Living Under the Cross
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Is What you’re living for worth Christ dying for?
Is What you’re living for worth Christ dying for?
Walk Worthy (1-4)
Walk Worthy (1-4)
Walk in Humility. The cross displays the humility of Christ, who did not cling to His rightful place, but rather laid down His life for our sake. The same humility is to characterize the believer.
Walk in Unity. Christ died for His body. We are unified in the truth of Who He is and What He has done.
In the summer of 1787 men gathered for 116 days to organize a new government. The document they unified around began, “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America.”
The Lord’s Supper of a reminder of our Unity in Christ. We are in covenant together because of His body and blood!
Grow in Maturity (7-16)
Grow in Maturity (7-16)
Every believer has received a gift of grace as part of Christ’s triumph!
Jesus didn’t save you just so you can drift aimlessly through life. He has given you a purpose!
You grow in maturity as you exercise your gift!
Church gifts given for the equipping of the saints
Apostles - laid the foundation
Prophets - proclaimed God’s Word
Evangelists - bring the Gospel to the lost.
Pastors and Teachers - shepherd and train the flock
Malcolm Butler in Super Bowl 49 picked final play to seal win because he was equipped.
Gifts for the work of the ministry - where are you called to serve.
Grow in Christ!!!
Live in Purity (17-24)
Live in Purity (17-24)
Don’t walk after the manner of the world, walk as children of light! You have been transferred to the kingdom of God’s Dear Son!
Put off the old clothes, put on the new by walking in the spirit!
Walk in Charity (25-5:2)
Walk in Charity (25-5:2)
Because Christ’s love, walk in charity towards others!
Speak the truth with one another, we are the same body.
Work and give to one another.
Edify one another.
Forgive one another.
“When I survey the wondrous cross, on which the Prince of glory died, my richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it Lord that I should boast, save int he death of Christ my God! All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them through his blood.
Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small. Love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.”