28th December, 2014 - Sunday Service @ CFC
This is the live webcast of the Sunday Church Service from Christian Fellowship Church, Bangalore
Summary
The speaker urges the congregation to evaluate their life's ambition, drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:9, which states that whether at home or absent, our ambition should be to please God. He emphasizes that this core ambition must remain consistent whether on Earth or in heaven, warning against having earthly goals that will be abandoned upon entering eternity. True dedication is shown through consistent, will-based decisions to please God in all areas of life, including profession and family.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
What is our ambition whether at home or absent?Paul states that his ambition, whether in the body on earth or at home in heaven, is to be pleasing to God. Our earthly direction should match what we will care about in heaven.
We must all appear before the judgment seat of ChristBelievers will stand before Christ to be judged for the deeds done in the body, whether good or bad, which should produce a reverential fear and a serious Christian life.2 Corinthians 5:10–11
Having the same attitude as Christ JesusThe first step in following Jesus is having His attitude, looking at how He lived, worked, and related to others without adopting human methods.
Emptied Himself and became a manJesus did not hold on to His equality with God, but emptied Himself and came down to zero, humbling Himself as a man.
Becoming a bond-servant and dying on a crossJesus went even lower, taking the form of a bond-servant with no rights and humbling Himself to the death of a criminal on a cross.
Paul and Apollos are nothing, but God gives growthEven when recognizing spiritual maturity, Paul viewed himself and Apollos as zeros, knowing that God alone causes the growth.
If anyone thinks he is something when he is zeroThinking we are something when we are actually zero is self-deception, and pride is the root evil that originated with the devil.Galatians 6:3
Nebuchadnezzar acknowledges that all inhabitants of the earth are zeroAfter being humbled by God, the great king Nebuchadnezzar realized that all earthly inhabitants are nothing and only God is supreme.
Making an ambition rather than a resolutionBelievers are encouraged to make an ambition to please God for the new year rather than a temporary resolution, seeking the zero place where Jesus is.
Singing 'Take My Life and Let It Be'The congregation joins in singing a hymn of consecration, surrendering their time, talents, wealth, and will entirely to the Lord.
