Vaughn Thompson continued the "(W)hole" series, revealing wisdom from Peter's confession of Christ in Luke 9:18 - 27. Therein, Jesus states that whoever chooses to follow Jesus, must "deny himself and take up his cross daily." In order to follow Jesus, then, there must be radical change. Our hearts are naturally wicked, and thus, we must strive to surrender our natural selves to walk out the gospel. Vaughn outlined three things we must surrender. We must surrender to His call, and proclaim Jesus for who He is. We must also surrender to His process of salvation and transformation to continually work in us. Finally, we must surrender to His leading, and follow Jesus as he calls us to move forward. The nature of the call should not be mistaken for our dreams and desires although they may coincide. Rather, understand that the call comes from outside of us and speaks to the inside of us. Only then can we recognize the voice of God calling us to do the things we may not otherwise want to do.
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Sunday, October 3, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Sermon Rewind: Soul Talk (Vaughn Thompson)
Vaughn Thompson continued Soul Talk with his perspective of Genesis 22, where Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his only son Isaac. Abraham willingly answered God's call, though like any father on earth, worried for Isaac. Yet by faith and obedience, Abraham and Isaac followed God. It's a picture of how we are to take up our cross and follow Christ.
God wants us to be open to a new place, to a new sacrifice and to His Word. Abraham and Isaac journeyed for three days to Mount Moriah. Both continually sought after His will, even as Abraham was about to slay Isaac. Seeing Abraham’s obedience, God intervened and directed him to sacrifice a ram instead. Abraham could have slain Isaac's life for good had he not seek God’s counsel continually.
Will you be open to His voice, His heart, and to a new sacrifice for Him?
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resources/message-archives/
God wants us to be open to a new place, to a new sacrifice and to His Word. Abraham and Isaac journeyed for three days to Mount Moriah. Both continually sought after His will, even as Abraham was about to slay Isaac. Seeing Abraham’s obedience, God intervened and directed him to sacrifice a ram instead. Abraham could have slain Isaac's life for good had he not seek God’s counsel continually.
Will you be open to His voice, His heart, and to a new sacrifice for Him?
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resources/message-archives/
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