Ephesians 5:17-20
New International Version (NIV)
17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Cindy Park continues Detox with a message from Ephesians 5:17-20, a message about being filled with the Spirit. We are created with a longing to be filled, but instead of looking to other temporary things, we need to be filled with His Spirit. When we are filled with His Spirit, we see the truth of ourselves, who we are, and the state of our souls and our lives - and embrace His truth that He loves us and will move us to freedom because of His love. Being filled with the Spirit daily also means being in deep fellowship with others and in worship. When we are in that place of vulnerability, we can worship Him, recognizing our brokenness and His love for us that can bring us to victory.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sermon Rewind 1/8/12 "Be a Biblical Man"
Peter Park kicked off the Detox series with a message on debunking the image of Biblical Manhood. Ned Flanders is the stereotypical image of meek and passive Biblical men. However, that is not what we are called as men, and we need to debunk that image. We are called to lead. Two ways Biblical men lead are by: (1) Servant Hood Not Entitlement. Servant-leadership is about being at the bottom and serving the people. People want to follow that. Jesus Christ is the example to lead by sacrificing himself for others gain. Matthew 20:25-28 (NLT). Our call is to draw people to Christ by loving without strings, regardless of who they are. (2) Taking Responsibility. Adam blames someone else and plays the victim. Genesis 3:6-13 (NLT). Men are called to be like Jesus, to initiate and go first. True maturity comes in the refrain from what we know we can do with worse result. You are called to lead, serve, step up and go first; and people will not see a man but Jesus.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Sermon Rewind 1/1/12 - The Necessity of Hope
Romans 5:3-6
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3 Not only so, but we[a] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Life is far from being a smooth road. In our most difficult moments, it is often hard to hope. We don’t want to be disappointed and instead we try to be self-sufficient in our efforts to save ourselves. However, Paul states in Romans 5:3 - 6 that we should indeed hope in times of suffering. For in suffering, we build endurance, with endurance, character, which leads to hope. Our hope is not placed in what we can do but rather in how we are loved by Jesus. We know that we are loved because Christ died for us in our darkest moments. Our hope is grounded in the reality of the resurrection. Christ is there with us in the depth of our suffering, to love us and build us up. This year, may we experience the love of Jesus as never before. How can we claim the hope of Jesus’ love in areas of pain and weakness?
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New International Version (NIV)
3 Not only so, but we[a] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Life is far from being a smooth road. In our most difficult moments, it is often hard to hope. We don’t want to be disappointed and instead we try to be self-sufficient in our efforts to save ourselves. However, Paul states in Romans 5:3 - 6 that we should indeed hope in times of suffering. For in suffering, we build endurance, with endurance, character, which leads to hope. Our hope is not placed in what we can do but rather in how we are loved by Jesus. We know that we are loved because Christ died for us in our darkest moments. Our hope is grounded in the reality of the resurrection. Christ is there with us in the depth of our suffering, to love us and build us up. This year, may we experience the love of Jesus as never before. How can we claim the hope of Jesus’ love in areas of pain and weakness?
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resources/message-archives
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