of first importance ii slides, 5/13/12

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (ESV)

1. From Tradition and Trends to Timeless Truth

2. From Law to Grace 3. From Christendom to

Christ 4. From being religious to

being real

From 2 Weeks Ago:

Eternal vs Temporal • Abraham • Dietrich Bonhoeffer • Jonathan Edwards

“I must live with eternity stamped on my eyeballs.”

Last Week from Pastor Ed

Become more like Jesus. He became human and changed for us. What do we need to change? Incarnate the gospel. Do what you are doing with the mission in mind.

From Isolated to Incarnated

It’s ironic that we’ll spend $2000.00 going on a foreign missions trip when we don’t even know our next-door neighbor’s name and what they might have gone through this week.

Institutional to Relational

Casting Crowns: “Jesus, Friend of Sinners”

From Exclusive to Inclusive

• The problem is not with the people. The harvest is ripe.

• We need to train disciples and not consumers

From Consumers to Producers

From Entertainment to Empowerment

And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. 8 He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff - no bread, no bag, no money in their belts - but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics.

From Entertainment to Empowerment

• Jesus brought the church IN (to Him) so He could send them OUT!

• We’re to build each other UP, so we can point them at HIM!

• Christians who focus on ENTERTAINMENT end up looking like the crowd, so the crowd doesn’t believe them when they talk about Him!

From Entertainment to Empowerment

And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”

From Entertainment to Empowerment

So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

Mark 6:7-13 (ESV)

From Addition to Multiplication

Most people overestimate what they can do in a year, but underestimate what they can accomplish in ten.