Unshakable

I see five truths for an unshakable life…

We won’t waver when we…

… count on Christ.

I’m glad that it’s not all up to me to stay on God’s highway. It’s not sheer self-effort. This life we’ve been called to live is a God-thing. Look at the last part of v. 23…

“He who promised is faithful.”

Whatever the Lord promises, He will perform. So, we say, “Lord, without You, I would swerve off the road. I would wreck my marriage, my job, my family, my faith without You. But you have the wheel of my life. You’ll keep me on the road. I’m thankful that Jesus has saved me, is saving me, and will save me.”

Our Lord Jesus Christ… will sustain you to the end… God is faithful.

I Corinthians 1:7b-9a (ESV)

You can live an unshakable life because it’s not all up to you. You have a Rock you can depend on. His name is Jesus. So, you pray to Him. You trust in Him. You worship Him.

We won’t waver when we count on Christ.

But don’t miss this: Christ has chosen to work in your life through others! Your other fellow Christ-followers are His body to you – His voice, His hands, His feet, His ears. Other people are to be “Jesus with skin on” to you. So, if we want to be unshakable, the rest of this passage tells us that we have to put ourselves in environments where Jesus helps us through others.

We won’t waver when we…

… plan for growth.

You can count on Christ to make you unshakable when you work His plan. And what’s His plan? Look at verse 24.

“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works…”

The “and” here means that there are others things to do to count on Christ. Look at the word “consider.” It means you’ve thought something through. “Consider how.” Have you thought much about how you will be unswerving in your faith? Do you have a plan?

Most of us don’t have a plan spiritually. Our spiritual growth happens, if it happens at all, haphazardly. Do you have a plan?

He who is noble plans noble things…

Isaiah 32:8a (ESV)

What is your plan to impact people? Just how are you going to stir others up to love better, to do more good works? “Be a good example.” “Put a fish on the back of my car.” “Honk the horn and let people know I’m going to church on Sunday.” Let’s be honest, most of us would have to say, “I don’t have a plan.”

Until you come up with a plan, do this. Participate in this plan. You know, if we really got our arms around this, we could make history together.

I thought about what might happen over next 10 years if you were part of a group of 10 people. And let’s say your group becomes two groups every 24 months because you add some new people. In ten years, that 160 people you’ve impacted.

That’s just one group. After Monday night – after our Group Connect, we’ll have about 80 groups at CVC. That’s almost 13,000 people in groups in 10 years.

Where you going to seat them, Rick?

Your elders, staff, finance team, and building team have spent literally hundreds of hours praying and working to find out God’s heart about what’s next. Members, be looking for a letter soon. It will describe how we hope to add…