Pastor Tony Ashmore continues the series "Anatomy 101" in this Sunday service.
Anatomy 101 PT3
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, June 27, 2010
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Sermon Notes:
Anatomy 101: “Parts is Parts”--Without the Parts the Body is Handicapped. Without the Body, the Parts are Useless.
Romans 12:1-5 Each of us have specific good works planned for us to accomplish (our destiny—His good and perfect will). Each of us is important, there is no insignificant part, but we need each other to find and fulfill our destiny. Each of us have unique and specific gifts in us. The gifts are part of a package deal. Too often we seek to separate the gifts into what we want and don’t want—much like a rude and selfish child at a party. We cannot separate the Godhead without compromising the integrity and power of our God. We cannot separate their gift package without compromising the integrity and power either.
Ephesians 4:11-13 (Christ’s Gifts TO the Body)
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Romans 12:6-8 6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.(Vs. 9) 7 If your gift is serving others, serve them well. (Vs. 10) If you are a teacher, teach well. (Vs. 11) 8 If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging.(Vs. 12) If it is giving, give generously.(Vs. 13) If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously.(Vs. 14) And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. (Vs. 15)
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 (Holy Spirit’s gifts THROUGH us.)
7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. 8 To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. 9 The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. 11 It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.
Everybody wants the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit. God is a God of order. You can’t separate the gift package. God will not do through you want He cannot do to you and in you.
Ephesians 4 gifts are authority gifts. Ed Young Jr.: “You must get under what God puts you under before you can get over what God puts you over.”
Romans 12 gifts are servant gifts. Jesus: “If you want to be great, become a servant to all.”
1 Corinthians 12 gifts are power gifts. Jesus said of the Holy Spirit. “He will not speak of Himself, but He will magnify me and my Father.” The power gifts will flow through those who have found their place in the Body by joyfully submitting to God’s authority and by imitating Christ in serving one another. Then the miraculous power gifts will flow in our churches and our lives.
John 13:35 “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
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06/23/10 - Hearing the Voice of God PT4 - Tony Sherrill
Tony Sherrill continues the series "Hearing the Voice of God" in this Wednesday service.
Hearing the Voice of God PT4
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Hearing the Voice of God PT4
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
06/20/10 - Anatomy 101 PT2 - Tony Sherrill
Tony Sherrill continues the series "Anatomy 101" in this Sunday service.
Anatomy 101 PT2
Tony Sherrill
Sunday, June 20, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Anatomy 101 PT2
Tony Sherrill
Sunday, June 20, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sunday, June 20, 2010
06/16/10 - Hearing the Voice of God PT3 - Tony Sherrill
Tony Sherrill continues the series "Hearing the Voice of God" in this Wednesday service.
Hearing the Voice of God Part 3
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Hearing the Voice of God Part 3
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
06/13/10 - Anatomy 101 PT1 - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore begins a new series entitled "Anatomy 101" in this Sunday service.
Anatomy 101 PT1
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, June 13, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Anatomy 101 PT1
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, June 13, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
06/09/10 - Hearing the Voice of God PT2 - Tony Sherrill
Tony Sherrill continues the series "Hearing the Voice of God" in this Wednesday service.
Hearing the Voice of God Part 2
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
God is Speaking…Are You Listening? Pt. II
Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Why is it important to hear God’s voice?
Romans 8:5-6
5For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
I Corinthians 2:9-13
9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
God wants us to hear and know His voice
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Jeremiah 29;11-13
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Reasons I do not hear God:
1) I have sinned against God
Jonah 2:2
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
2) Fear of what God might say to me
Psalm 85:8
I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Psalm 32:8
The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
How to position myself to hear God’s voice:
1) Acknowledge His presence (use the Psalms)
Psalm 23:1-2
1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalm 91:1-2
1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
2) The Word
The Word and the Spirit agree
John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John 15:26
But I will send you the Advocate[a]—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3) Forgive
Mark 11:25-26
25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 18:21-22
21Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Hearing the Voice of God Part 2
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
God is Speaking…Are You Listening? Pt. II
Proverbs 20:27
The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Why is it important to hear God’s voice?
