NCCF Church Sharing

August 8, 202211mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: NCCF Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 08/07/2022 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)

Summary

The central message is that Christians are called to reflect the life of Jesus by constantly striving to do good in their daily interactions, much like a sweet aroma. The speaker emphasizes that this requires perseverance, not losing heart when immediate goodness isn't visible. He uses the analogy of a broken water pipe to illustrate that unaddressed bitterness can cause severe spiritual damage, urging the audience to immediately address such negative emotions through forgiveness and seeking God's help.

Outline

The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Recalling the memory verse on being delivered to deathThe speaker introduces the weekly memory verse about being constantly delivered over to death for Jesus' sake so His life may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

The fragrance of Christ and everyday doing goodRelating back to the fragrance of Christ, the speaker examines Jesus' everyday life of doing good and healing those oppressed by the devil.

Not losing heart in doing goodDrawing from last week's verse, the speaker encourages believers not to grow weary or lose heart when they fail to do good perfectly every day.

The fruit of goodness like a mangoReflecting on the fruit of the spirit of goodness, the speaker uses the mango as a metaphor for a life whose inside is completely filled with goodness.

Being squeezed and delivered by the LordThe speaker views trials as being served on a platter by the Lord, where getting squeezed tests whether goodness or bitterness comes out.

God's mercy in repeated opportunities to serveGod's great mercy is seen in giving believers repeated opportunities to speak kindly and serve the same people, relying on the power of the Holy Spirit.

A broken pipeline in the garage wallA broken water pipe inside a wall causes severe and expensive damage over time if left unattended, serving as a spiritual lesson about bitterness.

Unattended bitterness causes severe spiritual damageJust like a water leak, a small bitterness left in the heart toward relatives, colleagues, or church members can cause structural damage to one's spiritual life.

The progression from bitterness to hatredScripture shows a dangerous progression starting from bitterness and leading through temper, anger, quarrelling, cursing, and finally to hatred.

Stopping the leakage and calling the handymanThe immediate reaction to a pipeline break is to shut down the water and call a handyman, which pictures closing our mouths and running to the Lord for help.

Turning bitter waters sweet at MarahJust as God showed Moses a tree to make the bitter waters of Marah sweet, looking to Jesus crucified on the tree helps convert our bitterness into forgiveness and love.

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