State of the Church Address: Get Real

January 7, 2007

State of the Church Address:Get Real

I Corinthians 15:8-11

Proposition: We must be real about our sinfulness, our salvation and our service to the Savior.

He was the same man privately that he was publically. - Tom Brokaw speaking of Gerald Ford

1.  Let’s Be Real about what we are supposed to be.

Matthew 5:48 - Perfect, Mature, fully developed

2 Peter 1:5-9

I Peter 1:15-16, Hebrews 12:14

2.  Let’s Be Real about how we achieve holiness

Paul’s words show that he understands our transformation is not our own work.

“Life has been an obstacle course, I have been the biggest obstacle.” - Jack Parr

Christianity is the life of Christ reproduced in the believer by the power of the Holy Spirit in obedience to the Word of God

3.  Let’s Be Real about what we are to achieve by this holiness

- Our lives are to be lived for God

- Our lives are to be lived to benefit others

- Anything else is either blessing or cursing