NCCF Church Sharing - March 24, 2019

March 28, 201910mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Church Title: Church Sharing Date: 03-24-2019 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 Christians must strive to be an exact reflection of Jesus Christ, both individually through personal purity and corporately within the local church. Key actions to maintain this unity include giving up personal preferences, embracing suffering for what is right, and serving without seeking recognition. The speaker stresses that preserving the unity of the Spirit requires diligent effort from every believer.

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Making every effort to keep the unityThe speaker focuses on the final part of Ephesians chapter 4, emphasizing our responsibility to make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit.

What Jesus did on the crossJesus accomplished the impossible by breaking down the dividing wall between Jews and Gentiles, and God continues to unite diverse individuals into one body.John 17:22

Giving up my preferencesTo preserve unity, we must be ready to surrender our own preferences, much like Abraham did with Lot during their dispute.

A willingness to suffer and be unknownThe second practical way to obey is having a willingness to suffer for doing what is right and serving without seeking credit or honor.1 Peter 3:17

Blessed are the peacemakersJesus declares that peacemakers are blessed and will be called sons of God, reflecting His divine nature rather than acting as peacebreakers.

Walking in a manner worthy of our callingPaul implores believers to walk in humility, gentleness, patience, and love, and being a prisoner of the Lord shows how far there is to grow.

Humility as a gift from GodHumility is not something we simply achieve on our own, but a precious gift from God that we must cry out for.

Learning from the humility and gentleness of JesusRecognizing a lack of humility and gentleness, the speaker turns by faith to Jesus, who was gentle with sinners and patient with the fallen.

Walking in a manner worthy of our callingOur calling is not primarily about external accomplishments or ministry tasks, but about developing an inner life worthy of being a son of God.

Seeing the church as the body of ChristFailing to walk in unity, humility, and love indicates a blindness to the true reality of the church as the body of Christ.

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