NCCF Church Sharing - July 26, 2015

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Speaker: Church Title: NCCF Church Sharing Date: 07-26-2015 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 true peace and stability come from placing all expectations and needs solely on God, rather than on people. The speaker warns against trusting in mankind or expecting others to fulfill our needs, as this leads to disappointment and sin. By grounding our lives in God's unwavering love, we become immune to the emotional turmoil caused by the fluctuating opinions or actions of others.

Outline

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Cursed is the man who trusts in mankindJeremiah 17 shows that trusting in flesh and turning away from the Lord leads to living in a dry desert waste.

Jesus did not entrust himself to menThough many believed in Jesus in Jerusalem, He did not rely on them because He knew what was in man and depended on God alone.John 2:23–25

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LordPlacing all expectations on God makes a person like a tree planted by water that does not fear the heat or drought.

God tests us to humble us and know our heartsGod led His people in the wilderness for forty years to humble them and test what was in their hearts.Deuteronomy 8:2

Living by every word that proceeds from GodGod lets His people go hungry so they learn that man does not live by bread alone but by everything coming from the mouth of the Lord.

Testing designed to do good for you in the endIn the wilderness God fed His people with manna to humble and test them so that He could ultimately do good for them.

Joshua and the High Priest in ZechariahZechariah sees a vision where Satan stands to accuse Joshua the high priest, who is wearing filthy garments before the Lord.

God removes filthy garments and provides fresh robesGod commands that Joshua's filthy garments be taken away and replaces them with fresh festival robes.

The supreme description of Jesus ChristPaul describes Jesus as the image of the invisible god and the creator of all things who holds everything together.

Continuing in the faith because His commands are not a burdenConsidering the great price Christ paid on the cross to bring us to the Father, simply continuing in the faith is not a heavy burden.

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