NCCF Church Sharing - March 17, 2019

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Speaker: Church Title: Church Sharing Date: 03-17-2019 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 is that Christians must strive to be a reflection of Jesus by cultivating personal purity and functioning corporately within the local church. The speaker emphasizes that humility is crucial, as God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. True humility is not just about receiving grace, but also about seeking it to bring light to God's heart, and this principle should guide the entire body of Christ.

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Applying Zephaniah's promise of humilityGod promises to remove the proud and leave a humble people who take refuge in His name, which applies to our own lives when we choose to humble ourselves.

Seeing pride as an ugly blockageBefore God can remove pride, we must see it as an ugly blockage between us and the Father, rather than remaining blind to our sin.

Dropping our list of charges against othersPride easily makes us keep a list of wrongs others have done, forgetting God's amazing forgiveness, but humility lets us give others a break instead of being calculating.

The earwax removal analogyJust like a doctor had to remove a disgusting ball of wax that hindered hearing while the speaker was helpless on his knees, we are incapable of removing sin without humbling ourselves and crying out to God.

Why do you want humility?While we might want humility for grace or revelation, we should ultimately seek it to bring delight to God's heart.

God rejoicing over a humble peopleGod rejoices and sings over a humble and lowly remnant, showing that humility delights Him.Zephaniah 3:17

A church characterized by humilityMore than programs or music, a church like NCCF should be characterized by being a group of humble and lowly people that brings light and joy to God's heart.

Taking hope from the sifting of PeterEven when we realize we have much pride within us, we can take hope from Peter, who was sifted like wheat and came through with purified faith.

The removal of the spirit of comparisonWhen Jesus restored Peter, the spirit of comparison and feeling superior to other disciples was gone, replaced by a genuine spirit of humility.

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