Romans 8:5-6
5For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
I Corinthians 2:9-13
9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
God wants us to hear and know His voice
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Jeremiah 29;11-13
11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Reasons I do not hear God:
1) I have sinned against God
Jonah 2:2
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
2) Fear of what God might say to me
Psalm 85:8
I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Psalm 32:8
The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
How to position myself to hear God’s voice:
1) Acknowledge His presence (use the Psalms)
Psalm 23:1-2
1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalm 91:1-2
1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
2) The Word
The Word and the Spirit agree
John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
John 15:26
But I will send you the Advocate[a]—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3) Forgive
Mark 11:25-26
25And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 26But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 18:21-22
21Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
06/06/10 - The Glorious Church - Everett Spencer
Everett Spencer teaches on "The Glorious Church" in this Vision Sunday service.
The Glorious Church
Everett Spencer
Sunday, June 6, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
The Glorious Church
Ephesians 4:2-16
“It’s for your good and the result-strong churches and healthy communities- are for your good too’
The Need for Connections
- God didn’t design us to be alone or self contained. (Gen 2:18)
- Your connections determine your direction. (Matt 4:19)
The Power & Benefits of Connecting & Serving
1) You find acceptance (v2)
2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.
2) When you connect with life giving people there’s peace (v3)
3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
3) You’ll find your purpose (v7)
7 However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. 8 That is why the Scriptures say, “When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people.
4) You get what you need to change the world (v11 & 12)
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
5) You become mature and stable (v13 & 14)
13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
6) You become more and more like Christ (v15)
15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
7) You help others grow (v16)
16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
As a result of all of these things taking place in your life, the body of Christ at large is better, the local church is better and the community is better.
Also see Hebrew 10:24-25
The Glorious Church
Everett Spencer
Sunday, June 6, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
The Glorious Church
Ephesians 4:2-16
“It’s for your good and the result-strong churches and healthy communities- are for your good too’
The Need for Connections
- God didn’t design us to be alone or self contained. (Gen 2:18)
- Your connections determine your direction. (Matt 4:19)
The Power & Benefits of Connecting & Serving
1) You find acceptance (v2)
2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.
2) When you connect with life giving people there’s peace (v3)
3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
3) You’ll find your purpose (v7)
7 However, he has given each one of us a special gift through the generosity of Christ. 8 That is why the Scriptures say, “When he ascended to the heights, he led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to his people.
4) You get what you need to change the world (v11 & 12)
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
5) You become mature and stable (v13 & 14)
13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 14 Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.
6) You become more and more like Christ (v15)
15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
7) You help others grow (v16)
16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.
As a result of all of these things taking place in your life, the body of Christ at large is better, the local church is better and the community is better.
Also see Hebrew 10:24-25
06/02/10 - Hearing the Voice of God PT1 - Tony Sherrill
Tony Sherrill begins the series "Hearing the Voice of God" in Part 1 "God is Speaking…Are You Listening?" in this Wednesday service.
Hearing the Voice of God PT1
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
God is Speaking…Are You Listening?
Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Why did God create man?
Family – sons & daughters
Fellowship - companion, friend, sharing, community of interest, associates, brotherhood, sisterhood
God wanted and wants a family whose love and response, His Spirit and heart can nurture and feed
Ezekiel 36:26-27
26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
John 1:10-13
10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Ephesians 1:3-5
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. (NLT)
Ephesians 2:19
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. (NLT)
Ephesians 3:14-15
14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
II Corinthians 6:14-18
14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Romans 8:14-16
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Acts 17:28-29
28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device
I John 3:1-2
1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
I John 5:11-15
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Hearing the Voice of God PT1
Tony Sherrill
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
God is Speaking…Are You Listening?
Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Why did God create man?
Family – sons & daughters
Fellowship - companion, friend, sharing, community of interest, associates, brotherhood, sisterhood
God wanted and wants a family whose love and response, His Spirit and heart can nurture and feed
Ezekiel 36:26-27
26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
John 1:10-13
10He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
11He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Ephesians 1:3-5
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. (NLT)
Ephesians 2:19
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God’s holy people. You are members of God’s family. (NLT)
Ephesians 3:14-15
14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
II Corinthians 6:14-18
14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 18And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
Romans 8:14-16
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
Acts 17:28-29
28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device
I John 3:1-2
1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
I John 5:11-15
11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
05/30/10 - Out Of This World PT4 11:15 - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore continues the series "Out Of This World" in this Sunday service.
Out Of This World PT4 11:15am Service
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, April 30, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
Out of This World-Part 4
Invasion of the Heart, Soul and Body Snatcher
Colossians 1:27 “…Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Acts 17:28 “in Him we live, and move and have our being.”
Information: Head—able to judge, debate and justify—Produces Pharisees
Inspiration: Heart—makes for good conversation and stirs our intentions but it leaks—Produces fanatics
Example: Judas
Incarnation: You bleed Him when cut—permeates everything you are and do. Even your mistakes are seen as opportunities for His glory—Produces authenticity.
Example: Paul
Information and Inspiration do not make disciples—Incarnation does that. (Disciple will be where I am)
Philippians 1:19-21 19For I know that 1this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 2 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also 3Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 4For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1. God is for me and is working to bring about good. My weaknesses will always be my areas of temptation. Note the difference in Paul and Judas here. Jesus made Judas responsible for the money box knowing he struggled in this area. Why? He wanted Judas to win, to know nothing could stop him. Instead of growing, Judas judged Jesus as no longer useful to him and his plans so he betrayed him. God says there is no temptation too much for me to bear and there is always a way of escape He has pre-planned for me. In my own strength I will fail, but in Him, I always win. When I am failing, it is highlighting an area where I am relying upon my own perceived “strengths” (obviously it is not a strength or I wouldn’t be failing) instead of trusting Him by letting Him live through me to accomplish His will—my good and the extension of His Kingdom.
2. Note what Paul’s expectation and hope had become—Christ in me, the hope of glory! When we are in a tough time, or in temptation, our earnest expectations and hopes will come to the forefront. Are we self-driven and self-focused or are we intent on seeing Christ glorified and the Kingdom of God extended?
3. No matter what. Regardless of the circumstances, Paul wants to live a life that will make Jesus bigger. Sometimes it is easy to magnify Jesus—people are coming to know Him, lives are being changed, we are finding success in following Him, even in times of persecution—but at other times it can be tougher to magnify Christ—we are experiencing failure or disappointment, we are experiencing success because of what we think is our own effort or plans, we are suffering rejection and loneliness. Paul’s goal was that Christ would be magnified in his body 24/7/365 and he saw that, as long as he kept moving forward toward his destiny in Christ, even his mistakes could be used by God for good.
4. “For to me…” Doesn’t matter what others think, it is what we think. For Paul there was no life to be found outside of Christ. Anything else was a fake—the life of a zombie!
Galatians 2:20 “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Trust is earned when we spend enough time with someone to allow them to prove themselves. Jesus has never, and will never, let us down in any area where we have given Him our trust. Incarnation happens as we hang out with Him. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Out Of This World PT4 11:15am Service
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, April 30, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
Out of This World-Part 4
Invasion of the Heart, Soul and Body Snatcher
Colossians 1:27 “…Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Acts 17:28 “in Him we live, and move and have our being.”
