Joining Jesus On His Mission And In My Transformation Part 3

SERMON NOTES:  

“Joining Jesus” is an invitation for my participation in His Mission and my Transformation!

Matthew 11 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11  28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

We “Join Jesus” in our Transformation by engaging in “unforced rhythms of grace”!

·         “Engaging in Rhythms” is a freeing and inspiring way to grasp how spiritual formation actually happens in the kingdom of God.

·         Transformation is much more about “training well” than “trying hard”!

·         Spiritual Rhythms are Holy Spirit encounters – making room for God to work in us.

·         Some rhythms are “essential commands” others can be “creative options”!
(Think “together & alone”, “daily & weekly”!)
 

·         What is a great next step for me?

http://www.faithgateway.com/lent-ask-god-what-to-fast


Solitude, Scripture, Prayer – Guide


Find a quiet place and 15 minutes.  Solitude (5) … … …Ask the Holy Spirit to speak!  Scripture (5) Listen, reread, dwell, notice words & phrases you are drawn to!  Ask, “Jesus, what are You saying?  What are You asking me to believe about You and me?  How do I join You today on Your mission and in my transformation?”…… Pray (5)

 DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Monday:  Matthew 11:25-30
Tuesday:  1 Corinthians 9:24-26
Wednesday:  Psalm 42:1-5
Thursday:  John 14:23-27
Friday:  John 15:5-8
Saturday:  Psalm 95

Joining Jesus On His Mission And In My Transformation Part 2

SERMON NOTES:  

“Joining Jesus” – is His invitation for my participation in His Mission and my Transformation!

Matthew 11 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11  28-30 “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”

Romans 12 1-2 So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.

“Joining Jesus” Helps:

·         Joining Jesus is not natural ….it’s faith.

·         As Jesus invites me to join Him every day in my transformation I will have to deal with the competing invitations of rebellion and resignation.

·         Joining Jesus in transformation takes effort….. which is different than earning!

·         What do I need to believe about Jesus and myself in order to join Him in changing me!

·         Daily and weekly spiritual rhythms create space in our lives for God to do His work. 


DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Monday:  Matthew 11:25-30
Tuesday:  Romans 8:1-4
Wednesday:  Romans 8:5-11
Thursday:  Romans 8:12-17
Friday:  Romans 8:22-27
Saturday:  Romans 8:28, 31-39

 

Joining Jesus On His Mission And In My Transformation

SERMON NOTES:  

“Joining Jesus”   -   an idea and an invitation!        

Matthew 4. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.

Matthew 11 27 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Actually Joining Jesus means taking the steps of faith in responding to Jesus’ initiative!

            What does it mean for me to Join Jesus on His Mission?

            What does it mean for me to Join Jesus in my Transformation?

                        Remember, grace is not opposed to effort …… it’s opposed to earning!

                        As Jesus invites me to join Him every day in my transformation I will have to deal with the competing invitations of rebellion and resignation.    


DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Monday:  Matthew 4:18-22
Tuesday:  Matthew 11:25-30
Wednesday:  Romans 12:1-2
Thursday:  Colossians 3:12-17
Friday:  Philippians 2:12-18
Saturday:  Psalm 84