Building Lives on the Foundation of Christ
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"Things are important to us are things that matter to us and you could say they are the things that we value the most another way to think about values is as principles or standards of behavior the ideas that shape how we live our lives how we live our lives we receive our resistance we make choices about what to do and what to say and equally about what not to do and what not to say." [00:36:58] (27 seconds)
"See, the foundation, you can be safe in these surroundings because the foundations go deep into the soil below you. Right around these walls are what I call trench foundations. I don't know whether that is the right wording. Yeah. Trench foundations. So imagine long trenches. And I know they're there, because I dug most of them. And I can't remember exactly how deep they are, but 750 millimetres comes to mind." [00:38:54] (41 seconds)
"Now, of course, we know what that illustrates, don't we? In Matthew 7, 24 to 27, Jesus says this, anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Not just a rock, solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against the house, it won't collapse because it's built on bedrock." [00:43:24] (29 seconds)
"He's saying that only when we build our lives on him, on his truth and his ways, his teachings and on God's word, the Bible, will we be able to stay strong no matter what happens in our lives. Enduring foundations are important for buildings. And they're important for us as individuals and they're important for us as a church who wants to introduce people to Jesus so that he can be the foundation on which they build their lives on." [00:44:12] (65 seconds)
"A church who wants to help us who are the church in Redoubt North build our lives on him, his truth, his ways, his teachings and on God's word, the Bible, so that we can stay strong no matter what happens in our lives. And so that's why one of our church values is enduring foundations. Now, for those of you whose eyesight is not as good, who can't read that close, that far away, we're described as this." [00:45:18] (39 seconds)
"Our goal is to be with Jesus constantly, to become like him, and to do as he did. So the first goal. The first goal of following Jesus is simple but profound. It's to be with him. It was a starting point for his first disciples and it's a starting point for us. In Mark 3 .14, we see that Jesus called his disciples so that they might be with him." [00:49:32] (31 seconds)
"It's about being in a close, personal relationship with him. Not distant or formal, but close, personal, and full of love. When you think about those first disciples, he called them to be with him. He called them to be his friends. We read that in John 15 .15. And through him, they were connected in love to the love flowing between Jesus, his Father, and the Holy Spirit." [00:50:13] (29 seconds)
"The second goal of a disciple is transformation, to become like Jesus. This is the heart of apprenticeship. Allowing God to shape us from the inside out so that we reflect his character. Jesus said this. A disciple is not above the Lord. Not the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher. When Simon, Andrew, Peter, and the others followed Jesus, they weren't just students in the classroom." [00:51:45] (33 seconds)
"For us, transformation doesn't happen, I believe, overnight, just as it didn't happen for those disciples. It's a lifelong journey of spiritual formation where we learn to think, act, and love like Jesus. It's a lifelong journey guided by God through his word, the Bible. I mean, think about it. Through the wonders of technology today, we can read about, listen to, and even watch Jesus as he lived and ministered on earth." [00:52:56] (34 seconds)
"The final goal of a disciple is to take action, to do what Jesus did. It's not enough to just know about him, or even to become like him. We're called to join him in his mission. We're called to be like him. We're called to be like him. We're called to be like him. I mean, think about an apprenticeship in the trades, like building, or plumbing, or being an electrician." [00:53:42] (25 seconds)
"In the same way, being a disciple of Jesus means learning to do his work of teaching, serving, and loving others, not just in theory, but going out and doing it. Jesus promised his disciples, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things. That might sound impossible for you right now, but as we spend time with Jesus and become more like him, it naturally leads to us doing what he did." [00:54:45] (37 seconds)
"Through the Lord's Supper, we are invited, we are required by him to remember him. Not as the son of man and the son of God who came and lived 2 ,000 years ago, who lived and died and rose again. We're invited to remember him for that. But we're also invited to remember what he has called us to do, to go on mission, whatever that may be." [00:57:28] (31 seconds)
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"See, the foundation, you can be safe in these surroundings because the foundations go deep into the soil below you. Right around these walls are what I call trench foundations. I don't know whether that is the right wording. Yeah. Trench foundations. So imagine long trenches. And I know they're there, because I dug most of them. And I can't remember exactly how deep they are, but 750 millimetres comes to mind." [00:38:54] (41 seconds)
"Now, of course, we know what that illustrates, don't we? In Matthew 7, 24 to 27, Jesus says this, anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Not just a rock, solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against the house, it won't collapse because it's built on bedrock." [00:43:24] (29 seconds)
"He's saying that only when we build our lives on him, on his truth and his ways, his teachings and on God's word, the Bible, will we be able to stay strong no matter what happens in our lives. Enduring foundations are important for buildings. And they're important for us as individuals and they're important for us as a church who wants to introduce people to Jesus so that he can be the foundation on which they build their lives on." [00:44:12] (65 seconds)
"A church who wants to help us who are the church in Redoubt North build our lives on him, his truth, his ways, his teachings and on God's word, the Bible, so that we can stay strong no matter what happens in our lives. And so that's why one of our church values is enduring foundations. Now, for those of you whose eyesight is not as good, who can't read that close, that far away, we're described as this." [00:45:18] (39 seconds)
"Our goal is to be with Jesus constantly, to become like him, and to do as he did. So the first goal. The first goal of following Jesus is simple but profound. It's to be with him. It was a starting point for his first disciples and it's a starting point for us. In Mark 3 .14, we see that Jesus called his disciples so that they might be with him." [00:49:32] (31 seconds)
"It's about being in a close, personal relationship with him. Not distant or formal, but close, personal, and full of love. When you think about those first disciples, he called them to be with him. He called them to be his friends. We read that in John 15 .15. And through him, they were connected in love to the love flowing between Jesus, his Father, and the Holy Spirit." [00:50:13] (29 seconds)
"The second goal of a disciple is transformation, to become like Jesus. This is the heart of apprenticeship. Allowing God to shape us from the inside out so that we reflect his character. Jesus said this. A disciple is not above the Lord. Not the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher. When Simon, Andrew, Peter, and the others followed Jesus, they weren't just students in the classroom." [00:51:45] (33 seconds)
"For us, transformation doesn't happen, I believe, overnight, just as it didn't happen for those disciples. It's a lifelong journey of spiritual formation where we learn to think, act, and love like Jesus. It's a lifelong journey guided by God through his word, the Bible. I mean, think about it. Through the wonders of technology today, we can read about, listen to, and even watch Jesus as he lived and ministered on earth." [00:52:56] (34 seconds)
"The final goal of a disciple is to take action, to do what Jesus did. It's not enough to just know about him, or even to become like him. We're called to join him in his mission. We're called to be like him. We're called to be like him. We're called to be like him. I mean, think about an apprenticeship in the trades, like building, or plumbing, or being an electrician." [00:53:42] (25 seconds)
"In the same way, being a disciple of Jesus means learning to do his work of teaching, serving, and loving others, not just in theory, but going out and doing it. Jesus promised his disciples, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things. That might sound impossible for you right now, but as we spend time with Jesus and become more like him, it naturally leads to us doing what he did." [00:54:45] (37 seconds)
"Through the Lord's Supper, we are invited, we are required by him to remember him. Not as the son of man and the son of God who came and lived 2 ,000 years ago, who lived and died and rose again. We're invited to remember him for that. But we're also invited to remember what he has called us to do, to go on mission, whatever that may be." [00:57:28] (31 seconds)
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