SERMON NOTES
Sunday, August 18, 2013
- You may notice that this is basically the same outline from last week. One of the values of my church is “P – People Experiencing Pentecost” –and this past Sunday we experienced Pentecost to such a degree that we had one of those Sundays where “The preacher didn’t even get to preach!”
- So I’ll try again today 🙂
- One thing is for sure–I hope to never see the day that there is not the chance that “The preacher won’t get to preach!” can happen at the FMCOG.
- While I’m at it I might as well “say” a bit more. Today is a very important day at the FMCOG. It is our “Back-to-School-Blessing” Sunday. There will be a portion of our service to provide time for every child, parent and teaching/school professional to be anointed and blessed as we begin a new school year.
- Remember, the Holy Spirit doesn’t just “take over” at church; “People Experiencing Pentecost” means that the Holy Spirit can “take over” when you leave the House of God.
- When you come forward today to have your children blessed it is a way for you to announce to God that yes indeed you want Him to take over in you and your families’ lives.
- That my friend is always the best plan.
- Well, let’s get started on today message…
Title: It’s Time to Decide
Text: John 6:67-71, Part 5/5
Thesis/Premise: There are pivotal moments in the life of every professing Christian—orchestrated by Jesus—in which He calls on them to decide if their relationship with Him is going to continue or be stopped and they go in another direction. Or put another way, all of life is a “weeding out” process in which Jesus keeps calling you to a higher level of discipleship.
- Mission Statement: The goal of this message is to call you –if you have not done so – to make an intentional and informed decision to follow Jesus as your Lord and Savior. Moreover, if you have made this decision in the past, I will be calling you to examine the state of your relationship with Jesus to see if your relationship with Jesus has been stalled or worse yet—aborted; and if so, to call you back to Him.
- Vision Statement: I see people whose faith is absent or “stalled” being “jump-started” to get back in the race and go to the next level of discipleship.
What You Need to Know
- Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is always a __VOLUNTEER__ calling.
- Jesus __SETS YOU UP_ in order to help you clarified what you believe about Him and thus to help you determine what you’re going to do about Him.
- He does this in two ways: _TESTS_ & _TRIALS_(Crosses).
3. There are pivotal moments in our lives that we must “count the cost” // “weigh the evidence” // “examine the options” and then _MAKE A DECISION__.
You have three options:
1) The _VAULT_ (Naturalism/Atheism)
2) The _RELIGION_ (Both good and bad religion)
3) The _PERSON\JESUS CHRIST_ (a relationship)
What to Do
1) Be on the lookout for “_ADVERSARIES__.”
2) _DECIDE_ about Jesus and live with the _CONSQUENCES__.
3) Decide while there is _TIME_.
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