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Intro and Tension
Intro and Tension
Today I want to share something on my heart that God has been really been speaking to me, however, I want you to know, that I share it, in complete Humilty.
It’s kind of a heavy one, but I want you to know that I do it without Arrogance, Without judgement, and in LOVE because we know GRACE SAVES, but TRUTH WILL SET US FREE.
I read these Promises in the Bible, and while this might be a hard one to deliver, I see what’s on the other side. So can I have your permission to PREACH IT today? Like, i’m gonna go there - Because I see where the world is going, and I see what we need to do - Listen, big things are happening through this church and through this region and I am genuinly SO EXCITED you are all here, on this Journey.
We are in a message series | The Body| We are spiritual Contributors, not Spiritual Consumers | over 5 weeks, we are unpacking what that means | Week one; Your Invited, weel two, we said that you are valuable to God’s work, in here | Last week; Who’s the minister here
This week…
Title: How to grow into the minister that God needs
My Hope: This message will be an encouragement to you, on how to can grow into a mature Christian that knows how to put their ANCHOR DOWN - So that they don’t get tossed to and fro in the waves.
***Prayer***
Truth
Truth
We have been talking about the ‘huddle’ for a couple of weeks now - and I often here “Is meeting together really that important” - Or “What is the power of the huddle?” “Why can’t I learn online” -
NBA Fan - When scores are tired, most of the time, they take a TO - Get together, give everyone team roles. Why? Everyone is working, so that one person can get their shot. **Show Video**
The problem is, so much noise in society, tell us otherwise. When we deal with a hard-hearted world, it can become easy to fall into that hard-heartedness and start to question the Goodness of God - Fellowship with each other, reminds us that each other, and God is what makes us strong.
world will say;
“Life only helps those that help themselves” - Worse “God only helps those that help themselves”
God Says:
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
Society says;
“You’ve got to make a name for yourself”
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
The World Says;
It’s all about the Destination = Marraige | Retirement | Get to Number 1 (Andre Agassi)
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
We are just passing through | This is not our home | Our Destination is in Heaven | In fact, we are called to grow, to keep growing - If you call on the name of Jesus, congrats you’re a disciple, Disciple = To FOLLOW. and what’s interesting is there is no end date on being a disciple in Christ, We all, should be seeking, constant discipleship until we reach eternity.
What I hope you’ll understand;
The huddle is a place where your heart grows for the things of God, and the Spirit prods you to act.
Our Key Text;
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
4:13 - Until we atain to the UNITY of the FAITH. We need to get this thing of UNITY.
Some arguments we have, never came to resolution, one of us was more mature, when we became more mature, we came into unity. It didn’t matter if I was right, or she was right - THe goal was that our household, we would be walking in Unity.
Enemy keep us un-unified | Adam and eve - Went after Eve, 1 second of un-unity |
Here is the big point.
“Knowing that this huddle is important, knowing that you are a part of something, knowing that Unity is more important than uniformity or you, takes maturity as a Christian”
Toys are us Theme Song
The issue, is some of us, aren’t leaning into maturity- Aren’t desiring it, wanting it. Some things I say people are like “Did he really say that” - but he is a pastor… - Yes, because part of Christian maturity is realising that we are broken and not accepting it, but learning from it.
What I want to do, is go through the difference between Novice Ministers and Mature Ministers- NOT TO CONDEMN, please hear my heart, but so we can be CONVICTED for change in CHRIST. Because you are REQUIRED.
Novice Ministers; “Being the Only One” = Me against the world | Imagine Jesus like this | You should SEE what I’m ABOUT TO DO | Tweeting, all sorts.
Mature Ministers Value = “Being One” (Unity) - Working together - Many members | Same Body | Imagine Drummer would play their own beat…Someone clap their own rhythm. But imagine if we all got in time.
UNITY | Godi s calling for HIS church to be in UNITY | God wants MARRIAGE be in UNITY | Business UNITY | CHURCH UNITY.
But you NEED to VALUE being “ONE” - Whole.
that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
Next one;
Novice Ministers: “How It’s Packaged” Mature = “What’s in the Package”
Care more about the looks than what’s inside”
Illustration = 2 packages - Looks great, crap on the inside, looks crap, great on inside - some are dented, bruised, batted, don’t look like much.
I don’t look like much | Young punk, thinks he can be a pastor - no I don’t but God does, that’s what matters | Some marriages don’t look like much | Families that don’t look like much | Messes that don’t look like much, God is saying…if you bring it to ME then I will pull something OUT - It will be more valuable.
Marriage, I’ll mend it - Families, we’ll change it, Messes, we’ll turn that into a miracle.
Let’s say: “I don’t have it all together, but I want GOD to do a DEEP WORK in ME”
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Move from “External Projection” to “Internal Power”.
Novice Ministers = “Playground Companions” = Do what you’re doing...Mature Ministers = “Take Down Companions”
Walk with | Grow with | Take down strong holds with |
This is WHY passionate about community | Small Group | Get Small group praying about needs | Let’s break that generational pattern together | Marry someone you will take ground with |
**We have some massive plans to effect this region, We have bigger plans than our humanity allows us to have- and we need some take ground companions**
If it’s God’s will we can take it.
Iron Sharpens Iron. Iron dulls plastic, and damages the Iron.
Novice Ministers: “What sounds like truth” | “The only truth (Word of God)”
Dial back who you listen to | Dial back everything that is fed in,
“More information will not mature you, only revelation will”
People can tell you, and tell you and tell you but unless you are open to hearing from the Father - to let his word change you to convict you to help you. (peter)
come wanting conviction…Something can happen when we meet.
Looney Tunes Clips - PRETEND the MAGIC WATER, is REAL.
Magic water fellowship | Prayer | Love
Man the amount of time I am stubborn to my wife, and then I get in the word, and God is like “You where prideful, you where this , you where that, and here it is in the word of God.” Oh man.
And I will anchor, my hope in the truth that is Jesus, on actually loving my wife like Christ loves the Church.
I need to hold onto NOT what sounds like the truth but IS THE TRUTH.
Novice Christians; Struggle spiritual authority and accountability
Mature Christians; Seek it out.
I wish I could say this one without being the Pastor. But I love you, so I need to say it anyway.
Spiritual authority means that you trust someone enough that you allow them to speak into your life and help you grow, correct and give you truth in love.
What we have to understand is everyone has a level of spiritual authority, and if you can’t submit to it, you can’t use it.
Novice Christians value; Staying the same | Mature Ministers; Building up in Love, Changing.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, nourished and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with a growth that is from God.
Inspiration and close
Inspiration and close
so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
If we don’t grow, we are easy mark for the devil |
You can only advance something that you believe in.
If we are being tossed about we need an anchor | Make it Jesus | You don’t have to be tossed with an acnhor | This is the time that we as a church drop our anchor on Jesus Chirst | When we drop our anchor, people try and teach rubbish, they will just come and go | But we will stand | Don’t get drifted away
**Go through list again**
What does it look like, for a full family of believers, sitting here, grown, in maturity, not just age.
I believe you are sitting here from Sovereign choice | To be a committed part of this body | Because you have gifts from God we need | You have gifts of God that fit perfectly into our Body | We have big plans to be the hands and feet of Jesus in this region | Can only be done with you | Can only be done with Humility.
Jesus wants to be your Anchor | Doesn’t want you to be tossed and Fro |
Let’s choose, to grow, Let’s choose to be humble, let’s choose to be a disciple, let’s choose to mature because the truth is, god has so much more for you.q
**Prayer**
**Close**