NCCF Church Sharing

September 27, 202110mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: NCCF Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 09/26/2021 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 central message emphasizes that true wisdom comes from the fear of the Lord, contrasting it with the world's reliance on degrees or money. The speaker draws from scripture, noting that God's wisdom surpasses human understanding, and uses the example of the church in Ephesus burning their magical books to illustrate that giving up earthly wisdom is necessary to receive heavenly wisdom. This process requires deep humility.

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Asking God for wisdomThe speaker shares his love for James chapter 1, emphasizing that God gives wisdom liberally to those who ask.

The fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdomBuilding on a previous testimony, the speaker notes that worldly wisdom does not start with the fear of the Lord, unlike what he was taught in school.

The foolishness of GodThe speaker reads First Corinthians to show that God's perceived foolishness and weakness far surpass human wisdom and strength.

God reveals things to ordinary peopleReading from Matthew, the speaker highlights how Jesus thanked the Father for hiding these things from sophisticated people and revealing them to ordinary ones.

The story of Ephesus in ActsThe speaker shares insights from reading through the Bible, pointing to the church in Ephesus in Acts chapter 19 where believers confessed and disclosed their practices.

Burning their books of high valueConverted people in sophisticated Ephesus brought their magic books and burned them publicly, totaling an immense monetary value equivalent to millions today.

A picture of giving up earthly wisdomThis burning represents discarding earthly wisdom and possessions to gain heavenly wisdom through continuous self-humbling.

Remembering the warning to EphesusThe speaker notes that the church in Ephesus later received a warning in Revelation to remember their first love and repent.Revelation 2:5

The assurance of things hoped forThe speaker recalls the definition of faith in Hebrews to encourage the congregation.

Living by faith without shrinking backQuoting Hebrews chapter 10, the speaker emphasizes that the righteous shall live by faith and not shrink back to destruction.

Saying 'I trust you' to the LordThe speaker summarizes his personal paraphrase of James 1:5 as simply telling the Lord 'I trust you.'

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