Songs that everyone knows.
Like good neighbor, _______.
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Hey Hey __________.
In and Out, In and Out, that’s what a __________.
Phrases we all know…..
It’s a Bird, It’s a plane, It’s _________.
I pity the ______.
Let’s Get ready to _______.
Go big or go ________.
You had me at _______.
Wax on, _______.
Break off a piece of that________.
I did not have sexual relations with _________.
God is good, _________. And all the time ________.
You will know the truth and the truth will ____________
Yet that is not true. Unless you include John 8:31
John 8:31-32 (NASB)
31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
It is only if we continue in His Word.
Which means to be obedient to. To adhere to. To faithfully live by.
It is only if we are truly Disciples of His, that we know the truth and are set free.
Salvation is not promised to anyone who is not a disciple.
A disciple is a follower. A committed Student who want to emulate the Master.
Only if we are those who obey His word are we His disciples.
It is in the obeying that we come to the knowledge of the truth.
Cannot know how to fast if you do not fast.
Cannot know the joy of the tithe if we do not tithe.
Cannot know the wonder of prayer, if we do not pray.
Our faith is increased when we obey.
Luke 17:5-10 (NASB)
5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
6 And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea'; and it would obey you.
Mustard seed faith will be people who see and experience great and mighty things.
From Mulberry Trees to Moutains…..
Matthew 17:19-21 (NASB)
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not drive it out?"
20 And He *said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.
21 ["But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."]
Jeremiah 33:3
Why are so many who say they are Christians not experiencing Great and Mighty….
Greg questioning me then Tom and the Eggs—man from Heartland.
God told him to give out eggs. Led to give to man who does not want them.
That man offers them to Athiest Teacher there to prove there is not God.
She had prayed God if your real, have someone give me a dozen eggs.
Now he has been led to Jordan where he is ministering to a Moola.
Iranian Couple bringing Bibles to a secret House Church.
Man tells wife not to witness in market while he goes in bank.
Comes out and Moola sitting outside.
Drags wife away…..
She is angry and says, “If they go to Hell, then it is your fault”
He says, “We could go to prison.” She says, “I don’t care”
Go back…. Share faith and give Bibles. Gives one to Moola who had a dream.
God has prepared amazing things for you …..
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NASB)
9 but just as it is written, "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM."
Grandparent is better than being a parent
If Tim and Liam were standing in front of a bus….
Grandparents prepare for Grandkids: so that everything else pales in comparison.
God has prepared an amazing life for you….
To experience it you have to be faithful and obedient.
Luke 17:7-10
7 "Which of you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come immediately and sit down to eat'?
8 "But will he not say to him, 'Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink'?
9 "He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?
10 "So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.'"
It in our being obedient to all that is in the Word that our faith will increase.
The meaning of the Asah Shama
Exodus 24:7 (NASB)
7 Then he took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, "All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!"
Note: All that the Lord has spoken we will do (Asah)
Not some…. Not half way.
Jesus is not happy or willing to accept the Luke warm.
Francis Chan: What he learned from time away.
People do not understand how much God loves them.
So they kinda love God. And they kinda follow.
Asked forgiveness if he every apologized for the message of Jesus.
He should ask the world to apologize to Jesus.
Asah: to do with all your might.
Shama: to hear intelligently; to understand completely.
Dt. 6:4 The Shama
Used 785 times “to hear”
For the next two years, we are going to ask you to choose to be completely obedient
You need to have a story to tell.
Revelation 12:11 (NASB)
11 "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.
Note: Word of their testimony.
You need to have a testimony.
A Story of what God is doing and you are experiencing.
This will put lead in your Ballast
This will lead to Freedom not legalism
ITEL
Intentional Intimacy
Be in the Word every day for the next two years. (24:7)
Remember this is about intimacy.
Pray the How and Who prayer.
Story of Tim in trash container.
Write it down in a journal.
Total Surrender
Time, Talent and Treasure.
Do not forget what Jesus said to the man who buried his treasure.
Matthew 25:26-30 (NASB)
26 "But his master answered and said to him, 'You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.
27 ~'Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.
28 ~'Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.'
29 "For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.
30 "Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Treasure: The full tithe and an offering
If someone does not tithe, it says one of two things. If not both.
You do not love God.
Matthew 6:21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
You do not trust God.
Experience More
Going outside your comfort zone twice in two years.
• Adopt a Block
• Royal Family Kids Camp
• Corona Norco Rescue Mission
• Prison Ministry
• Islamic neighborhood in Anaheim
• Short term Mission trip
By Fasting with us twice over the next two years
Love Like Jesus Loves
God: so we come on time excited to Worship
We come on time to Worship and prepare our hearts with prayer.
We have a heart for the Cause of Christ.
Jesus loves and craves for the Lost to be found.
So we do not leave during invitation
We pray and ask God to reach them.
JT Woman who went up to woman. The Quicks.
The Church
Galatians 6:10 (NASB)
10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
Our families
Best husband ever. Regardless of how she acts.
Best wife
Best parent
Best child
Others
Best neighbor
Best friend
Jesus called for us to Make Disciples.
That is the only reason we exist and are on earth.
Follow Me and He meant completely…..
It is not about being perfect, it is about being whole hearted.
Luke 9:57-62 (NASB)
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You wherever You go."
58 And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
59 And He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."
60 But He said to him, "Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God."
61 Another also said, "I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home."
62 But Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
