The Cross Centered Life

Chapter 1. Restating the obvious 2. What's your life centred on 3. Breaking the rules of legalism 4. Unloading condemnation 5. What you feel vs what is real 6. The cross centred day 7. Never move on

Every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Matthew 7:17-18

Song: Jesus, my only hope

I come into Your presence With nothing in my hands I only bring thanksgiving For Jesus, God and Man I cast myself on mercy I cast myself on love I trust Your gracious promise To wash me with Your blood

I will not fear Your judgment For me, no wrath I dread For it was spent on Jesus Poured out upon His head When Satan’s accusations Make my poor heart afraid I hear my King declaring “Father, that debt is paid”

Jesus my only hope, my only plea My righteousness, my Great High Priest Who intercedes for me before the throne Jesus, I trust in You alone

Though I am poor and naked Your prodigal come home You place your robe upon me, Your holiness alone. Though I be dry and barren, by grace this love springs forth: love for You and Your Kingdom, joy in Your glory, Lord

Jesus my only hope, my only plea My righteousness, my Great High Priest Who intercedes for me before the throne Jesus, I trust in You alone

The main lesson this week: When we feel like morons, stupid, clumsy, wrong, inadequate, unacceptable we must not dwell on our feelings but on Christ.

Discussion time #1: Share with your neighbour or in groups of 3 or 4, the most helpful thing you read in chapter 5 of The Cross Centered Life and say why you found it helpful.

1 Corinthians 1:30-31 He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 31 Therefore, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:21 - 6:1 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Pastor John Piper

"The Gospel is the news that Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, died for our sins and rose again, eternally triumphant over all his enemies, so that there is now no condemnation for those who believe, but only everlasting joy. God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus” - John Piper

How the knowledge of Imputed Righteousness overcomes guilt Pastor John Piper

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Song: In Christ Alone

Maunday Thursday Communion Service: Never Move On