Information: Head—able to judge, debate and justify—Produces Pharisees
Inspiration: Heart—makes for good conversation and stirs our intentions but it leaks—Produces fanatics
Example: Judas
Incarnation: You bleed Him when cut—permeates everything you are and do. Even your mistakes are seen as opportunities for His glory—Produces authenticity.
Example: Paul
Information and Inspiration do not make disciples—Incarnation does that. (Disciple will be where I am)
Philippians 1:19-21 19For I know that 1this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 2 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also 3Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 4For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1. God is for me and is working to bring about good. My weaknesses will always be my areas of temptation. Note the difference in Paul and Judas here. Jesus made Judas responsible for the money box knowing he struggled in this area. Why? He wanted Judas to win, to know nothing could stop him. Instead of growing, Judas judged Jesus as no longer useful to him and his plans so he betrayed him. God says there is no temptation too much for me to bear and there is always a way of escape He has pre-planned for me. In my own strength I will fail, but in Him, I always win. When I am failing, it is highlighting an area where I am relying upon my own perceived “strengths” (obviously it is not a strength or I wouldn’t be failing) instead of trusting Him by letting Him live through me to accomplish His will—my good and the extension of His Kingdom.
2. Note what Paul’s expectation and hope had become—Christ in me, the hope of glory! When we are in a tough time, or in temptation, our earnest expectations and hopes will come to the forefront. Are we self-driven and self-focused or are we intent on seeing Christ glorified and the Kingdom of God extended?
3. No matter what. Regardless of the circumstances, Paul wants to live a life that will make Jesus bigger. Sometimes it is easy to magnify Jesus—people are coming to know Him, lives are being changed, we are finding success in following Him, even in times of persecution—but at other times it can be tougher to magnify Christ—we are experiencing failure or disappointment, we are experiencing success because of what we think is our own effort or plans, we are suffering rejection and loneliness. Paul’s goal was that Christ would be magnified in his body 24/7/365 and he saw that, as long as he kept moving forward toward his destiny in Christ, even his mistakes could be used by God for good.
4. “For to me…” Doesn’t matter what others think, it is what we think. For Paul there was no life to be found outside of Christ. Anything else was a fake—the life of a zombie!
Galatians 2:20 “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Trust is earned when we spend enough time with someone to allow them to prove themselves. Jesus has never, and will never, let us down in any area where we have given Him our trust. Incarnation happens as we hang out with Him. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
05/30/10 - Out Of This World PT4 9:30 - Pastor Tony Ashmore
Pastor Tony Ashmore continues the series "Out Of This World" in this Sunday service.
Out Of This World PT4 9:30am Service
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, April 30, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
Out of This World-Part 4
Invasion of the Heart, Soul and Body Snatcher
Colossians 1:27 “…Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Acts 17:28 “in Him we live, and move and have our being.”
Information: Head—able to judge, debate and justify—Produces Pharisees
Inspiration: Heart—makes for good conversation and stirs our intentions but it leaks—Produces fanatics
Example: Judas
Incarnation: You bleed Him when cut—permeates everything you are and do. Even your mistakes are seen as opportunities for His glory—Produces authenticity.
Example: Paul
Information and Inspiration do not make disciples—Incarnation does that. (Disciple will be where I am)
Philippians 1:19-21 19For I know that 1this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 2 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also 3Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 4For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1. God is for me and is working to bring about good. My weaknesses will always be my areas of temptation. Note the difference in Paul and Judas here. Jesus made Judas responsible for the money box knowing he struggled in this area. Why? He wanted Judas to win, to know nothing could stop him. Instead of growing, Judas judged Jesus as no longer useful to him and his plans so he betrayed him. God says there is no temptation too much for me to bear and there is always a way of escape He has pre-planned for me. In my own strength I will fail, but in Him, I always win. When I am failing, it is highlighting an area where I am relying upon my own perceived “strengths” (obviously it is not a strength or I wouldn’t be failing) instead of trusting Him by letting Him live through me to accomplish His will—my good and the extension of His Kingdom.
