Sunday, November 30, 2008
Catching up on some backlogged blogging
I have promised to keep the sermon notes on the blog and had gotten behind in doing so. Here is the past sermon series on Preparing for Company. Our congregation has responded favorably to the messages and we are all thinking differently about what it means to show Hospitality to others.
Preparing for Company - Building Others Up
Message from Nov. 16 - Based on the 5th Chapter of First Thessalonians
Part of the Work of a congregation of Christ followers is building others up. This includes both people in the congregation and also those who are not yet follower of Christ.
This Building Others Up includes:
Honoring Spiritual Leaders - we are to pray for, encourage and support those who are in leadership over us in the church.
Nurture - we are to reach out with love and support to all people especially those who are in need.
Good Works - these are a normal part of every day life. We should not restrict the work of God to mission trips or special outings. We can do the good work of God each and every day.
Joyful Living - while life doesn't always make us happy, we can be joyful. Happiness depends on "happenings", joy depends on a life centered in the peace of a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Walking in the Spirit - each day we are able to allow the Holy Spirit to guide and direct us. Are we allowing the Spirit's influence in our life?
Part of the Work of a congregation of Christ followers is building others up. This includes both people in the congregation and also those who are not yet follower of Christ.
This Building Others Up includes:
Honoring Spiritual Leaders - we are to pray for, encourage and support those who are in leadership over us in the church.
Nurture - we are to reach out with love and support to all people especially those who are in need.
Good Works - these are a normal part of every day life. We should not restrict the work of God to mission trips or special outings. We can do the good work of God each and every day.
Joyful Living - while life doesn't always make us happy, we can be joyful. Happiness depends on "happenings", joy depends on a life centered in the peace of a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Walking in the Spirit - each day we are able to allow the Holy Spirit to guide and direct us. Are we allowing the Spirit's influence in our life?
Preparing for Company - Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader - Matthew 23:1-12
Sermon Notes - from November 2, 2008
Everyone is a leader to someone else.
* In order to be a welcoming congregation, we must lead like Jesus.
Leadership Lessons from Jesus
Looking to Jesus as our example, we follow him as the leader and seek to lead other as he led.
Practice what you preach (23:3)
What you see is what you get (23:4)
What do we do to help others come closer to God?
Let it show, but don't show it off (23:5-7)
Where do we need to “reign in” our faith?
Give honor where honor is due (23:6-10)
We are to follow Godly leadership. We are to be the conscience of the nation. We are to pray for our leaders.
The leader among you is the one who serves. (23:11-12)
How are we serving?: our family, our church; our city; our nation
Sermon Notes - from November 2, 2008
Everyone is a leader to someone else.
* In order to be a welcoming congregation, we must lead like Jesus.
Leadership Lessons from Jesus
Looking to Jesus as our example, we follow him as the leader and seek to lead other as he led.
Practice what you preach (23:3)
What you see is what you get (23:4)
What do we do to help others come closer to God?
Let it show, but don't show it off (23:5-7)
Where do we need to “reign in” our faith?
Give honor where honor is due (23:6-10)
We are to follow Godly leadership. We are to be the conscience of the nation. We are to pray for our leaders.
The leader among you is the one who serves. (23:11-12)
How are we serving?: our family, our church; our city; our nation
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