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I LOVE MY CHURCH 1 - SACRIFICE, 9-6-26, Lead Pastor Jeff Aenk
IF WE LOVE JESUS, WE’LL OBEY HIS CALL TO
SACRIFICE & SELL OUT TO HIS MISSION FOR HIS CHURCH.
John 14:23a - Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching.
Matthew 16:16-19 - 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
*CHURCH – Jesus Gathering His Followers to Each Work Together as a Movement on His Mission!
Matthew 28:18-20 - 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
*At New Hope, we Summarize Jesus Mission for us as – ”Transforming Broken Lives through Christ's Love!”
Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Luke 9:23 - Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
Romans 12:1 - Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
*SACRIFICE – Give Up Living for Ourselves, to Live Instead for Jesus & His Mission for His Church!
Key Verse - Ephesians 4:16 - From him (Christ) the whole body (The Church), joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Synopsis – If You have Experienced some Transformation in your Broken Life through Jesus Love through New Hope, then you KNOW the Power & Importance of Our Mission! If We LOVE Our Church & Want to see Other People’s Broken Lives Transformed through Our Love & Ministry, then We Must ALL Sacrifice, Invest, Serve, & Invite!