NCCF Church Sharing

September 12, 202214mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: NCCF Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 09/11/2022 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 is that Christians must strive to be an exact reflection of Jesus by both personal purity and functioning within the local church. The speaker emphasizes that while it is easy to 'put on' good characteristics like compassion and kindness, the greater challenge is to 'put off' internal sins like anger and malice. True transformation requires setting one's mind on heavenly things, as if one has been baptized into a new life with Christ.

Outline

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Reading Colossians 3:12 togetherThe congregation pauses to read Colossians 3:12 together, highlighting that believers are holy and beloved.

The water bottle analogyA water bottle with a label reading purified water shows that anyone can put on an outward label of kindness, but true transformation requires addressing what is inside.

Putting off the old waysGod calls believers to put off internal sins like anger, wrath, and malice, which requires deeper spiritual help than mere self-help or religious books.

Setting your mind on things aboveConnected to baptism, believers are urged to seek the things above where Christ sits rather than focusing on the earthly things.Colossians 3:1–2

Stephen's example of looking upwardStephen kept his eyes fixed on God above even when surrounded by angry people throwing stones.

Remembering September 11 and David Wilkerson's messageReflecting on the events of September 11, 2001, and a historical sermon by David Wilkerson following the tragedy.

Understanding the word so in ColossiansThe word so at the beginning of Colossians 3:12 means therefore, linking the commands to the first eleven verses about our new life in Christ.

The warning from the tower of SiloamJesus used the collapse of the tower of Siloam to warn people about the critical need for repentance.

Cleaning the inside of the cupTrue patience and kindness cannot be sustained by human effort or self-help schemes; they require cleaning the inside of the cup through daily surrender to God.

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