Do You Know Me?

January 11, 2009

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Speaker: Adam Greenfield

Closing the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers His listeners instruction on what it means to follow Him.  His instruction comes in the form of three stern warnings which ultimately ask the question, “Do You Know Me?”  Whether we have been a Christian for years, or someone beginning to search for real Truth, Jesus’ question is for all of us.  We are never told to sit back and relax once we are saved.  Rather, Scripture teaches us that obedience to Christ is an evidence of our salvation.  Therefore let’s listen to Jesus teach us about obedience to God as He uses three illustrative metaphors: two roads, two fruits, and two followers to instruct us on what it means to be a true disciple.

 
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Rebelling Against Low Expectations

January 7, 2009

Filed under: Do Hard Things — admin @ 8:00 pm

Speaker: Adam Greenfield

This is the first in a series entitled Do Hard Things.  These messages are inspired by the book written by Bret and Alex Harris called “Do Hard Things.”  Our culture has extremely low expectations for teenagers.  We say that teenagers are lazy, irresponsible, and rebellious; basically trouble.  We see the teenage years as a long vacation because they are not ready for actual responsibility.  But how have teenagers lived prior to the 20th and 21st centuries?  More importantly, what does the Bible say about these people we call teenagers?  Have our expectations become so low for this people group that we dishonor God and disserve our future leaders?  We desire to answer these questions and more as we explore what God has for our teenagers and their parents.  We are all called to live for the glory of God, and that command knows no age limit.

 
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Judge Not

January 4, 2009

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Speaker: Brian Brookins
Notes: Matthew 7:1-6

Many people who have almost no knowledge of the NT are familiar with the words of the first verse of Matthew 7. Indeed, one writer has speculated that Matthew 7:1, or at least the content of it, has replaced John 3:16 as the most known verse in the entire bible. This much is true, judging others is not looked upon as favorable by most. But what does Jesus mean here? We know from the very context that he is not telling us to forgo all discernment and judgment. If we stop and think about it we know that correct judgment, or discernment, is applauded throughout the bible.

We see therefore that Jesus is speaking of a certain kind of judgment. Unfortunately, I suspect that it is something that every person struggles with. This judgment is a critical spirit. It involves the condemning of others.

 
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