1. A Beautiful Mess Becoming Like Jesus
NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH
A Beautiful Mess Becoming Like Jesus
Galatians 5:22 – 23
FAITHFULNESS!

2. Deuteronomy 32:3-4
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“Ascribe greatness to our God! The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He.”

3. God is Faithful
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Psalm 25:10 “All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful Toward those who keep the demands of His covenant.” Psalm 34:4-5 “The word of the Lord is right and true, He is faithful in all he does The Lord loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of His unfailing love.” Psalm 36:5 Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the skies.”

4. God is Faithful
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Lamentations 3:22-23 “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.”

5. God is Faithful
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1 Corinthians 1:9 “God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 “God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 “May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it.”

6. Jesus is Faithful Hebrews 3:1-2,
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Hebrews 3:1-2,
“Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.”

7. Moses was Faithful
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The people demanded meat in the wilderness (Numbers 11)
There was a problem over the use of the gifts of the Spirit (Numbers 11)
Criticised by his own family over his marriage (Numbers 12)
10 of the 12 spies discouraging the people and getting them to disobey God (Numbers 13)
The grumbling, complaining rebellion of the whole nation (Numbers 14)
Death threats (Numbers 14)
Mutiny of the key tribal leaders (Numbers 16)

8. Paul was Faithful 2 Corinthians 8:20-21,
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2 Corinthians 8:20-21,
“We are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.”

9. What is Faithfulness? Being trustworthy and dependable
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Being trustworthy and dependable
Exercising this trustworthy behaviour over a long period of time
Faithfulness is the character of somebody you know you can rely on all the time!

10. You and Me? Can God’s people be trusted? Sadly, not much.
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Can God’s people be trusted?
Sadly, not much.
Jesus continues to call for faithfulness among His followers.
“Well done, good and faithful servant”

11. Faithfulness & You & Me? Commitment and perseverance.
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Commitment and perseverance.
Denying yourself and taking up your cross daily.
Keeping going to the end.
Having God’s priorities
Doing what Jesus says
Knowing what the right thing to do is and then doing it.
Handling money is a big part of this.

12. Faithfulness
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When we display the Fruit of the Spirit it always points people to Jesus and proclaims the Gospel, proves that the Gospel is real and powerful and true.
Titus 2:10
“Do not steal from them, but show that you can be fully trusted (faithful), so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Saviour attractive.”

13. Faithfulness Unwavering life-long Faithfulness
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Unwavering life-long Faithfulness
to Jesus.
to the Bible,
to the Gospel,
to the church and
to the work God has given to each one of us
to the mission of God in the world.
Faithfulness means knowing what you believe, who you love and what you are committed to.

14. Faithfulness 2 Timothy 4:7-8
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2 Timothy 4:7-8
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing.”

15. Faithfulness
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