2. Note what Paul’s expectation and hope had become—Christ in me, the hope of glory! When we are in a tough time, or in temptation, our earnest expectations and hopes will come to the forefront. Are we self-driven and self-focused or are we intent on seeing Christ glorified and the Kingdom of God extended?
3. No matter what. Regardless of the circumstances, Paul wants to live a life that will make Jesus bigger. Sometimes it is easy to magnify Jesus—people are coming to know Him, lives are being changed, we are finding success in following Him, even in times of persecution—but at other times it can be tougher to magnify Christ—we are experiencing failure or disappointment, we are experiencing success because of what we think is our own effort or plans, we are suffering rejection and loneliness. Paul’s goal was that Christ would be magnified in his body 24/7/365 and he saw that, as long as he kept moving forward toward his destiny in Christ, even his mistakes could be used by God for good.
4. “For to me…” Doesn’t matter what others think, it is what we think. For Paul there was no life to be found outside of Christ. Anything else was a fake—the life of a zombie!
Galatians 2:20 “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Trust is earned when we spend enough time with someone to allow them to prove themselves. Jesus has never, and will never, let us down in any area where we have given Him our trust. Incarnation happens as we hang out with Him. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Out Of This World PT4 9:30am Service
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, April 30, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
Out of This World-Part 4
Invasion of the Heart, Soul and Body Snatcher
Colossians 1:27 “…Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
Acts 17:28 “in Him we live, and move and have our being.”
Information: Head—able to judge, debate and justify—Produces Pharisees
Inspiration: Heart—makes for good conversation and stirs our intentions but it leaks—Produces fanatics
Example: Judas
Incarnation: You bleed Him when cut—permeates everything you are and do. Even your mistakes are seen as opportunities for His glory—Produces authenticity.
Example: Paul
Information and Inspiration do not make disciples—Incarnation does that. (Disciple will be where I am)
Philippians 1:19-21 19For I know that 1this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 20 2 according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also 3Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 4For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
1. God is for me and is working to bring about good. My weaknesses will always be my areas of temptation. Note the difference in Paul and Judas here. Jesus made Judas responsible for the money box knowing he struggled in this area. Why? He wanted Judas to win, to know nothing could stop him. Instead of growing, Judas judged Jesus as no longer useful to him and his plans so he betrayed him. God says there is no temptation too much for me to bear and there is always a way of escape He has pre-planned for me. In my own strength I will fail, but in Him, I always win. When I am failing, it is highlighting an area where I am relying upon my own perceived “strengths” (obviously it is not a strength or I wouldn’t be failing) instead of trusting Him by letting Him live through me to accomplish His will—my good and the extension of His Kingdom.
2. Note what Paul’s expectation and hope had become—Christ in me, the hope of glory! When we are in a tough time, or in temptation, our earnest expectations and hopes will come to the forefront. Are we self-driven and self-focused or are we intent on seeing Christ glorified and the Kingdom of God extended?
3. No matter what. Regardless of the circumstances, Paul wants to live a life that will make Jesus bigger. Sometimes it is easy to magnify Jesus—people are coming to know Him, lives are being changed, we are finding success in following Him, even in times of persecution—but at other times it can be tougher to magnify Christ—we are experiencing failure or disappointment, we are experiencing success because of what we think is our own effort or plans, we are suffering rejection and loneliness. Paul’s goal was that Christ would be magnified in his body 24/7/365 and he saw that, as long as he kept moving forward toward his destiny in Christ, even his mistakes could be used by God for good.
4. “For to me…” Doesn’t matter what others think, it is what we think. For Paul there was no life to be found outside of Christ. Anything else was a fake—the life of a zombie!
Galatians 2:20 “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Trust is earned when we spend enough time with someone to allow them to prove themselves. Jesus has never, and will never, let us down in any area where we have given Him our trust. Incarnation happens as we hang out with Him. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
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