NCCF Church Sharing

May 1, 202319mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: NCCF Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 04/30/2023 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)

Summary

The speaker discusses biographies, arguing that while accomplishments are interesting, we should focus more on *how* great people achieved their feats—their motivation and faith. Drawing heavily from the Gospel of John, the message centers on Jesus's life being entirely focused on the Father. The ultimate takeaway is the need to shift personal focus from self-centered desires to cultivating a deep, daily relationship with God the Father, seeking His will rather than our own.

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What biographies teach us beyond the achievementsWhen we read biographies of heroes of faith, we can ask what they accomplished or how they were able to accomplish it, but focusing only on the outcome leaves us merely admiring them rather than following their example.

Jesus and His total dependence on the FatherStudying the Book of John reveals that Jesus centered His entire life around His Father, mentioning the Father hundreds of times and showing complete dependence on Him in every action and word.

Questions to Jesus about His life and ministryWhen we ask Jesus how He performed miracles, chose what to say, and fulfilled His mission, His answers always point back to doing only what He saw the Father doing and speaking what the Father commanded.

The supreme motivation behind the crossJesus reveals that His primary motivation for giving His life on the cross was His profound love for the Father, demonstrating a vertical love for God that precedes our horizontal love for others.

Reflecting on our own self-centeredness and need for GodComparing our lives to Jesus exposes our self-centeredness, prompting a desire to cultivate a daily conversational relationship with the heavenly father and let Him motivate our actions.

Meeting the risen Jesus in our morning discouragementJust like the disciples who fished all night with empty boats and faced an uncertain future, we often come to the morning with empty boats and heavy needs, but Jesus is waiting to meet with us.

Having breakfast and feasting on His loveJesus invites us to come and have breakfast with Him, providing promises in His Word so we can feast on a fresh sense of His love at Calvary before stepping into the demands of our day.John 21:12

Withdrawing daily from God's account of loveGod has opened an account filled with immense love for us upon salvation, yet we often fail to make daily withdrawals, leaving us spiritually undernourished instead of fellowshipping in His presence.

Exchanging our bucket of problems for His ocean of loveRather than shying away from our problems, the Lord invites us to cast our bucket full of problems into the vast ocean of His love and exchange them for His peace and presence.

A life of overflowing fruitfulnessWhen we fellowship with Jesus in the morning, our empty boat becomes full of fish, empowering us to encourage our families, rejoice in His presence, and distribute His love to everyone around us.