sermon audio

 Spiritual Reset: Part VII
“The Pursuit of Christ”
Part 4

·      Our Preparation

·      Our Personal Response

·      Our Persuasion

Our Priority 

Proverbs 3:6

 1.    Our Greatest Desire ought to be to Know God’s Will

Proverbs 3:6
Psalm 32:8

 2.     Our Greatest Delight ought to be to Do God’s Will

Romans 12:2

Prayer Challenge

 3.     Our Greatest Danger is to Refuse God’s Will

II Chronicles 7:14
II Chronicles 12:14

·      His Prevailing Will

Revelation 11:15

·      His Permissive Will

II Peter 3:9
Matthew 7:13-14
Deuteronomy 30:19 

·      His Personal Will

Psalm 37:23
Psalm 25:9

Spiritual Reset: Part VII
“The Pursuit of Christ”
Part 3

Numbers 6:22-27

Genesis 12:2

Revelation 3:16

Psalm 109:28

Acts 10:2

1.    Personal Invitation

2.    Personal Involvement

Joshua 6:1-5

Prayer Challenge

Spiritual Reset: Part VII
“The Pursuit of Christ”
Part 2

II Chronicles 7:14a

II Chronicles 12:14

1.    The Picture

·      His Goodness

·      His Grace

·      His Greatness

·      His Glory           

       Mark 11:15-16

2.    The Point

 Mark 11:17
 Acts 4:31

3.    The Problem

·      Focus Issue
 Revelation 8:1-4

·      Faith Issue

 James 5:15

Spiritual Reset
Part VII

 The Pursuit of Christ

II Chronicles 12:14

1.    The Cause

II Chronicles 12:14
II Chronicles 12:1-2
II Timothy 3:5
II Corinthians 5:17

2.    The Connection

Psalm 95:1

·      It Involves Cleansing

Psalms 24:3-6

·      It Involves Consecration

Psalms 42:1-2

·      It Involves Community

Hebrews 10:25

Ø  Our Faith is Reaffirmed

Ø  Our Hope is Reinforced

Ø  Our Love is Renewed

 Romans 12:1

Spiritual Reset
Part VI

           “The Presence of Christ in Our Lives”

                                Galatians 2:20
                                Romans 8:9
                                Ephesians 5:15-18

1.    The Reasons for Living a 
Spirit-Filled Life

·      Our Obedience

Ephesians 5:18

James 4:17

·      Our Obligations

Ø  Our Worship Life

Ephesians 5:19-20

Ø  Our Wedded Life

Ephesians 5:21-33

Ø  Our Work Life

Ephesians 6:5

Ø  Our War Life

Ephesians 6:12
Galatians 5:16-17

Ø  Our Witness Life

Ephesians 6:19

2.    The Requirements for Living a 
Spirit-Filled Life

Ø Complete Commitment

Ø Consistent Confession

Ø Continual Control

Spiritual Reset
Part V

Ø  Preeminence of Christ

Colossians 1:16

Ø  Prevailing Love of Christ
John 13:34 

Ø  Purpose of Christ

Matthew 28:18-20

Ø  Power of Faith in Christ
Matthew 28:18-20  

                   “Personal Surrender to Christ”

                       (Fan or Follower of Christ)

                                Luke 9:20-24

·      The Redeeming Work of Christ

 Luke 9:20-22

Ø  His Inquiry
Luke 9:20
Matthew 16:16

Ø  His Instruction

Luke 9:21
John 6:15
Zechariah 6:13
Jeremiah 23:5-6

Ø  His Intervention

Luke 9:22
Acts 2:23
Isaiah 53:4-6
I John 2:1-2

·      The Reigning Work of Christ
 Luke 9:23-24

Ø  We Deny 

Luke 9:23a

“If anyone wishes to come after me,
  he must deny himself . . .”
Mark 8:34

Ø  We Die

Luke 9:23b

“ . . . and take up his cross daily . . .”

Titus 2:11-12

Ø  We Demonstrate

Luke 9:23c

“ . . . and follow Me!”
John 10:10
Ephesians 1:18-20
John 14:21; 23

Spiritual Reset
Part IV

• Review
  Psalm 139:23-24 
• Rejoice 

Psalm 107:1 

• Repent 

Acts 3:19 

• Reset 

Acts 26:20 

• Preeminence of Christ

Colossians 1:16

• Prevailing Love of Christ
  John 13:34
• Purpose of Christ
   Matthew 28:18-20

               “The Power of Faith in Christ”

                                Matthew 9:29
                                 Mark 9:23
                                 Hebrews 11:6

• An Accurate Perspective of God

Daniel 11:32
 Psalm 9:10a

    “And those who know Your name will put their
      trust in you . . .”
 II Chronicles 16:9a

    “For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout
       the earth that He may strongly support those whose
       heart is completely His . . .”

