To Be Like Jesus

Monday, April 29, 2013

Principle #1 The Lordship of Jesus Christ

I thought I would post some Principles for Disciple-Making Communities in order to help shape our purpose in what we are attempting to do in obeying the Great Commission;
Principle #1 The Lordship of Jesus Christ - The first and foremost principle of kingdom living is that Jesus is the Lord, King, Master and we are to live our lives in complete surrender to Him. We are to bring every thought, word, and action under submission to His benevolent reign for the sake of His glory. He is to be the center of our lives. He is not a priority, He is the priority. There is no greater purpose for man than to serve and obey Him. This is our chief end and in this is great reward! (John 5.39, 14.21, Matthew 6.33, Luke 9.23, Colossians 1.18, 3.24, 1 Corinthians 10.45, Isaiah 43.7, Rev 17.14, 22.12)
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Top Three Correcting Elements in Kingdom Living

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Friday, April 19, 2013

The Moses / Joshua Connection

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Sunday, April 14, 2013

Ezra's Secret to Spiritual Health

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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Jesus didn’t have one good thing to say about His generation and yet He also said it was “white unto harvest.” This is an incredible example for us. If He came and was fruitful in such a messed up generation, how can we have any excuse not to be fruitful in our generation (Jn 15.8).

- The Wicked and Perverse Generation (Mt 11.16, 12.39-45, 16.4, 17.17, 23.34-36, Mk 8.12, 38, 9.19, Lk 9.41, 11.29-32, 50-51, 17.25)
- Fruitfulness in the Jesus' generation (Mt 9.37-38, Lk 1.48-50, 10.2, Jn 4.35-38)

My first key observation in my study on Generations
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eZAaGjySl6GBcIUmztRMKUt6mpWozN9C50rSElX2YwA/edit

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Your Reputation Precedes You

Immediately the news about Him spread everywhere into all the surrounding district of Galilee. (Mark 1:28)

“I know who you are, your reputation precedes you.” These introductions can be a little awkward. You are at a distinct disadvantage knowing little about a person who knows much about you. And as your mind kicks into high gear, you wonder, “What do they know?! Is it good or bad?”

The Lord Jesus’ reputation spread throughout the land. There was much talk about Him and they were trying to decide whether they liked Him or not. But what really mattered to Jesus was not what the people thought, but His reputation in the Father's eyes. He strove to please the One Who’s opinion really mattered (Jn 14.31). And the Father was pleased (Mat 3.17). Is our reputation managed by those around us or by aligning our thoughts and actions with what the Father desires? Be like Jesus, surrender your reputation to God.

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