Summary
The speaker encourages listeners to view discipleship not as a single commitment, but as a continuous process of counting the cost daily, much like building a tower. He emphasizes that true Christian living requires constant vigilance against personal temptations and the devil's schemes. Furthermore, the message highlights that fulfilling God's blessing (like the promise to Abraham) requires the gift of the Holy Spirit to be a blessing to others, starting with the immediate community.
Description
Speaker: Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 10-23-2016 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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