Redefining Christianity (Sermon Notes on 2/2711)

Opening:
i. When I came to college, I defined Christianity…
a. I recently asked a co-worker…-gyrating
b. yet last night a young lady…-alive!
ii. My dawning enlightenment recognized our differences, needs, backgrounds, wants, affinities…
a. Based upon what we perceive and/or like, what we have “observed”
b. What we ourselves perceive and think we "know of Holy."
iii. Any church’s vision/mission is too general/broad/large when Jesus Christ and HIS Call can not be Define
and Expressed by the members’ lives.
iv. Today’s Topic & Title:
Redefining Christianity, Express - The Word on Time
Opening:
v. My Treaching Attempt will be to:
~ Introduce the Topic’s Text & our Terminology of ReDefine
a. Corporate to Community
b. Goodson to God Son
c. Faults to Favor
~ Close having Redefined Christianity and it’s origin
But let us get this last First Overnight off- Prayer
1. Introduction: Mark 10:15
15 Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it." 16 And He took them up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them. 17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?" 18 So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. 19 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not bear false witness,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'" 20 And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth." 26 And they were greatly astonished, saying among themselves, "Who then can be saved?" 27 But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible." 28 Then Peter began to say to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You." 29 So Jesus answered and said, "Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel's, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time — houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions — and in the age to come, eternal life.
2. Re-Define-how are words changed in dictionaries?
a. to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.)
• to explain or identify the nature or essential qualities of; describe:
• to fix or lay down definitely; specify distinctly:
• to determine or fix the boundaries or extent of
• to make clear the outline or form of
• Redefine is to state a new or different meaning
a. Ps 51:10MSG-God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.
b. Cause us to see it, understand it, differently, renewed, from what we have defined or observed before
3. Redefining Christianity- one of my customized core concepts I am called to be Interdenominational:
“…to take people from wherever they are to become closer to Christ Jesus (by The Word of God, Worship, Prayer, Purpose/Destiny, Discipleship, Leadership, Serving, Wonders of God, Godly Counsel, Creativity, Divine Relationships and every means possible) so that they will become growing and perfecting (mature) Christians. And by that they become better Baptists, Methodist, Catholics, Pentecostals, Lutherans, etc…”
Corporate to Community
A. Corporate can be- I know we do not want to be…
• Pessimistic, negative minded, critical, that breeds off each other, Punitive, Legalistic minded…
• Question Authority, Motives; Against everything
• Skeptical, self-serving, and chip on the shoulder PC
B. Mgr. Blaine as a Blessing
1. Gifted People Person (yet lacked…)
2. One PSP created a Community (eats)
3. Redefined our climate, interaction, etc
C. FedEx-Express AMWA Staff & Co-workers Honor
D. Our Bro. Kevin Honors
E. Corporate to Community to Christian
1. Rich young Ruler (Corporate) vs.
2. Disciples with Jesus in Community
Goodson to GOD SON
A. Treach The Text- Mark 10:15-30
1. Rich young Ruler had a definition of Good
a. Good Teacher
b. since my youth
2. Jesus’ Q? “Why call me Good?”-
a. Commentary Note- dual intent
b. Redefines Good
3. One thing he lacked- like we are good today
4. We need to go from goodson to GOD SON!!
5. Loved him
6. Rich young Ruler was not Open to Redefining
7. With man this is impossible, but with God All Things Are Possible! goodson-vs-GODSON
8. In this age and In the age to come!
9. I.E.- Current Gospel Song- “It’s all good, but not us, It’s ALL GOD!”
B. You have got to Pull Out an “O”, just 1,only 1
to get OVER:
1. “O”urselves- Brian Houston clip &
2. “O”ut of the way
3. “O”bservations- youth, Christianity…
do need 1 “O”, just 1 and only 1, that is to be:
4. “O”pen- as a little child, receptive, innocent, pure, like new,
a. Defining Moment- Timing, Place, Need
b. Careful Blaine- not to close back up,
C. What do I know of Holy?
a. Openness for Redefining, Renewing, Rethinking, Wanting of Genesis Week…
b. Video
D. What do you really Believe, Trust, have Faith in?
a. being a good son, or
b. being in The GOD SON
Faults to Favor
A. One thing he lacked- laws, rules, commandments
B. We are often so uncomfortable
1. Deserve it
2. Earn it
3. Work for it
C. Rich, perceived ourselves as good, not bad,ok
• Facts, frailties, fate vs. Faith & Favor!
D. Favor
1. Relationship
2. Favor = Grace = Love
3. GOD SON vs. good son
E. Is GOD SON even real?
F. Testify of FAVOR…Doctrine, Theology, Scholarly ability, teaching, even my style, but you can not touch my daily testimony
G. Testimony
1. While down in Dallas TX, last week
2. Favor…
a. Finances
b. Flights
c. Family
Close
A. Redefining Christianity- take people from
B. Blaine- mocked some churches- observations,
1. not perfect
2. email/text my husband is changed man
C. Melanie Goodson- Title Giver…
D. The Rich young Ruler vs. men of cross
E. Song of Wonderful Worship
Redefining Christianity
Express – The Word on Time

Doer: An Example is Communion

Notes from Vision Sunday (2/6/11)

Isaiah 35:8 Rubber meets the Road = DOER

be a Doer is:

on the Highway of Holiness in the Lanes

(Splash-In.com, Revival Fire, New Hire, Midweek Organism);

going & growing forward as every "1" one

(Read James 1:22-25)

D-

Decide (Read I Kings 18:21)

Believe (Read John 6:28-29)

Dream

Discipline

O-

Offer yourself (Read Romans 12:1)

E-

Execute - to accomplish, to perform, do

R-

Reproduce

• Repeat the deciding, offering & executing
• Fruit - good, fruit of the Spirit, measured increase
• Reproduce - same Assessment in Authenticate
• Reinvent the Ministry

Do - An example is Communion (Read I Corinthians 11:23-26)

• Actually Doing It
• Testimony during sickness
• Not of works, but of being a Doer
• Fueled by Faith