One Month to Live (Lesson 1): Live Passionately!

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Are You Boiling? Understanding the Highest Privilege in the Universe

These are the notes from the talk I gave at the UAFS BCM on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.

Are You Boiling?  Understanding the Highest Privilege in the Universe

Romans 12:11:  ”Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”

I.  Intensity:  Do lots of work for Christ passionately.

A.  Don’t be lazy, work

B.  ”Fervent” – latin word “fervens”, which means “boiling.”  In the the Greek, “zeontes”, which literally means “boiling in spirit.”

C.  Combination of the two:  work, feel

1.  Balance:  Don’t just work, but don’t just be emotional

D.  1 Cor. 15:58

E.  Be practical AND passionate

II.  Focus:  Serve the Lord

A.  All this intensity has a focus….Serving Christ.  This is what the passion is for.

B.  Serving Christ is the highest privilege in the universe for human beings.

C.  Serve Jesus

1.  …not the belly (Romans 16:17-18)

2.  ….not the people (Gal. 5:13, Eph. 6:6-7)

3.  …not the law (Romans 7:6)

III.  Paul’s Example

A.  Romans 15:18

B.  Colossians 1:28-29

C.  1 Corinthians 15:10

*These notes were taken from a message by Dr. John Piper titled “Boiling for Christ”, January 9, 2005.

Identity: You Are God’s Friend (Week 6)

Identity:  You Are God’s Friend

The reality:  you are God’s friend.

The response:  live with Him.

Spiritual Gifts Test

In Week 5 of our “Identity” study, we studied “You Are His Sevant”, and in that study we emphasized the importance of knowing and using our unique and individual Spiritual Gifts.

For those who are unsure of their unique Spiritual Gift, here is a test that you can download and take that will help you in discerning your true gift.  Download it here.

Then, go and enjoy your gift for Christ’s glory!

Identity: You Are the Servant (Week 5)

Identity:  You Are the Servant

The reality:  You are a servant.

The response:  Serve the Master.

Identity: You Are the Bride (Week 4)

Identity:  You Are the Bride

The reality:  You are the bride of Christ.

The response:  Remember you are His bride.  View sin as adultery.  And consistently confess.

Identity: You are the Priest (Week 3)

Identity:  You Are the Priest

The reality:  You are a royal priest.  You can enter the presence of God.      You can meet with Him.  Anytime.  Anywhere.

The response:  Slow down.  Stay connected.

Identity: You Are His Child (Week 2)

Identity:  You Are His Child

The Reality:  You are God’s child.  He has lavished His great love on you.

The response:  Trust.  Obey.  And reflect His nature.

Identity: Moving Forward (Part 2)

Our identity is from God and results in God being glorified. The end result of understanding your identity is that Christ is praised. The end result of understanding who you are in Christ is that you will honor and glorify God.

Identity:  Moving Forward (Part 2).  Click here for the Notes.

Finding Your Identity

Everyone searches for a clear identity and craves to be known for something.  Don’t we?  

You see, it is God who breathes purpose and meaning into the details of our lives, and when we seek our identity in places other than Christ, we find ourselves empty.

This week we kicked off a new series in FOCUS University Ministry called “Identity:  Who You Are in Christ” based on Eric Geiger’s book we will dig into who we truly are.

Because, we have a choice:  we can bounce back and forth between fleeting earthly fulfillments or we can embrace God’s invitation to lose our lives and find our identity in Him.

Come discover who you really are in Christ!

Sunday mornings at 9:45.   Find us here.

 

*Listen to our intro to this study “Moving Forward”.