How we are to live, breath, & act in this world?

Ø  Matthew 16:24 - Is our life self-center life or Christ center life?

1.    Deny himself-let go our selfish life- when you surrender to Christ, God allow your life to be Christ center life.

2.    Take up his cross-A life of complete surrender; (Matthew 26:39; 42)

§  What is the cross?

v  The cross of Jesus was the surrender of his will to the will of the Father.

v  The cross we carry is surrendering our will to His will.

3.    follow Christ example (Mark 10:17-22) 

Ø  Lords table- Holy Communion

Ø  Jesus had big crowd during His ministry, but he share His communion with His disciple only.

Ø  Matthew 26:20-25; during the supper, 11 called Jesus as Lord, 1 who betrayed called Him Master.

Ø  Judas never acknowledges Jesus as a Lord of his life.

Ø  Who can take communion?

§  If Jesus is the Lord of your life then you can partake communion.

Ø  His cup offers forgiveness, fellowship, & future.

Ø  John 17:1-3, 

1.    John 17: 1, we have personal relationship

2.    John 17: 2, we have permanent relationship

3.    John 17: 3, we have privilege relationship 

Sermon Note from www.intlcog.org; Date: 2/16/2014

IN HEBREWS 1:1-3 THE BIBLE REVEALS SIX THINGS ABOUT THE ONE WHOM WE SEEK.

1)     JESUS IS THE HEIR OF ALL THINGS. “ God has appointed His Son “heir of all things.”HEBREWS 1:2
All that God is and all that he has belongs to Jesus and as joint-heirs with Christ to us. 

2)     JESUS IS THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS. “God has in these last days spoken unto us by his Son..by whom also he made the worlds.” HEBREWS 1:2

3)     JESUS IS THE RADIANCE OF GOD. He is “ brightness of His glory.” HEBREWS 1:3

4)     JESUS IS THE EXPRESS IMAGE OF HIS PERSON.  “..the express image of His person.. ”HEBREWS 1:3

5)     JESUS UPHOLDS ALL THINGS BY THE WORD. “..upholding all things by the word of His power.. ” HEBREWS 1:3

6)     JESUS FINISHED THE WORK OF GOD. “..He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high..” HEBREWS 1:3

Sermon Notes from www.intlcog.org

COMMUNION

Ø  Jonathan & David enter into covenant. (David covenants provide a theological understanding of Jesus)

Ø  Jonathan gives up all that he owns, and binds himself to David’s life. Jonathan’s unity with David involves him risking everything for the sake of his beloved.

Ø  Jonathan is presented as the royal heir to the throne of Israel, a great warrior, and the eldest son of the king. However, David is presented as the youngest of many sons, and from an insignificant family from an obscure part of the kingdom. Yet Jonathan’s love for David is adoptive and life changing. During their first covenant encounter, Jonathan “stripped himself of the robe that he was wearing, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt.” which signify the royal authority conferred upon him.

Ø  Luke 15:22 > Jesus, in the parable of the prodigal son, describes the Kingdom of God using the image of a father who clothes his prodigal son and puts a ring on his hand when he returns from a far country.

Ø  Because of their covenant, Jonathan’s love for David is relational. Likewise, John 15:15 describes the relational dynamic between Jesus and his followers evolving from slaves to friends.

Ø  Jonathan’s love for David is not bound by death, and lasts for generations. Jonathan’s only surviving son, Mephiboseth, is invited by King David to dine at the royal table--demonstrating a love that surpasses even death.

Ø  2 Samuel 9:7 > Mephiboseth, the son of Jonathan received kings kindness, kings fellowship, kings richness. David showed kindness to him for his father Jonathan’s sake.

Ø  The Body of Christ is invited to freely participate in a mutual covenant with God. This is a covenant reality which shatters hierarchical understandings of power and value, confers upon us authority and identity, and enables us to intercede for and to restore us back to our rightful places in the family of God.

Ø  John 20:13- Love cast out all fear. There is no fear in love: but perfect love cast out fear

1.      John 20:15 > received intimacy. You can have intimate relationship with your Heavenly Father.

2.      John 20:17 > you have quality. Jesus elevates you to a position that you can have same relationship to Father likewise Jesus has with Father.

§  Romans 7:28; God is in business in making you like his Son.

§  Hebrews 1:1-3 > (1) Jesus had appointed heirs of all things. (2) Jesus had created of all things. (3) Jesus is radiance of God. (4) Jesus expresses himself. (5) Jesus upholds all things by Word (6) Jesus finish the work of God.

3.      John 20:19-20 > in the midst of all the trouble, we have peace from Jesus.

4.      John 20:21 > we have same authority.

5.      John 20:23 > Power of agreement.

Ø  Psalm 51:10-12-In OT sin was covered, in NT sin was removed.

1.      Give me steadfast Spirit that delivers me from the temptation.

2.      Do not take away your Holy Spirit, cast away from your presence.

3.      Generous spirit 

Sermon Outline from www.intlcog.org, Date: 2/9/2014