the prize

Phil. 3:12

III. Know the worth

If there is no worth to the prize there will not be urgent effort given to win it.

If "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son," doesn't measure at the top of your value-meter, then your appraisal process is broke.

IV. Know the cost

Gal. 2:20

Hebrews 12:1-2

"LUKEWARM PEOPLE think about life on earth much more often than eternity in heaven. Daily life is mostly focused on today's to-do list, this week's schedule, and next month's vacation. Rarely, if ever, do they intently consider the life to come."

"If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this." - C. S. Lewis

Urgency in 2018

1 Cor 9:24-10:12

Phil 3:1-11

I. Know the finish line

Phil. 3:12

2 Corinthians 11:23-29

"The critical question for our generationand for every generationis this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ was not there?" - John Piper

Phil. 3:13-14

Encourage U - Thessalonians Study

Part 16

Last Message:

I. We must stay in constant prayer

II. We must stay thankful through every circumstance.

III. We must make deliberate efforts to walk in the Spirit, to not extinguish the Spirit.

1 Thess. 5:20

I. Embrace preaching and prophecy.

Roman 8:1-17

Titus 2:11-14

1 Thess. 5:21

II. Evaluate from a biblical perspective.

1 Thess. 5:22

III. Eschew every form of evil.

1 Thess. 5:23-24

The Character of the Characters of Christmas

Jesus

Is 9:6-7

I. Love Gives

John 3:16-18

2 Cor 5:17

Gal. 5:13

II. Love Sacrifices

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

Leviticus 12:8

III. Love Endures

1 Cor 13:7-8

Rom. 8:31-39

The Character of the Characters of Christmas

The Shepherds

Luke 2:8-16

I. After hearing about Jesus, RUN to Jesus.

Heb. 10:4, 10-12, 16-18

Our excitement to meet with Him should rival the time before.

Luke 2:17-18

II. After running to Jesus, RELAY the gospel.

Luke 2:19-20

2 Cor. 5:9-15

Is. 55:6

Jer. 29:13

III. After relaying the gospel, RETURN the praise.

The Character of the Characters of Christmas

MARY

Luke 1:26-40; 46-56

How to rightly handle God's grace:

I. Stay absolutely submitted

Is. 64:8

James 4:7

II. Sincerely adore the Savior

III. Share abroad your salvation

The Character of the Characters of Christmas

JOSEPH

Matt. 1:18-23

John 16:13a

Matt. 1:24-25

In Joseph we see:

I. How to Handle Adversity Rightly

A. Trust God above all.

B. Trust and obey God's Word without fail.

C. Don't lean on man's understanding.

Character successfully guides us through our choices in adversity.

In Joseph we see:

II. How to Handle Responsibility Rightly

A. Going God's way regardless

B. Leading God's way regardless

Who Do You Say That I AM?

A Journey with Jesus - Sermon 70

Luke 20:34-38

John 14:6

I. When we speak, let us speak truth.

Eph. 4:25

1 Peter 3:10

John 17:17

2 Tim. 2:15

John 16:13

James 1:5

Prov 2:6

Luke 6:45

"Remember that the tongue speaks only what is in the heart." - Theodore Epp

"The cure of an evil tongue must be done at the heart. The weights and wheels are there, and the clock strikes according to their motion. A guileful heart makes a guileful tongue and lips. It is the work-house where is the forge of deceits and slanders; and the tongue is only the outer shop where they are vended, and the door of it. Such ware as is made within, such, and no other, can come out." - Robert Leighton

Jeremiah 17:9

Col. 3:3-11

II. When we speak, let us speak with grace.

Col. 4:6

1 Peter 2:19-23

1 Peter 3:8-12

III. When we speak, let us speak with gentleness.

1 Peter 3:15-16

Eph. 4:29

Rom. 6:6-18

Col. 3:12-14

Luke 20:39-40

1 Thessalonians - Encourage U

Part 15

Last week:

I. We have no right to repay evil with evil.

II. We have every reason to rejoice evermore.

1 Thess. 5:17

Col. 3:17;23

I. We must stay in constant prayer.

1 Thess. 5:18

Rom. 8:28

James 1:2-8

II. We must stay thankful through every circumstance.

1 Thess. 5:19

Romans 8:6-8

III. We must make every effort to walk in the Spirit, to not extinguish the Spirit.

Gal. 5:13-17

Who Do You Say That I AM?

A Journey With Jesus - Sermon 69

Luke 20:27-33

I. Fleshly hearts rob us from right relationships.

James 3:13-16

James 3:17-18

Eph. 4:1-5:2

1 Peter 4:8-10

II. Fleshly mindsets blind us to eternal truths.

Fleshly mindsets lead to:

Presumption

Pride

Selfishness

Fear

Failure

Faultfinding

The reason having a fleshly mind is so dangerous is:

It takes us back to the old man that we were saved from.

It skews a right perspective.

It misses the most important spiritual aspects of life.

Rom. 8:6-9

Eph. 4:17-24