God's Call To Every Believer 4

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1. Believer GOD’S CALL FOR EVERY Believer GOD’S CALL FOR EVERY Part 4 Authentic Walk
2. 14 My dear brothers and sisters, I am fully convinced of your genuine spirituality. ROMANS 15:14 TPT
3. 14 I know that each of you is stuffed full of God’s goodness, ROMANS 15:14 TPT
4. 14 that you are richly supplied with all kinds of revelation- knowledge, Romans 15:14 TPT
5. 14 and that you are empowered to effectively instruct one another. Romans 15:14 TPT
6. OUR GENUINE WALK as believer will preach louder to the unsaved, unchurched than anything we can ever verbally speak
7. Would somebody describe you as a person who has an AUTHENTIC walk with Christ?
8. We need to understand there is a difference between AUTHENTIC and ORDINARY believers.
9. ORDINARY BELIEVERS are afraid of giants; AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS kill them. AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS
10. ORDINARY BELIEVERS Fight for their rights; AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS have no rights. AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS
11. ORDINARY BELIEVERS fear death; AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS have already died. AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS
12. “Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.”
13. AUTHENTIC AUTHENTIC 1
14. 14 “Live a cheerful life, without complaining or division among yourselves.” PHILIPPIANS 2:14 TPT
15. 15 For then you will be seen as innocent, faultless, and pure children of God, PHILIPPIANS 2:15 TPT
16. 15 Even though you live in the midst of a brutal and perverse culture. PHILIPPIANS 2:15 TPT
17. 15 For you will appear among them as shining lights in the universe, PHILIPPIANS 2:15 TPT
18. Scripture teaches us that a real believer will will have certain character traits that will differ from non-believer.
19. WALKING THE CHRISTIAN WALK is not a request but a REQUIREMENT WALKING THE CHRISTIAN WALK
20. Our lives should be characterized by moral purity, authenticity, and peacefulness, so that we will shine brightly in a world full of crooked and perverse people
21. A TRANSFORMED LIFE and AUTHENTIC WALK is an effective witness to the power of God’s Word
22. 12 Dear brothers and sisters, make sure that you show your deep appreciation… 1 THESSALONIANS 5:12 TPT
23. 12 For those who cherish you and diligently work as ministers among you. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:12 TPT
24. 12 For they are your leaders who care for you, teach you, and stand before the Lord on your behalf. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:12 TPT
25. 13 They value you with great love. Because of their service to you, let peace reign among yourselves. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:13 TPT
26. We need to understand that God has set up the Spiritual Headship of His Church, let’s understand this point - It is God’s Church!
27. An AUTHENTIC BELIEVER lives in cooperation with what God has set up. AUTHENTIC BELIEVER
28. If you are an authentic believer, you owe to others who have taught you and modeled for you what needed to know about the good news and Christian living.
29. AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS always imitate the good examples of those leaders AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS
30. Who have invested themselves through evangelism, service and Christian education in their lives
31. The task of church leaders Is to help people MATURE in Christ
32. AUTHENTIC AUTHENTIC 2
33. 1 Look at how much encouragement you’ve found in your relationship… PHILIPPIANS 2:1NLT
34. 1 with the Anointed One! You are filled to overflowing with his comforting love. PHILIPPIANS 2:1NLT
35. 1 You have experienced a deepening friendship with the Holy Spirit and have felt his tender affection and mercy. PHILIPPIANS 2:1 NLT
36. 2 So I’m asking you, my friends, that you be joined together in perfect unity— PHILIPPIANS 2:2 NLT
37. 2 with one heart, one passion, and united in one love. PHILIPPIANS 2:2 NLT
38. 2 Walk together with one harmonious purpose and you will fill my heart with unbounded joy. PHILIPPIANS 2:2 NLT
39. 3 Be free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. PHILIPPIANS 2:3 NLT
40. 3 Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts…” PHILIPPIANS 2:3 NLT
41. 3 ...but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves. PHILIPPIANS 2:3 NLT
42. 4 Abandon every display of selfishness. PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NLT
43. 4 Possess a greater concern for what matters to others instead of your own interests. PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NLT
44. 5 And consider the example that Jesus, the Anointed One, has set before us. PHILIPPIANS 2:5 NLT
45. 5 Let His mindset become your motivation. PHILIPPIANS 2:5 NLT
46. When we work together, caring for the problems of others first, then we experience AUTHENTIC UNITY AUTHENTIC UNITY
47. SELFISHNESS can ruin a church, Genuine Humility can build it, GENUINE HUMILITY
48. Being HUMBLE involves a true perspective about ourselves
49. We are to LAY ASIDE SELFISHNESS and treat others with respect and common courtesy
50. Always considering others interests as more important than our own link us to Christ, who was a true example of humility
