Sermon Series: “Deeper” – 4 of 4
November 23, 2008
Pastor John Fanous
“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another…” Heb 10:24-25 (NLT)
You need ________________ to deepen your relationship with God.
Two Reasons We Sometimes Avoid Other Christians
1. “I don’t ____________.”
If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 1 Co 12:15-16
God says, “You’re _____________.”
“If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?” 1 Co 12:17
2. “I’m doing fine __________________.”
God says, “You have ____________.”
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 1 Co 12:21
Your closest friends _______________ you.
Do not be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.” 1 Co 15:33 (NCV)
Two Biblical Insights
1. The Bible is mostly addressed to _____________ of people.
“You are the light of the world.” Mt 5:14
2. The greatest commandment includes other ________________.
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Mt 22:36-40
How Most of Us Grow Spiritually: _________________________
1. You have “need to ___________” moments.
2. You have “need to ___________” moments.
The key is being _______________________ with other Christians.
How Do I Regularly Connect with Other Christians?
Get involved in a __________________.
“Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts…” Acts 2:46-47
“Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching…” Acts 5:42