Bethel Church Sunday Sermon Video, Richland, WA
Summary: Bethel Church is building a community of whole people who through devotion to Jesus Christ are learning to live everyday by the word of God.
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Faith Trumps Fear
Are You LOVED?
Are You CALLED?
Are You INCLUDED?
The Spirit transforms our IDENTITY The Spirit leads us toward HOLINESS The Spirit replaces fear with FREEDOM The Spirit replaces separation with INTIMACY The Spirit replaces doubt with ASSURANCE The Spirit is the first fruits of our glorious INHERITANCE
In order to be filled you must first have... -In Christ...we are safe... -In Christ...you are in... Both now and in the future. -Our choice is life or death. -The implication of this life in the Spirit (The Spirit in you) means: Once you are in Christ...you will always be in Christ. -God has obligated himself to redeem us through His pledge. Now that you have, you can be filled. If you have and are filled, now live accordingly. As it concerns RIGHTEOUSNESS: -Not for our righteousness before God, but we are under the obligation of the Spirit...for our righteousness before men. As it concerns GOOD DEEDS: -Not to do good things for God, but to allow the Spirit to do good deeds for us and through us. As it concerns LIFE CHANGE: -We can continue to walk according to the flesh. Or we can kill that which is killing us, or we can kill that which is killing us.
The "law of sin" makes us slaves. It forces us to do what we don't want to. It brings death. Those "in Christ Jesus" can be set free from the law of sin and death. Believers have power available through the law of the Spirit of life. The Spirit can bring life and peace. As believers, we now have a "freedom" choice. To walk according to the flesh or to walk according to the Spirit.
Inventory
Bridge Building
Barrier 1. Crisis Barrier 2. Crowd Barrier 3. Critics Conclusion 1. Does your faith die at the first sign of Crisis? Or does it pursue Jesus? The entire story centers around Jesus. 2. Is your faith intimidated by the Crowd? Or is it strengthened by the Cross? 3. Is your faith silenced by the Critics? Or have you experienced the miracle?
Beyond Help?
He Was Lost, But Was He Found?
God RISKS welcoming the despised into His story. He sees the morally bankrupt, he knows the socially isolated, and he pursues the spiritually disconnected. God REVEALS His glory by showering the destitute with His grace. By His grace, we awakened to who He is. Through His call, we are offered relationship with Him. In His coming, we are shown the difference between the gospel and religion. God RECREATES the depleted through the riches of His love. He rescues us from the bankruptcy of our sin. He richly indwells out lives. He repurposes of failings of His glory. God RESOLVES to give His best in order to rescue the lost. He has not left us alone.
Only The Blind Will See