Alive in Christ, Ameer Burton

When there is divine involvement there will be drastic improvement.

When there is divine involvement there will be drastic improvement.

Jesus is no longer in the grave. That power that raised him from the dead can raise us to new life.

since we have been redeemed we don’t have to act like we have it all together.

Romans 7:18–23 NIV

For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.

me, I,

The enemy to the christ in me is the inner me.

Who is the culprit of this conflict? It is me myself and I.

death is pinned on my transgressions. We need to get a handle on our inner selves.

Intake

be in-tune with you conscience with what doesn’t help you.

could it be that some of us are flourishing as a leader, but failing as a disciple.

If we take on too much, we won’t have time for the word of God.

Can’t let the Bible just be a resource for Sermon prep. Am I reading it for myself.

Have you become the disciple you never wanted to become as you become the leader you always wanted to become.

Imbalance

You won’t win anywhere if you try to win everywhere.

Need a sense of priority. We will live in a constant state of failure.

Have i set myself to be drained.

We need to train people so we can spread the word out.

His training was to have them take over the position.

people need a sense of purpose and accomplishment.

Is your approach to training pushing your trainee away.

Imagination

We can’t have a failing level of dreams.

, Jesus to Peter the church will be on you.

Jesus saw what could be and made it so.

the biggest threat to our imagination is comparison.

Comparison interferes with the clarity of your imagination.

It was the moment that Sauls focus became all about David.

Be careful about this comparison thing.

God show me the me in my life, that is keeping me from feeling alive with Christ.