1. Body Life The True Identity of the Local Church Body Life The True Identity of the Local Church

2. Today’s Message: from information to from information to FORMATION FORMATION what are what are we doing with God’s Word? we doing with God’s Word?

3. Body Life Principle #2 “Individual involvement within the local church must be built upon individual spiritual formation through the Truth of God’s Word.”

4. Luke 8:15 “But the seed in the good ground (soil), these are the ones who, having heard the word with an honest and good heart, hold on to it, and by enduring, bear fruit.”

5. Luke 8:15 “hear the word” “retain the Word” “retain the Word” “Produce a good crop” “Produce a good crop”

6. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” “Spiritual Productivity” “Spiritual Productivity”

7. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word”

8. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story …Ezra’s story …Ezra’s story

9. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story scripture is “inspired” scripture is “inspired”

10. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story scripture is “inspired” scripture is “inspired” “for teaching” “for teaching”

11. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story scripture is “inspired” scripture is “inspired” “for rebuking” “for rebuking”

12. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story scripture is “inspired” scripture is “inspired” “for correcting” “for correcting”

13. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story scripture is “inspired” scripture is “inspired” “for training in righteousness ” “for training in righteousness ”

14. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story scripture is “inspired” scripture is “inspired”

15. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Timothy’s story …Timothy’s story …Ezra’s story …Ezra’s story

16. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” …Ezra’s story …Ezra’s story (cause & affect) (cause & affect)

17. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word”

18. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” “desire for keeping the Word”

19. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” - strong application

20. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” - - growth in God’s Truth

21. Luke 8:15 “careful attention to the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” “desire for keeping the Word” “Spiritual Productivity” “Spiritual Productivity”

22. Luke 8:15 Why is there no spiritual productivity in my life?

23. Luke 8:15 Why is there no spiritual productivity in my life? a worn path… a worn path…

24. Luke 8:15 Why is there no spiritual productivity in my life? rocky soil… rocky soil…

25. Luke 8:15 Why is there no spiritual productivity in my life? thorns and weeds… thorns and weeds…

26. Luke 8:15 Beginning TODAY, what will you do when you hear God speaking when you hear God speaking to YOU!?