Road Map to Freedom – “The Church” What direction are you headed Spiritually? What road ARE you on? Are you heading the right way? We’ve put a Road Map together to make sure we’re on the right path and to make sure that we Finish Strong! (Note: The Bible is our complete Road Map, and all of these points are from God’s word.) * Freedom: True freedom exists only IN and THROUGH Jesus. * Biker: Acts 1:8… You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. What’s your community? Who’s your one? * Church: NOT A Church, but HIS Church. The Body of Christ that is a witness to the world of who He is and what we have in Him! * Making Disciples (Multiplying) - Loving and Teaching in the Body of Christ and outside of the body to introduce others to Christ! * “Doing Life Together” – We’re Visible - Involved - Available – Friend introducing people to Jesus. Be a Friend, make a friend, bring a friend to Christ… * A “Battle-Ready” Brotherhood: We sharpen each other to be Strong in the Lord and His mighty power, able to stand against the devil’s schemes. To cross the Finish Line and Finish Strong! * Gospel: The Good News of Jesus Christ! * God Created * Man Fell (Disobeyed) * God Rescues * Jesus Restores * Prayer & Worship: Our always available, direct line and conversation with the one true living God! Worship and prayer, not something we do but a “Lifestyle!” * Bible: The “inspired” Word of God. It’s Christ himself! It’s our owners-manual for NEW LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST! Let it be REAL in your life! Read, Evaluate, Apply, Live it * Journey: Life in Christ is a “never ending” journey of growing, developing, maturing, mentoring, multiplying IN Christ to be Like Christ. Recap: Last week Bill shared about Bikers. Why Bikers? (People in the Motorcycle community) Bikers need Jesus too! God takes our Passion and it became our Purpose, a Mission to live and fulfill for Him! It could be anything… Motorcycles, Cooking, Crafts, Racing, Music, or Building things… He wants us to use the things we love for Him… to glorify Him and be a witness for HIM in order to reach those who don’t know Him! NOTE: The things we’re Passionate about need to honor and glorify God. If it doesn’t, then God can’t use that for His purposes! God will not allow anything to diminish His Character and Nature! Today we’re looking at the Church… For many the Church is a… Building… an Address… a Denomination… a Time of the week… a Style of Worship? I’ve heard people say things like, I love Jesus but I hate Church. I love Jesus but I don’t like People in the Church. How can you be in love with Jesus and hate Church, or dislike the people in the Church? The Church and the people of the Church are the Body of Christ! If you Love Jesus you also Love the Body of Christ! John 13:35 - Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my Disciples! The Word Church means Ekklesia which means “an assembly” or “called out ones.” I love that definition… The “Called-Out Ones!” “Called out” from what? Satan, Sin, Self, and the world into a New Resurrected Life in Christ! (Born from above, (Born Again) thru the Holy Spirit!) Called out of the darkness into the light of Jesus Christ! (1 Peter 2:9, John 1:4) and walking in the Light of Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:7) The Early Church… * Had no building they could meet in. They first met in the Temple courts but very soon had to move ...
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