• An Active Pursuit of God
   Hebrews 11:6c
      “. . . that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
   Psalm 9:10b
      “ . . . for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who
        seek you.”
   John 14:12-14
   Psalm 14:4
   Mark 11:17
   Philippians 4:6

Spiritual Reset
Part III

·      Review
Psalm 139:23-24*

·      Rejoice

Psalm 107:1*

·      Repent

Acts 3:19 *

·      Reset

Acts 26:19-20 *

Ø  Preeminence of Christ

Colossians 1:16 *

Ø  Prevailing Love of Christ

John 13:34 *

 “A Throbbing Heartfelt Purpose”

 Purpose

‘To help as many people as possible discover and 
               experience the life changing Love and Grace 
                     of the Lord Jesus Christ in their lives’

·      In Reach

Matthew 28:20
John 10:10

·      Outreach

Matthew 28:19a  “Go therefore and make disciples . . .”
Acts 1:8
Romans 1:8

Ø  Flexibility

  I Corinthians 9:22-23 

        Outsider-In Principle

                  With absolutely no compromise of the Word of God 
                   or the Glory of God, then it’s  ‘Whatever it Takes’

Ø  Faith

Matthew 4:19

Spiritual Reset: Part I

·      Review
Psalm 139:23-24

·      Rejoice

Psalm 107:1 

·      Repent

Acts 3:19

·      Reset

Acts 26:19-20

 ‘It’s not about Us’

Colossians 1:13-18

1.     What He has Done

Colossians 1:13-14
Romans 14:17

2.     Who He Is

Colossians 1:15

3.     Why He is Worthy

Colossians 1:16-18

It’s Time for a Spiritual Reset
Acts 13:22
II Samuel 7:18 
Revelation 2:1-5 
II Samuel 7:29

·      Review
Psalm 139:23-24

·      Rejoice

Psalm 107:1 

·      Repent

Revelation 2:5a
“Remember from where you have fallen
  and repent . . .”

 ·      Reset

Matthew 6:33

Man’s Number One Problem
Proverbs 16:18

1.     Pride Defies God

Proverbs 6:16-19
Isaiah 14:13-16
Proverbs 16:5

2.     Pride Defiles Man

Proverbs 16:5
Mark 7:21-23

3.     Pride Dishonors Life

Proverbs 11:2
Proverbs 18:12
Proverbs 29:23
Philippians 2:5-9

4.     Pride Divides People

Proverbs 13:10 (KJV)
Proverbs 28:25

5.     Pride Destroys Souls

Proverbs 15:25
James 4:6
 

Thy will be Done

1.     Seeking God’s Will is Essential
II Chronicles 16:9 (NLT)
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
Psalms 25:11 (NLT)
Psalm 32:8 (NLT) 

2.     Surrendering to God’s Will is Essential

·      Personal Desires

·      Personal Demands

·      Personal Doubts

Psalm 37:5 (NLT)
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)

Kingdom Business as Usual
Part 2
Revelation 22:12
I Corinthians 3:11-15

1.     It’s not a Judgment by the Saints
I Corinthians 4:5

2.     It’s not a Judgment about or Sin
Colossians 2:13-14
II Corinthians 5:21
Romans 8:1

3.     It’s not a Judgment about our Salvation

Ephesians 2:8-10
I Corinthians 3:15

4.     It is a Judgment about our Savior’s Rewards

Revelation 22:12
I Corinthians 3:12-14

Kingdom Business as Usual
Matthew 25:14-28                                                                               

1.     The Uncertain Return
Matthew 25:14

2.     The Unequal Responsibilities
 Matthew 25:15

3.     The Unusual Response

Matthew 25:16-18

4.     The Unique Reward

Matthew 25:19-23 

5.     The Unthinkable Rebuke
Matthew 25:24-28

Fighting for an Awesome Family
Proverbs 24:3-4

·      Psalm 127:3

·      Nehemiah 4:14
   
An Awesome Family . . .

1.     Enjoys Life Together
Psalm 118:24

 2.     Experience Learning Together
 Luke 2:52

 Ø  Scripturally
Deuteronomy 6:6-9

 Ø  Spiritually
 Deuteronomy 6:4-5
 Matthew 22:37-38

 3.     Expressing Love Together

Matthew 22:39
Hebrews 10:24

-        By Example

-        By Explaining

-        By Experience

It’s that Important . . .
Nehemiah 2:1-10

·      Matthew 24:37

·      Genesis 6:5
                                                                                  
1.     Passion
Nehemiah 2:1-3

2.     Personal Surrender
 Nehemiah 2:4-5
 Matthew 9:35-38

3.     Praying

Nehemiah 2:6

-        The King’s Power

 Nehemiah 2:7

-        The King’s Provision

 Nehemiah 2:8

-        The King’s Protection

 Nehemiah 2:9-10

Stolen Spiritual Treasures

John 10:10a
Ephesians 6:16
Revelation 2:2-5
Hebrews 11:6
Matthew 9:29

Romans 1:17

·      The Right Spiritual Object
 Romans 10:11
 Mark 11:22

·      The Right Spiritual Orders
 Romans 10:17
 Philippians 1:29

·      The Right Spiritual Obedience
 John 14:21 & 23

Our Enlistment into the Service
I Peter 4:10

-        Spirit Empowered Abilities

-        Specific Created Abilities

-        Selective Developed Abilities
 I Corinthians 12:4-6

·      Availability

II Timothy 2:4
Matthew 12:30

·      Attentive

Galatians 6:10

·      All-In

Ecclesiastes 11:4
Matthew 10:42
Colossians 3:23