Words of Encouragement -- Ajay Chakravarthy & Chetan Chadalavada -- January 17, 2021
http://rlcf.church/words-of-encouragement River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message emphasizes that Christian faith must move beyond mere hearing of the Word to visible, lived-out reality in daily life. Drawing from 1 John, the speaker stresses that true fellowship involves seeing the Word lived out by believers. Furthermore, the sermon urges the congregation to actively seek the Holy Spirit's intervention to remove the 'veil' from their hearts, allowing them to experience God's glory, which is a continuous process of transformation from glory to glory.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Seeing the gospel lived out in everyday lifeThe speaker shares his testimony of coming to know the Lord not just through hearing preaching, but by seeing the gospel lived out in the everyday lives of a church community.
Fellowshipping with the word of lifeReading from First John, the speaker highlights how the early believers saw, touched, and fellowshipped with the word of life manifested in everyday existence.
Paying close attention to your lifeCiting Paul's instruction to Timothy, the speaker emphasizes that our witness is shaped by how we live our lives Monday through Friday.1 Timothy 4:16
The experience of Moses and the fading gloryTurning to Second Corinthians, the speaker describes how Moses' face shone with the glory of God on the mountain, but that glory ultimately faded away.
Asking the Holy Spirit to remove the veilThe speaker explains that without turning to the Holy Spirit to remove the veil from our hearts, any spiritual inspiration we experience on a Sunday will quickly fade by afternoon.
Being transformed from glory to gloryWhen we behold the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces through the Spirit, we are transformed into His image from glory to glory.
Beholding the glory of JesusReflecting on John 1, the speaker notes how the disciples beheld the glory of Jesus, full of grace and truth, in how He lived on earth.
The leaven of the Pharisees and SadduceesIn Matthew 16, the disciples worry about forgetting bread, but Jesus warns them to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Realizing that the only serious thing in life is sinSharing a personal story of travel stress and traffic, the speaker realized that temporary inconveniences do not bother the Lord; the only thing He is truly concerned with is sin.
Aligning our energy with the values of heavenThe speaker encourages believers to stop wasting energy on things that do not bother God, such as personal slights, and instead focus on what truly concerns His heart like bitterness or anger.
