{"id":12363,"date":"2024-09-16T09:43:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=12363"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:43:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:43:15","slug":"the-gospel-is-preached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2024\/09\/the-gospel-is-preached\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gospel is Preached"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2024 THEME: Run with the Horses<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SERIES: Feels Like Home<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE: The Gospel is Preached<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\r\n\r\n<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scripture: Col. 1:3-14; I Cor. 1:18-25<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe right kind of fame arises from a life well lived, not a brand well cultivated.\u201d Beaty<\/p>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>I. WHAT IS OUR MANDATE?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Turn to Acts 20 (p.542). Three challenges Paul gives the elders:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Guard yourselves<\/strong><\/span>)<br \/>2. (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Watch out!<\/strong><\/span>)<br \/>3. (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>I entrust you<\/strong><\/span>)<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Two Scriptures to consider:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. I Cor. 1:18-25 (p.554)<br \/>2. Romans 1:16-17 (p.547)<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>II. WHAT IS THE RESULT?<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What does this mandate do?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. Gives us someone and something to be (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>thankful for<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>2. Gives us something to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>shout about<\/strong><\/span>).<br \/>3. Gives us something to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>celebrate<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">What is evidence of maturity?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">1. Our desire is to (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>please Christ<\/strong><\/span>). [v.10]<br \/>2. Our desire is to do (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God\u2019s will<\/strong><\/span>). [v.10-12]<br \/>3. Our desire is to experience (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>God\u2019s freedom<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">THEME: Run with the Horses <br \/>SERIES: Feels Like Home<br \/>NEXT WEEK: Jesus is Honored<br \/>SCRIPTURE: Colossians 1:15-22<\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 THEME: Run with the Horses SERIES: Feels Like Home TITLE: The Gospel is Preached Scripture: Col. 1:3-14; I Cor. 1:18-25 \u201cThe right kind of fame arises from a life well lived, not a brand well cultivated.\u201d Beaty I. WHAT IS OUR MANDATE? Turn to Acts 20 (p.542). 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