NCCF Church Sharing - June 23, 2019

June 25, 201921mWatch on YouTube

Speaker: Church Title: Church Sharing Date: 06-23-2019 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 speaker encourages the audience to run the way of God's commandments with zeal, drawing inspiration from Psalm 119:32. This means actively pursuing obedience in areas like apologizing, rejoicing with others, and tackling undesirable tasks, using Jesus' example of washing feet. Crucially, the speaker emphasizes that this zealous running is not based on personal determination but on faith in God's promise to provide the ability, which in turn will enlarge one's heart.

Outline

The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

I shall run the way of your commandmentsThe psalmist states a desire to run in God's commands rather than just walk, showing eagerness and zeal instead of sluggishness.Psalms 119:32

Washing one another's feet at homeJesus washed His disciples' feet as an example of performing undesirable tasks, a principle we are called to live out in our homes through daily chores.John 13:14

Running by God's promised abilityRunning God's commands is impossible in our own strength, but we run in faith because God promises to enlarge our hearts and give us the ability.

Entering in to receive God's strengthRather than waiting passively for strength to arrive before obeying, we step out in obedience and God enlarges our hearts as we run.Nehemiah 9:15

Enlarging our limited capacityFeeling limited in our spiritual capacity, we find encouragement in God's promise to write His laws on our hearts and work in us.

God working in us to will and to workWe work out our salvation knowing it is God who gives us both the desire and the power to accomplish His good pleasure.

Walking the narrow way with a helperGod provides a helper to guide us step-by-step as we walk the narrow way and make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit.

God lifts the discouraged soulPsalm 119 begins with the psalmist's soul cleaving to the dust, showing that God's grace is meant to lift up the completely discouraged.

The progression from despair to runningThe psalmist moves from discouragement to asking to be taught, choosing God's ways, and finally declaring an ability to run in them.

Seeing our spiritual blindnessJesus came so that those who claim to see become blind, while those who admit their blindness receive true spiritual sight.

Doing God's word rather than resting in worksTrue followers of Jesus are those who hear His word and do it, living in daily dependence rather than resting in their own religious achievements.Matthew 7:23–24

The danger of the high eye diseaseReligious leaders like the Pharisees studied the law but remained in sin because they pointed fingers at others instead of pleading for mercy.Luke 18:9–14

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