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Dec 14, 2015
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• 1 Corinthians 12:271 Corinthians 12:27 - - ““Now Now ye ye are the body of Christare the body of Christ, , and and
members in particularmembers in particular..””
• Ephesians 1:22-23Ephesians 1:22-23 – – ““And hath And hath put all things under his feet, and put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all gave him to be the head over all things to things to the churchthe church, , Which is Which is
His bodyHis body, , the fulness of Him that the fulness of Him that filleth all in allfilleth all in all..””
We MUST embody the WORD of GodWe MUST embody the IMAGE of GodWe MUST embody the POWER of God
We MUST embody the LIFE of GodWe MUST embody the GLORY of GodWe MUST embody the LOVELOVE of GodWe MUST embody the LIGHTLIGHT of God
But if we are the bodyWhy aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the bodyWhy aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD
Proverbs 11:1- A false A false balancebalance isis abomination abomination to the LORDto the LORD: but a just
weight is his delight.Proverbs 20:23- Divers
weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false a false
balancebalance isis not good not good.
We MUST embody the WORD of GodWe MUST embody the IMAGE of GodWe MUST embody the POWER of God
We MUST embody the LIFE of GodWe MUST embody the GLORY of GodWe MUST embody the LOVELOVE of GodWe MUST embody the LIGHTLIGHT of God
But if we are the bodyWhy aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His hands healing?
Why aren't His words teaching?
And if we are the bodyWhy aren't His feet going?
Why is His love not showing them there is a way?
There is a way
• 1 Corinthians 12:271 Corinthians 12:27 - - ““Now Now ye ye are the body of Christare the body of Christ, , and and
members in particularmembers in particular..””
• Ephesians 1:22-23Ephesians 1:22-23 – – ““And hath And hath put all things under his feet, and put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all gave him to be the head over all things to things to the churchthe church, , Which is Which is
His bodyHis body, , the fulness of Him that the fulness of Him that filleth all in allfilleth all in all..””
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD
Genesis 1:11-12 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb
yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kindafter his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and
it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding
fruit, whose seed whose seed waswas in itself, after in itself, after his kindhis kind: and God saw that and God saw that it wasit was
goodgood.
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD
ONE-on-ONEONE-on-ONE
WayThe
ONE-on-ONEONE-on-ONE: : DiscipleshipDiscipleship.. It’s our appointment to It’s our appointment to ““commit thou to commit thou to faithful menfaithful men”” (2 Timothy 2:2). The Great (2 Timothy 2:2). The Great
Commission Commission isis making disciples; making disciples; therefore, we must be therefore, we must be purposedpurposed in our in our
pursuit of discipleship.pursuit of discipleship.
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD
Genesis 30:1 And when Rachel saw that she bare
Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister;
and said unto Jacob, Give me children, Give me children, or or
else I dieelse I die.
Proverbs 11:30 The The fruitfruit of the
righteous is a tree of life; and he that he that winneth souls winneth souls isis
wisewise.
1 John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin
transgresseth also the law: for sin is the for sin is the
transgression of the transgression of the lawlaw.
James 2:10 For whosoever shall
keep the whole law, and yet offend in offend in one one pointpoint, he is he is guilty of allguilty of all.
James 2:10 For whosoever shall
keep the whole law, and yet offend in offend in one one pointpoint, he is he is guilty of allguilty of all.
1 Timothy 1:8-10 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing ; Knowing
this, that the law is not made for a this, that the law is not made for a righteous manrighteous man, but forbut for the lawless and
disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of
fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for
menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is
contrary to sound doctrine
Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin?
God forbid. Nay, I had not Nay, I had not known sin, but by the known sin, but by the
lawlaw: for I had not known lust, except the law had
said, Thou shalt not covet.
Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin?
God forbid. Nay, I had not Nay, I had not known sin, but by the known sin, but by the
lawlaw: for I had not known lust, except the law had
said, Thou shalt not covet.
Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things what things soever the law saith, it soever the law saith, it saith to them saith to them who are
under the law: thatthat every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may
become guilty before God.
Galatians 3:24 Wherefore the law was the law was
our schoolmaster our schoolmaster to to bring usbring us unto Christ unto Christ,
that we might be justified by faith.
Our Our Law!Law!
Text: Deut. 5 & Exodus 19
Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, in that, while we were yet while we were yet
sinnerssinners, Christ died Christ died for usfor us.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made himhim to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we mightthat we might be
made the righteousness of God in him.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is deathdeath; butbut the gift of God is eternal life life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 John 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath God hath given to us eternal lifegiven to us eternal life,
and this life is in his Sonlife is in his Son. He that hath the Son He that hath the Son hath lifehath life; and he that he that
hath not the Son of God hath not the Son of God hath not lifehath not life.
1 John 5:11-12 And this is the record, that God hath given to God hath given to us eternal lifeus eternal life, and this life is in life is in his Sonhis Son. He that hath the Son He that hath the Son hath lifehath life; and he that hath not he that hath not the Son of God hath not lifethe Son of God hath not life.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is deathdeath; butbut the gift of God is
eternal life life through Jesus Christ Jesus Christ our Lordour Lord.
Romans 10:13 For whosoeverwhosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shallshall be saved.
John 5:24 “Verily, verily I say unto you, He that heareth my that heareth my
wordword, and believeth and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into condemnation; but is passed
from death unto life.Acts 16:31 to “Believe on the Believe on the Lord Jesus ChristLord Jesus Christ and thou and thou
shalt be savedshalt be saved.”
1 John 5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name
of the Son of God; that ye ye may know that ye have may know that ye have eternal lifeeternal life, and that ye
may believe on the name of the Son of God.
1 Peter 1:23 Being born Being born againagain, not of corruptible not of corruptible
seed, but of seed, but of incorruptibleincorruptible, by the by the word of Godword of God, which liveth and abideth for
ever.
1 Corinthians 3:6-7 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that
plantplanteth any thing, neither he that waterwatereth; but God God that giveth the increasethat giveth the increase.
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD
Genesis 30:1 And when Rachel saw that she bare
Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister;
and said unto Jacob, Give me children, Give me children, or or
else I dieelse I die.
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD
Ephesians 2:19-21 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of
God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and
prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together
groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord
1 Corinthians 3:6-7 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that plantplanteth any thing, neither he that waterwatereth; but God that giveth the God that giveth the
increaseincrease.
1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: yeye are God's husbandry, are God's husbandry, yeye are are
God's buildingGod's building.
1 Peter 2:2-5 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,
that ye may grow grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living a living
stonestone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, Ye also,
as lively stonesas lively stones, are built up a are built up a spiritual housespiritual house, an holy priesthood,
to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD
Acts 9:31 Then had the the churcheschurches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of
the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost,
were multipliedwere multiplied.
Genesis 1:11-12 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb
yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kindafter his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and
it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding
fruit, whose seed whose seed waswas in itself, after in itself, after his kindhis kind: and God saw that and God saw that it wasit was
goodgood.
EXPOSITORY PREACHING
THE GREAT COMMANDMENT THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 22.36-40)Loving God, Loving People
SPIRITED WORSHIP
CHRISTLIKE HOLINESS
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
(Matthew 28.18-20)Spiritual Multiplication/Reproduction
Individually: BIBLICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Corporately: EXPONENTIAL REPRODUCTION
Globally: GLOBAL MISSIONS
OUR PURPOSE: What we are to DO
OUR GOAL: What EMPASSIONS and OUR MISSION: What EMPLOYS us EMPOWERS us
OUR PRIORITIES: Who we are to BE
WORD