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A Life Worthy
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Intro
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V1.
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Bound by Peace and Humility v2-3
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Breaking down each quality
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Oneness in Christ v4-6
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7 ONE’s used
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There is a huge necessity for us as Christians
to stand up and be confident in our faith
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What we
suffer from today is humility in the wrong place. Modesty has moved from the
organ of ambition. Modesty has settled upon the organ of conviction; where it
was never meant to be. A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but
undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed. Nowadays the part
of a man that a man does assert is exactly the part he ought not to
assert—himself. The part he doubts is exactly the part he ought not to
doubt—the Divine Reason.
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Not only does this mean other religions, but
even amidst the massive group that is Christianity, if there is a doctrinal
issue, music style, or two leaders don’t like each other; we break apart and
different churches and denominations rise up
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Use the Gifts We’ve Been Given v7-13
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V7 à
The BUT changes this from a collective unity to a singular
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It’s saying you all are to be unified through
Christ, BUT Christ has given you all different gifts
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Even though we are to be unified in one body we
are to be used in different ways
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(SIDE NOTE) V8 à
Psalm of accents. Psalm 68
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This Psalm references how David, after victory
in battle ascends to ZION???? With his prisoners held captive.
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Neat illustration of how, we should aspire to be
prisoners for the Lord and how we have opportunity to ascend to Heaven with
Christ
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V9. à
God has blessed us with awesome leaders such as Sergio, Don, and Jake to help
us grow in the faith. But also equip us. Equip us for what? For good works, for
unity in the body, and to “attain the full measure of Christ”
· F. To the measure of
the stature of the fullness of Christ.
· 1. Our goal is to see
you conformed into His image.
o a. Pure as He is
pure,
o b. Holy as He is
holy.
o c. Righteous and He
is righteous.
o d. Loving as He is
loving,
o e. Forgiving as He is
forgiving.
· 2. Jesus Christ is
the model that the Father is using as He seeks to conform you into the image of
Christ.
· 3. If you desire to
know the finished product, just look at Jesus.
o a. David said,
"And I shall be satisfied when I awake in thy likeness.” – Pslam 17:15§
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Passionate Maturity 14-16
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Leila!
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Story of the zoo & Leila
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How little kids can change emotion so quickly
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Growing in maturity
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Maturity that includes passion
