WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/03/11

Let us Sing Praises to God  Song Leader:  First Song – #  Second Song – #  Opening Prayer:  Song before Lesson – #  Invitation Song – #

WELCOME TO PINE GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/03/11

MORE THAN “MERE MEN” Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/03/11

More than “Mere Men”  I Corinthians 3:1-3 –  (NKJ) “are you not carnal and behaving like mere men”  (KJ) “are you not carnal and walk as men”  (ESV) “are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way”  (NIV) “… are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men”

MORE THAN “MERE MEN” – IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT ME Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/03/11

It’s Not All About Me  My Life

My Life  Luke 9:23 – “let him deny himself”  Galatians 2:20 – “it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me”  I Corinthians 6:19-20 – “you were bought with a price”  Jeremiah 9:23-24 – “glory in this, That he understands and knows Me”

It’s Not All About Me  My Life  Salvation

Salvation  Ephesians 1:3, 6, 12, 14 – “to the praise of the glory of His grace”  Ephesians 2:4-7 – “He might show the exceeding riches of His grace”  Ephesians 2:8-10 – “not of yourselves; it is the gift of God”

It’s Not All About Me  My Life  Salvation  The Church

The Church  Matthew 16:18 –  “I will build My church”  Acts 20:28 –  “He purchased with His own blood”

The Church  Ephesians 1:22-23 –  “Him to be head over all things to the church”  Ephesians 3:20-21 –  “to Him be glory in the church”

It’s Not All About Me  My Life  Salvation  The Church  Worship

Worship  Psalms 100 –  “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  John 4:23-24 –  “those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth”

It’s Not All About Me  My Life  Salvation  The Church  Worship  My Religious Beliefs

My Religious Beliefs (Convictions)  Proverbs 14:12 –  “there is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death”  Jeremiah 10:23 –  “it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps”

My Religious Beliefs (Convictions)  Proverbs 3:5-6 –  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding”  John 12:48 –  “the word that I have spoken will judge him”

It’s Not All About Me  My Life  Salvation  The Church  Worship  My Religious Beliefs  Heaven

Heaven  Revelations 4:1-2, 8-11 – “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty”  Revelations 5:8-14 – “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb”

Conclusion  God does not want us to be like “Mere Men”.  We must realize “It’s Not All About Me”. It is all about God My LifeSalvation The ChurchWorship My Religious BeliefsHeaven

Conclusion  I Corinthians 1:32 –  “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

God’s Plan of Salvation  Hear the Word of God (Romans 10:17)  Believe in Jesus (John 8:24)  Repent of Sins (Luke 13:3)  Confess Faith in Christ (Matthew 10:32)  Be Baptized in Water (Acts 22:16)  Remain Faithful & Grow(Acts 2:41-42)  If err, repent and pray to God (Acts 8:22)

Lord’s Supper  Partaking of the Bread:  I Peter 2:24 –  “who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness— by whose stripes you were healed.”

Lord’s Supper  Partaking of the Fruit of the Vine:  Ephesians 1:7 –  “In Him (Christ) we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace”

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT! PLEASE COME BACK WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7PM FOR SINGING! Pine Grove Church of Christ – 04/03/11