Pastor Tony Ashmore teaches on "Connect With Your Destiny" in this vision Sunday service.
Connect With Your Destiny
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, September 5, 2010
www.churchatmirrorlake.com
Sermon Notes:
The Church, The Gospel, Our Destiny
1 Timothy 3:14-16 “I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16 Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.”
Connect with Your Destiny
1. The Law of Retribution for sin (the law of sin and death) is confirmed by our conscience. We know it is the truth. The result of sin is our separation from God, thus the elimination of our destiny.
Romans 5:12 “When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.”
Hebrews 2:3 (AMP) “How shall we escape [appropriate retribution] if we neglect and refuse to pay attention to such a great salvation [as is now offered to us, letting it drift past us forever]? For it was declared at first by the Lord [Himself], and it was confirmed to us and proved to be real and genuine by those who personally heard [Him speak].”
2. For the Christian, our account has been settled once and for all. The law of retribution will not cease but has already been executed for us at Calvary. All my sins—past, present and future—were covered by Calvary!
John 5:24 “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.”
3. Peace, instead of guilt, is mine through the knowledge that my sins have been judged and punished in Christ!
Galatians 3:13 “But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
John 14:27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”
4. By faith, in spite of my doubts and fears, I lay hold of the free gift (at great cost to Him) of my rightness with God.
Romans 5:16 “And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins.”
5. If I understand this salvation given to me, then my love demands I love for Him and unto Him as an act of gratitude and thankfulness.
2 Corinthians 5:14 “Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.”
1 Corinthians 8:6 “But we know that there is only one God, the Father, who created everything, and we live for him. And there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom God made everything and through whom we have been given life.”
How? Love, Serve, Reach, Grow, Connect
Our vision as a church is to share the Life-Giving Message of Jesus with West Georgia and the world.
Our mission, the way we will do that, is by providing an environment where people can easily Love, Serve, Reach, Grow and Connect. Our destiny, personally and as a church, is found in loving, serving, reaching and growing. Note that love, serve, reach and grow will only happen when we connect. So, in essence, our mission is to connect so we can find and accomplish our destiny.
1. Connect to a local church. Learn and practice the ways of God.
2. Connect relationally to like-minded people. We are made to be social, in the image of God. We need to make life-long friends who will empower destiny.
3. Connect to your ministry. We need to know our gifts and connect to them to serve. Finding fulfillment and fulfilling destiny.
Some ways we empower this as a church:
- Connect Groups: Dinner, SOAP, Interest
- Growth Track
- Weekend Celebrations
- Ministry Teams
- Wednesday nights
- New enhancement---LifeCoaches
A Life-Giving Church for People Just Like You!
Whether you are full of questions or ready to jump right in, there is a place for you at The Church at Mirror Lake. Our church is a place where you can build relationships with others, experience God in worship, be empowered by practical, life-giving teaching from God's Word, and have fun doing it.
Together, we are living the Winner's Life as we learn to love, serve, reach, grow and connect. So whether you're a spiritual seeker starting to ask questions about God, or a committed Christian looking to sink your faith roots even deeper, you'll feel at home at The Church at Mirror Lake.
If you believe Jesus really meant it when He said, "I came so people can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of," (John 10:10 Message Translation) then join us this weekend at one of our Jesus Celebrations. Until then, browse our website (a link is on the right of this page) where you'll find lots of helpful info and feel free to download one of our service messages or subscribe to our weekly podcast where you will receive the fresh, life-giving Word of God.
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