Pastor Tony Ashmore teaches "Living On Mission" in this Sunday morning celebration.
Living On Mission
Pastor Tony Ashmore
Sunday, July 10, 2011
www.mylifegatechurch.com
Sermon Notes:
1 Samuel 15:18 "And the Lord sent you on a mission..."
We are on a mission, either one of our choosing or the one He has chosen us for and for us. (Esther 4:14; Ephesians 2:10)
2 Kings 6:17 “Then Elisha prayed, “OLord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.”
Ephesians 4:1 "Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God."
Living on Mission
John 17:13-19 Message "Now I'm returning to you. I'm saying these things in the world's hearing So my people can experience My joy completed in them. I gave them your word; The godless world hated them because of it, Because they didn't join the world's ways, Just as I didn't join the world's ways. I'm not asking that you take them out of the world But that you guard them from the Evil One. They are no more defined by the world Than I am defined by the world. Make them holy—consecrated—with the truth; Your word is consecrating truth. In the same way that you gave me a mission in the world, I give them a mission in the world. I'm consecrating myself for their sakes So they'll be truth-consecrated in their mission."
Jesus is giving keys to living a life filled with His joy-a life of 'completed joy'-and one of those keys is to discover your mission and pursue it.
* Everybody is living on mission
* The mission you are living is either one of your choosing or The One He chose for you.
* Real life, full and abundant life, rich and satisfying life, is only found in The Mission. Every other mission will eventually lead to "kill, steal, destroy".
So What?
* Get honest with yourself-Whose mission are you living?
- Are you satisfied or is it 'never enough'?
- Are you experiencing persecution or roadblocks?
- Whose kingdom does your mission benefit 1st and foremost?
* Find your mission:
- You have 'bumped into' your mission sometimes along the way in your journey (an inner knowing, pointed out by others, the things that attract you, the skills you have developed) Your mission is all around you. Ask the Lord to open your eyes to it. (2 Kings 6:17)
- Your mission is a 'service mission'-who needs serving in your circle of influence? What fuels your compassion? (Luke 10-Parable of the Good Samaritan is about mission. 1st two had their mission confused. Last understood how easy it is to find your mission.)
* Engage in your mission:
- 'Cross the road and get in the ditch'.
- Embrace the interruptions.
- Invest your time, talent and resources.
- Don't come off your 'ladder'. (Nehemiah 6:3)
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