1 Peter 1:3-5
Garrett Bishop
Can people tell you've been with Jesus?
The first sermon about Jesus ever preached
World Changers wk 2
Acts 1 with Garrett Bishop
Following Jesus is not about being a good person or a good Christian. It's not about obeying a list of “dos” and “don’t's.” It’s not about trying but about dying! It's not about trying hard, but it's about dying to your old self, saying no to your plan and will and desires and flesh, and living in the resurrection power of Jesus.
There are no shortcuts to living a truly meaningful, joyful, and purposeful life in the Kingdom of God besides dying to your old self.
How?
We die to old selves and live in the resurrection power of Jesus not by trying but by abiding. Abiding is a word Jesus used in John 15 for living in Him. It's about being with Jesus. Setting your mind on him.
Colossians 3:1-2 says, “So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
We are becoming whatever we put in front of our eyes or in our ears. We are very formative people. If we spend all our time watching TV, looking at Instagram or Tik Tok, or hanging out with the wrong group of friends, that is who we are becoming. And if we are not being formed into the image of Jesus, then we are deforming from his image. It’s not about trying but about dying. It’s not about trying but about abiding.
King Jesus wk 5
Why did Jesus die?
King Jesus wk 4
Understanding the Good News
Ephesians 6:14-20
Ephesians week 15!
Ephesians 5:22-33
Ephesians 5:14-21 CSB
Therefore it is said:
Get up, sleeper, and rise up from the dead,
and Christ will shine on you.
Eph 5:15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit: 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting to one another in the fear of Christ.
Ephesians 5:1-14 CSB
What does God expect from us?
How do we live worthy of our calling?
How do we walk in the newness of life?