NCCF Church Sharing - Aug 07, 2016

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Speaker: Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 08-07-2016 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The speaker emphasizes that the Christian life requires becoming an exact reflection of Jesus, achieved through personal purity and functioning within the local church. He stresses that true faith is not based on feeling but on confidently claiming God's promises by fulfilling the necessary conditions, such as repenting and asking for the Holy Spirit with simple sincerity. Furthermore, he warns against spiritual idols—such as lust, greed, and envy—which cause us to forfeit God's grace.

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Hidden from the wise and intelligentThe speaker reflects on Matthew 11:25, initially assuming he did not need to worry about God hiding things since he was not wise, until he realized he was more like the wise and intelligent than he thought.Matthew 11:25

Two important questions in the Christian lifeHe struggled to answer two vital questions with a confident yes: whether he was a child of God and whether the Lord would fill him with His Holy Spirit.

Thinking too much and trusting conditionsAfter advice in India that educated types think too much, he learned that instead of trusting feelings, fulfilling God's simple conditions allows believers to claim His promises in faith.

A promise of deep reverenceThe speaker confesses his desire to hold onto the promise that the Lord will give him a deep reverence for Him always, making him single-hearted.

Repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy SpiritHe prays for the Holy Spirit to fill every room in his heart, comforted that God's promise extends to children and those far off.

Clinging to worthless idolsReflecting on Jonah 2:8, the speaker notes how those who cling to worthless idols forfeit grace.Jonah 2:8

Understanding idols through 1 JohnLooking at 1 John 2:16, he realizes idols are not just physical objects made of wood and stone, but include internal struggles like the lust of the eyes, greed, envy, and hatred.1 John 2:16

Restored by grace through repentanceRecognizing that these idols kept him from being used under grace, he expresses confidence that repenting and forsaking sin will bring God's grace back to build the body of Christ.

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Two important questions in the Christian lifeHe struggled to answer two vital questions with a confident yes: whether he was a child of God and whether the Lord would fill him with His Holy Spirit.

A promise of deep reverenceThe speaker confesses his desire to hold onto the promise that the Lord will give him a deep reverence for Him always, making him single-hearted.

Repentance, baptism, and the gift of the Holy SpiritHe prays for the Holy Spirit to fill every room in his heart, comforted that God's promise extends to children and those far off.

Clinging to worthless idolsReflecting on Jonah 2:8, the speaker notes how those who cling to worthless idols forfeit grace.Jonah 2:8

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