1. Sermon INTRODUCTION

2. If you want to know what it means to live as a Christian then you shouldn’t go to the Bible to find out. “DISCIPLE”

3. EXALT EXPRESS EQUIPEQUIP ENCOURAGEENCOURAGE EMBRACE

4. Stott – “The cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough for its sparks to fall on us. “

5. EMBRACE – A Heart That Trusts And Treasures Christ / Gospel Driven EXALT – A Heart Response of Faith Toward God/ Passionate Worship EQUIPPING THROUGH THE WORD AND PRAYER – Learning To Be A Disciple

6. ENCOURAGE – Learning To Love Others And To Be A Part Of The Body Of Christ / Authentic Community EXPRESS – To Communicate The Reality Of Christ Through Word And Deed/ Outward Focus EXHIBIT – Life Changing Transformation Is Becoming Evident / Life in the Spirit

7. Tertullian "Just as Christ was crucified between two thieves, so this doctrine of justification is ever crucified between two opposite errors."

8. Religion and irreligion or legalism and antinomianism. More common terms could be moralism and relativism

9. ENCOURAGE –Loving Others And Helping Them Be A Part Of The Body Of Christ. 1 John 5:1-5; 1 Thess 2:8-12

11. I am growing in my faithfulness to what the Bible teaches about family relationships with my spouse, children, and parents I am faithful to my church membership vows. I am pursuing authentic Christ centered relationships

12. I am honoring my parents. I am investing my time, talent, and treasure in a way that honors God and His eternal values

13. I am pursuing Biblical principles of sexual purity I’m more willing to risk getting close to others by building authentic relationships.

14. I’m regularly involved with a small group of believers who are getting to know me and who could fairly fill out this assessment on me. I pray for and with others in the church on a regular basis

15. I practice Priority Giving – I regularly give my “tithes” and offerings from the front end of my salary, not the back end

16. What are the “one-anothering” practices of the Christian life? Love one another Care for one another Accept one-another Encourage one-another

17. Rebuke one another Exhort one another Pray for one another Be devoted to one another Be subject to one another Bear with one another

18. Bear the burdens of one another Forgive one another

20. “Communal Sex” or “Why your neighbor has any business asking you what you did last night” -Lauren Winner

21. Wendell Berry- “Sex, like any other necessary, precious, and volatile power that is commonly held, is everybody’s business.” Lauren Winner… “Sex is communal rather than private, but it is still personal rather than public.”

22. If you want to grow as an ENCOURAGER then draw near to and look to Jesus.

23. Equipping through the Word and prayer Heb 3:12- 14; 1 Thess 2:8-12 I regularly preach the gospel to myself and us it in my own life

24. I know that God loves me, and this gives me joy, energy, confidence, & security. I am seeing growth in struggles with temptation through faith in Christ. I’m also becoming more aware of sinful attitudes, thoughts and behaviors in my heart and life

25. I’m believing that God is at work in my worst moments as well as in my best moments. I have a growing sense of walking in the Spirit and seeing the fruit of the Spirit in my life. I can find my way around the Bible

26. I can explain to someone else the main points of Christianity. I can explain to someone else the biblical distinctives of my church

27. I could defend my beliefs if challenged by a non- Christian. I consciously walk by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit

28. “one who is committed to observing all the commands of Jesus.”

29. "The righteous man is the one who lives for the next generation." Dietrich Bonhoeffer

30. The key to transformation from the heart isn’t to look at ourselves, but rather to keep looking to Christ - who He is and what He has done for us.