Building Blocks For A Better Church Part 4 – Fulfilling Awareness

Fulfilling Awareness “It is good to speak of God today.” Thank You for coming and worshiping.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of the Devil John 8:44NKJV 44 You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of the Devil Fraudulent nature of the Devil

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of the Devil Ferocious attacks by Satan 1 Peter 5:8-10NKJV 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. 10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of the Devil Ferocious attacks by Satan Ezekiel 22:25-26KJV 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. 26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they showed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of life and death Fragility of life James 4:14NKJV 14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 1 Chronicles 29:15KJV 15 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of life and death Finality of death Hebrews 9:27KJV 27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Ecclesiastes 8:8NKJV 8 No one has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, And no one has power in the day of death. There is no release from that war, And wickedness will not deliver those who are given to it. Psalms 49:10NKJV 10 For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of God’s plan Romans 5:8-11NKJV 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. 10 For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of God’s plan Familiarity of God He knows us and our need

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of God’s plan Familiarity of God He knows us and our need Favor of God (through His Son) He has met our need through Jesus Christ

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of servanthood Galatians 6:2, 10 KJV 2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of servanthood Matthew 10:42KJV 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of servanthood Matthew 25:22-23NKJV 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ 23 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of servanthood Function as a godly servant

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of servanthood Function as a godly servant Find time to serve

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of servanthood Function as a godly servant Find time to serve “He was a dedicated member of Our Blessed Savior Lutheran Church of Alexandria, where he served in several positions including deacon and vice-president of the church council. Leon was one of those church members who would step in and do whatever was needed for the church, but he was very devoted to the maintenance of the church.”

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of important relationships Proverbs 17:17KJV 17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of important relationships Ecclesiastes 4:9-10KJV 9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of important relationships Romans 16:3-4NKJV 3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of important relationships Friendships

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of important relationships Friendships Family Deuteronomy 4:9KJV 9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons; Proverbs 22:6KJV 6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of His return Acts 1:6-11KJV 6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of His return 10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of His return Fact of His return Jesus is coming again.

Fulfilling Awareness Aware of His return Fact of His return Jesus is coming again. Future return Has not happened yet, but will happen soon? Are you ready to meet Him?

Fulfilling Awareness Are you aware?

Fulfilling Awareness What are you going to do about it?