NCCF Church Sharing

March 20, 202318mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: NCCF Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 03/19/2023 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 central message is that Christians must strive to reflect Jesus by growing in personal purity and functioning corporately within the local church. The speaker uses the imagery of mist watering dry ground, comparing it to God's gentle work in our lives, and emphasizes that our steps are established by the Lord, not by worldly circumstances. He encourages the congregation to identify what belongs to the 'righteous' versus what belongs in the 'wastebasket' of daily life.

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God's mist watering the ground in GenesisThe speaker shares a new appreciation for Genesis 2, where God watered the ground with a mist when there was no rain, picturing how God quietly pours his word into our dry lives.

Our steps are established by the LordThe congregation recites the memory verse from Psalm 37, reminding each other that human steps are directed by the Creator rather than worldly circumstances.Psalms 37:23

Distinguishing the righteous from the wicked in Psalm 37Looking at Psalm 37 written by an older David, the speaker contrasts the path of the righteous with the wicked, noting how God sustains through valleys just as he sustained David.

Sorting desires with the waste basket challengeThe speaker introduces an exercise to evaluate daily desires, separating worldly pursuits like casting down the poor from godly gifts like rest and peace.

Evaluating riches and a withering lifeDrawing from Psalm 37, the speaker notes that a little belonging to the righteous is better than the riches of the wicked, while withering lives devoid of God's mist are discarded.

Finding satisfaction even in famineAddressing times of famine and hardship, the speaker explains that God leads the righteous through difficult valleys where they will ultimately be satisfied.

Where God sends us versus where we want to goReflecting on where people might choose to go to write a book, the speaker contrasts pleasant earthly destinations with where God actually sent the Apostle John.

John's exile on the island of PatmosThe speaker describes how John was exiled to Patmos to be stopped from testifying, yet heard the voice of the Lord and wrote the revelation of the new heavens and new earth.

Confessing Jesus as shepherd amid worldly troublesAmid job losses, economic struggles, and hardships, believers have a responsibility like John to strengthen one another and trust God to provide daily spiritual mist.

Following Jesus in the path of discipleshipReflecting on Psalm 37:23, the speaker considers how having steps ordered by the Lord means walking in the path of discipleship that Jesus walked first.

Delighting God as our chief motivatorThe speaker notes that seeking to please God turns our hearts toward him, knowing that just as God was well pleased with His Son, He can take delight in us.Proverbs 11:1

Shining bright and speaking with boldnessDrawing parallels from Moses and the early disciples, the speaker encourages believers that walking closely with God enables them to speak with boldness and reflect Jesus.

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NCCF Church Sharing

March 20, 2023 · 18m

Freedom from sin The church

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

Finding satisfaction even in famineAddressing times of famine and hardship, the speaker explains that God leads the righteous through difficult valleys where they will ultimately be satisfied.

Following Jesus in the path of discipleshipReflecting on Psalm 37:23, the speaker considers how having steps ordered by the Lord means walking in the path of discipleship that Jesus walked first.

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