Victory Life KY

find your fit II

Episode Summary

God is still calling believers together to love one another, pray for each other, and serve along side each other reaching their community for Christ. Finding Your Fit is personally accepting the responsibility of advancing our purpose as part of His body in the earth.

Episode Notes

• I love how the Message paraphrases how God describes His church in Ephesians, “I’m building a home, using all of you, irrespective of how you got here.”

• Remember, Jesus said, On the  revelation of who I am I will build my church.

• God is still calling believers together to love one another, pray for each other, and serve along side each other reaching their community for Christ.

• Truth is, serving is an invitation for Jesus to be more involved in our lives. He actually said that it’s a true sign of greatness.

• Finding Your Fit is a life long journey of surrender. Jesus actually told us, “Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

• Christianity isn’t just believing, it’s belonging.

• Finding Your Fit is personally accepting the responsibility of advancing our purpose as part of His body in the earth.

• This is why we’re always encouraging you to get involved, because serving in your church is the most effective way you’re going to discover the gifts God has already graced you with.

• And regardless of where you are in your faith journey, don’t ever entertain the thoughts that you don’t have anything to offer.

• As we continue growing as disciples we find ourselves growing past just coming to church, and like His first disciples, we simply bring Jesus what we have and watch him us it.

• Today Jesus is telling us the same thing He told them, just give me what you've got and I'll work with it.

• Jesus says, give me your upbringing, your failures, your lack of experience, your fears and insecurities, and watch what I can do through you.

• As we grow in our relationship with Jesus, serving becomes part of our nature, not to mention, one of our greatest acts of worship. It’s where we discover Jesus at new levels.

• This is why being part of a local church has to be about more than just showing up to hear something.

• Hebrews 10:24-25 (MSG) Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching. 

• For all of us that consider ourselves disciples we can't just assume this will happen by itself.

• There's something about encouraging and helping out that's a big part of worship.

• Remember Paul writes, we’re all one body, with one Spirit, called to the same glorious future.

• He goes on to say, Jesus fits His whole body together perfectly. And as each part does it’s own special work, it cause the whole body to grow healthy and full of love.

• So never underestimate the significance of God orchestrating personalities, giftings and talents in making a local church unique.

• As we continue growing in our relationship with Jesus, there will be a shift in our thinking from it being just about us to those around us? 

• From coming to get something on Sunday, to bringing something.

• Jesus actually told us, the greatest among you will be servants.

• The truth is, the more devoted we are to Jesus, the more devoted we'll be to His church, the one He’s called us too.

• Ultimately, being part of a local congregation is where we worship together, grow together, we laugh together, hurt together, discover who we are together.

•  Think about it, what if we all come together, considering one another, exhorting one another, encouraging one another,
• What if we take responsibility for creating a loving, restoring, healing atmosphere?

• Acts 4:32 (MSG) “The whole congregation of believers was UNITED as one—one heart, one mind!”

• Ephesians 1:22 (NKJV) He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. 

• Scriptures like these bring clarity to our new life in Christ, not only individually, but also as a local congregation.

• This is why Proverbs tells us that when we're not open to Divine guidance, we're left to make our own decisions.

• But when we make ourselves available to His guidance, Kingdom advancement will be a priority to us.

• Matthew 6:33,NLT- Seek the Kingdom of God above all else...

• Think about it, right now, how teachable would you say you are?

• Our God ordained transformation only happens one way, and the more open and teachable we are, the more the Holy Spirit can express Himself through us, individually and corporately. 

• This is why understanding who we are as people of God, as living members of His body the Church, is crucial.

• Matthew 10:40 (NKJV) “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me."

• What if tomorrow, what if next Sunday you’re the one someone sees Jesus through for the first time?

• Listen to Paul's prayer for us, I’m asking the God of our Master, Jesus Christ: To help you in knowing Him personally, To be focused and clear, So that you can see exactly what it is He is calling you to do.

• As a local congregation, something we should all help each other remember is that regardless of where we are in our faith journey, the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is still right where He said it was. (Peter)

• Something we have to keep in mind is having that God inspired unity is something our enemy will be relentless at trying to keeping us from, regardless of where we might be in our faith.

• Remember, David told us, God commanded His blessing where His people were unified.

• Acts 4:32 (MSG) “The whole congregation of believers was UNITED as one—one heart, one mind!”

• They were united around the fact that they were His body in the earth, the fullness of Him.

• Possibly one of the greatest things a local congregation offers are those God inspired opportunities to discover who we are in Him.

• This is why every service we should come ready, expecting, staying the course.

•  Think about it, what if we all come together, considering one another, exhorting one another, taking responsibility for creating an atmosphere where people can experience God.

• When we come together with a unified attitude, regardless of where we serve, our mentality across the board should be, 
• the very thing we’re doing contributes to the possibility that today someone’s life is going to change.

• Ephesians 4:1-3,11-16 (NLT) Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 
• v2, Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 
• v.3, Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.

• v.11, Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 
• v.12, Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 
• v.13, This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. 
• v.14, Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. 
• v.15, Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. 
• v.16, He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.

• For all of us that consider ourselves disciples we can't just assume this will happen by itself.
• Finding your fit is key to who we are as part of His body.