51. Paul encourages us to guard against any selfishness, prejudice, or jealousy that might lead to dissention.
52. Showing GENUINE INTEREST in others is a positive step forward in maintaining unity among believers
53. Jesus Christ was humble, willing to give up His right in order to OBEY GOD & SERVE PEOPLE
54. Like Christ, we should have a servant’s attitude,
55. Serving out of love for God and others, not out of guilt or fear
56. WE CAN CHOOSE OUR ATTITUDE, we can approach life by expecting to be served
57. Or we can look for opportunities to serve others
58. 45 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” MARK 10:45 NLT
59. By the example of the Lord Jesus, service is the way to get ahead, let’s look for ways that we can minister to the needs of others.
60. AUTHENTIC AUTHENTIC 3
61. 2 The Lord was with Joseph, so he succeeded in everything he did as he served in the home of his Egyptian master. GENESIS 39:2 NLT
62. 3 Potiphar noticed this and realized that the Lord was with Joseph, giving him success in everything he did. GENESIS 39:3 NLT
63. 4 This pleased Potiphar, so he soon made Joseph his personal attendant. GENESIS 39:4 NLT
64. 4 He put him in charge of his entire household and everything he owned. GENESIS 39:4 NLT
65. 5 From the day Joseph was put in charge of his master’s household and property GENESIS 39:5 NLT
66. 5 The Lord began to bless Potiphar’s household for Joseph’s sake. GENESIS 39:5 NLT
67. 5 All his household affairs ran smoothly, and his crops and livestock flourished. GENESIS 39:5 NLT
68. 6 So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. GENESIS 39:6 NLT
69. 6 With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing— except what kind of food to eat! GENESIS 39:6 NLT
70. JOSEPH Had an anointing upon his life
71. People can see that he was someone special because God was in his life
72. They did not have the Holy Spirit of God dwelling in their lives yet because it is before Pentecost
73. How much more do we have the power of God dwelling inside us.
74. There was something different about Joseph- people could see it and they knew it.
75. You don’t have to tell someone you’re a believer, they will be able to see it in your life.
76. There should be different about you and me that people can see.
77. Moral uprightness and integrity is a lifestyle, INTEGRITY is not what you say, IT IS WHAT YOU DO
78. Integrity is who you are when no one is looking, integrity is not caring if you get caught, because you will be caught doing the right thing.
79. I strongly believe that God honors integrity and character, in this lifetime- truth usually comes out.
80. It will definitely in the next life, we will be rewarded for those right decisions.
81. 1 And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 TPT
82. The best way to point new believers to Christ was to point them to a leader/believer whom they can trust.
83. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION
84. As authentic believers today we need to walk the WALK OF TRUE CHRISTIANITY AUTHENTIC BELIEVERS
85. Non-believers will be convinced that serving Christ is the way, by observing our example.
86. Believers would not have such a hard time in sharing their faith, IF THEY WALKED THEIR FAITH
87. Does our lifestyle preach As an “AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN?” AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN?
88. “A holy life will make the deepest impression; Lighthouse blow no horn, they just SHINE” (By D.L. Moody)