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Be the church and be the change

Happy Soulful Sunday FamBam!

As we rest, relax and rejoice in this most beautiful day the Lord has made, I pray that we prepare our hearts and minds for the week ahead and I'd love to share my sermon notes from this morning to help us be the church and be the change we were called to be.

Adulting: Growing Up In Christ

What happens in Vegas...

The culture in Las Vegas is very similar to the culture of Corinth when they were out of control and Paul kept sending them letters and teaching and correcting them. Paul doesn't want to take the church out of Corinth, he wants to take Corinth out of the church.

We have the tendency to be a little more Corinthian than Christian these days.

The gospel reshapes us IN OUR CULTURE

2 decisions that will help us grow up in Christ

1 Corinthians 1:1-9 NLT

[1] This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Sosthenes. [2] I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. [3] May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. [4] I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts he has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus. [5] Through him, God has enriched your church in every way—with all of your eloquent words and all of your knowledge. [6] This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. [7] Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. [8] He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. [9] God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Embrace the call of God in my life RIGHT WHERE I AM

Just like Paul was called to be an apostle, we are called to be holy and sanctified. We may be called to do different things but we are all called to achieve the same goal which is to be followers of Christ, and fishers of men, to share the gospel and TO BE THE CHURCH! We need to stop asking God to CHANGE our SURROUNDINGS and start asking Him to CHANGE US! We have to be the change we wish to see in this fallen, broken world, not CONFORM to it.

A call to LIVE OUT THE WORK of Jesus in my life:

-What God did when I was saved

-What God will do when Jesus comes

-What are we doing in the gap?

Thankfully Accept & Gratefully Use the gifts God has Given Me

-Thankful for God's Grace

-Thankful for God's Peace

-Thankful for spiritual enrichment through Jesus:

Through speech, knowledge and all the gifts detailed in Corinthians (wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, tongues and interpretations of tongues). He has set us apart and we need to use what He's given us to bring glory to the kingdom, not self serving and for our own pleasure and gain.

Am I living like a mature Christian or like a Corinthian?

Am I more focused on God changing my situation or God changing me??

Change me God. Use me. Let others see Your goodness and mercy and grace and love and forgiveness through me and the way I live my life. It's not about my perfection, it's about my willingness to live out my calling and be obedient to You. It is NOT about ME, it's about YOU and showing YOU to others and I want to be a light of love in this dark, sinful, selfish world. Give me a clean heart and mind and spirit and let the words that come out of my mouth match what's in my heart and let that be a reflection of You.

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