Pastor Michael Adams continues the series "Crazy" with part 4, "Crazy About Personal Rights" in this Sunday morning celebration.
Crazy PT4
Pastor Michael Adams
Sunday, September 25, 2011
www.mylifegatechurch.com
Sermon Notes:
Crazy Week Four- Crazy About Personal Rights
Crazy People Know the Importance of Personal Rights!
1 Peter 2:9 KJV
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;
NLT
As a result you show others the goodness of God!
A Child:
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.
- A child makes choices based on wants or needs often without thought or consequences
As you give up personal rights you will gain influence. If you keep them you will loose influence.
Swapping Personal Rights for Influence:
*Make the trade- my life for the life of Christ
Galatians 2:20 - New Living Translation (NLT)
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
- All in, no hesitation, no reservation, reckless abandonment
- Identify with Christ
* You become what you behold
* You become what you cling to
2 Peter 2:9
Slave to what controls you
* Crazy About Others
2 Corinthians 6:3 - New Living Translation (NLT)
We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.
Message:
Our work as God's servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post
- Others Focused
- Lifestyle of valuing people over
- makes us safe place for people
* Crazy About Jesus
Peter, James and John
Mount of Transfiguration
Mark 9:2
Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed,
Jairus’ Daughter
Mark 5:37
Gethsemane
Mark 14:33
Paul’s Admonition
Galatians 2:9
In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church.
You might be crazy if you have fallen so in love with Jesus that you love what he loves and hate what he hates and it moves you to give up all personal rights so that others may know Him.
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