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THEME: I Am Fifth
Series: Hills
TITLE: Focused and Real
Scripture: Acts 6: 1-4; Romans 10: 9-17; 2 Timothy 3:14
I. WORD-FOCUSED
“To introduce people to a saving knowledge of Christ, you must speak words, and you must speak what are sometimes offensive words.” Jonathan Leeman- “Word-Centered Church”
“Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” Rom.10:17
Pragmatism: the Bible is used as an (instructional guide).
“You do not really preach the Gospel if you leave Christ out-if He is omitted, it is not the gospel! You may invite them to gaze upon an empty table unless Christ is the very center and substance of all that you set before them”
The Bible is about (Jesus).
II. AUTHENTICITY-MINDED
“Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway.” Mother Teresa
Integrity doesn’t come in degrees: low, medium, or high. You either have integrity or you don’t.” Tony Dungy
Authenticity involves our (integrity). Practicing integrity means our (behavior matches our beliefs). But personal integrity is not the same as your reputation. Your reputation is (who other people think you are). Your integrity (or lack of it) is who (who you really are).
“The integrity of the upright guides the, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.” Pr.11:3
I Samuel 12: 3-4
Psalm15: 1-5
NEXT WEEK: The Value of Who You Are- Psalm 78:72
