25th January, 2015 - Sunday Service @ CFC
This is the live webcast of the Sunday Church Service from Christian Fellowship Church, Bangalore
Summary
The service focused heavily on worship, praising God for the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and His amazing love. The message emphasized that believers are deeply loved by God, who knows and calls them by name, a truth that provides assurance against doubt. The sermon encouraged the congregation to approach God's throne of grace with boldness, thanksgiving, and joy.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Coming before the Lord with thanksgivingThe speaker invites the congregation to bow before the Lord with thankfulness, expressing deep appreciation because God broke the power of sin and brought believers under Christ's authority.
God calls you by your nameOpening the Bible to Isaiah, the speaker emphasizes that God truly loves us and knows us by name, rescuing believers from doubting His goodness and concern.
Chosen before the foundation of the worldGod's goodness began before we were born, as He formed us in our mothers' wombs and had plans for us in His mind before creating the world.Psalm 139:13
God's eternal plan of redemptionEven before Adam sinned, God knew it would happen and had already appointed Jesus as the lamb slain before the foundation of the world to redeem fallen humanity.
All have sinned and come short of gloryThe Bible clearly states that every person has sinned, and no one can claim righteousness on their own merits without needing Jesus Christ.
Acknowledging sin and receiving forgivenessWhen we acknowledge our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us, granting us the power to become children of God.John 1:12
Confessing with the mouth and believing in the heartSalvation comes when we believe in our hearts resulting in righteousness and confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord.Romans 10:9–10
An everlasting love that never changesGod's love is constant, absolute, and everlasting, unaffected by our shifting feelings or moods because He loves us with an everlasting lovingkindness.
You are precious in God's sightGod values humanity so greatly that He considers His people more precious than the entire world and everything in it.
Comprehending the breadth, length, height, and depthPaul prays that believers may be rooted and grounded in love, able to comprehend with all the saints the vast, surpassing knowledge of Christ's love.
The necessity of fellowship with the saintsGod places believers together in fellowship so that rough edges are rubbed away and we can grow, rather than trying to live out an isolated Christian life.
Having the eyes of our hearts enlightenedPaul prays that the eyes of our understanding may be opened to recognize the hope of our calling and the glorious riches of His inheritance.Ephesians 1:18
Because He loved us firstGod took the initiative to come down and seek us when we were lost, and we love Him because He first loved us.
Able to keep you from stumblingGod is able to keep believers from stumbling and to present them blameless before His presence with great joy.
Nothing can separate us from God's lovePaul is fully convinced that neither death, life, angels, principalities, nor any created thing can ever separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.Romans 8:38–39
The love of Christ constrains and motivates usBeing gripped by God's great love motivates believers to act as joyful ambassadors who proclaim the good news of Jesus to others.2 Corinthians 5:14
