062820AM ODF Sermon Notes. Come and Go With Us!

Come and Go With Us!

1 Peter 2:11-12

Theme: Should our culture grow more hostile it would be of utmost importance for those who are unbelieving to see within us:  A touch of joy that is real, and a heart that is happy, a conviction that is clear,  a conversation that is consistent, and a behavior that is bold.   On every given day we should live life in light of a salvation that is so great!

I. THE INSPIRATION FOR CHALLENGE  v11

II. THE MOTIVATION FROM THIS CHALLENGE  v11

3 things happen when we lose the battle:

1.    Hurts the Believer's Sense of God

2.    Halts the Believer's Service to God

3.    Hinders the Believer's Soul before God

III. THE CONDUCT IN THIS CHALLENGE  v12

A.     Conversation

B.     Accusations

C.     Observation

D.     Visitation 

Point to Ponder:

When these unbelievers do trust Christ, they will glorify God and give thanks because we were faithful to witness to them even when they made life difficult for us.

061420AM ODF Sermon Notes Living Something So Great

Living Something So Great
1 Peter 2:11-12


Theme: That the follower of Jesus Christ would commit themselves to live godly lives as the single most effective advertisement for making the gospel attractive to others.

Peter’s challenge is pointing in 2 different directions.

• Peter is after the scandalous conduct of so-called Christians that provides fuel for the critics and skeptics vicious accusations.

• Peter wants the reader to understand that the godliness of true Christians does the most to silence Christianity’s opponents.

Quotable?
“The world takes its notions of God, most of all, from the people who say that they belong to God’s family. They see us; they only hear about Jesus Christ.’’ – Alexander Maclaren

I. THE INSPIRATION FOR CHALLENGE  v11

''Sojourners'' - The term fits Christians who do not belong to this world system but live alongside those who do

''Pilgrim'' - refers to a visitor, someone traveling through the country


II. THE MOTIVATION FROM THIS CHALLENGE  v11


A. The Saints Ability


B. The Saint's Battle



To Be Continued…

060720AM Dangers of the Drift ODF Sermon Notes

Dangers of the Drift

Hebrews 2:1-4

Today’s Theme: Being a Christian is serious business, not a sour business.  We must not neglect our great gift, lest we get left in the drift.  This is a passage picturing the believer being stationary and the river flowing and passing a person by.

1. A Question that Deserves Discussion v 3-4

How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?

2. A Statement  That Deserves Disclosure v 2-3a
   A.  Sins of  Commission
   

B.  Sins of Omission

3. An Answer that Deserves Defining v 1

How does a believer drift away? The word drift means to slip, to flow like a river.  The verb is passive.  

A.  Drift:  Flow like a River

The picture is not of a Christain drifting away as we often think of, but rather it is a  picture of a follower of Jesus being stationary and the River flowing on and passing you by.

McAbee translation:   I must be careful not to neglect or drift in my walk with God lest at any time we should be flowed by.

Maccabeanism:

If you are standing still then you are not going with God and you are being left behind.

Point to Ponder:

God’s great salvation is like a mighty flowing river and a Christain can get his feet wet in that river or he can go beyond the shallow water to the depths of his salvation and into the fullness of it.  In so doing,  we can be swept away by the grace and mercy of GOD!

B.  Drift:  To Slip Past

Questions to Consider

How does a believer drift away?

Have you ever felt like your faith is passing you by?

Are you different today than you were a year ago?

Are you ready for a normal Christain life?  Or are you settled with the status quo?