The Days of Awe
On The Road of Life

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. II Timothy 3:16-17

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. I Peter 4:11a

Oracles

• TaNaKh
• • Forming the Hebrew acronym
  • Torah
  • 1st 5 books - Penteteuch
  • The instructions or directions
  • Penned by Moses
• Nevi'im - the prophets
• Kethuvim - the other writings
• Kadosh Miqrah

What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God. Romans 3:1-2

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:4-7

Hear O Israel ...
The Lord Thy God is one Lord
Thou shalt love the Lord Thy God with all of thy
Heart ...
Soul ...
Mind ...
Strength ...

The Days of Awe
"Trumpets"

The Road To Life
Matthew 7:13-14

My Utmost For His Highest

• All Efforts of Worth and Excellence Are Difficult
• Philippians 2:13 "for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."
• Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling"
• All Efforts of Worth and Excellence Are Difficult
• Hebrews 2:10 "For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings"

The Tapestry of Life

One day we will see everything with perfect clarity. Then we will know everything completely, just as God knows us now. I Corinthians 13:12 NLT

Get On The Road

• Romans 14:17 "...the kingdom of God is ... righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
• Proverbs 4:18-19 "But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day."

The Progression

• From faith to faith
• From grace to grace
• From glory to glory
• • Ephesians 2:8-10 "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

From Faith to Faith - Romans 1:17
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written

"The just shall live by faith."

From Grace to Grace - II Peter 1:2-4
"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."

From Glory to Glory - II Corinthians 3:18
"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord."

Get Ready! - I Peter 3:15
But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear:
with gentleness and reverence - I Corinthians 9:19-23

"Real Christians of Genius"

What Can We Do?
Believe - Begin - Bring - Buy

BELIEVE

• One must recognize their own value to God before they can share the "Good News" with others!
• Choose to "Follow Him," on the road of life
• I John 4:4; 5:19 "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world... The whole world is under the control of the evil one."
• I have set before you life and death - choose life!

"Are You Ready"

BEGIN

• Start today to pray and to look for opportunities to share the "gospel", the "Good News" of LIFE!
• Prayer Breakfast on Saturday morning at 9am in the Fireside Room

BRING

• Most unchurched people don't have a clue what church is about.
• "Mr. Bean Goes To Church"
• This is not our church! This is not the message we preach!
• Get permission to ask again!
• Word of mouth - Going public!

BUY

• An Alpha Ticket
• • Alpha is a tool to help you reach and teach your loved ones
  • A meal - A talk - A discussion
  • Topic = "Christianity: Boring, Untrue, or Irrelevant"
  
  
• "For People Like You" Campaign
• • Airing Friday and Saturday on FX, ABC Family and the Food Network Cooking Channel.
  • Buy a commercial slot on your favorite channel
  • Hang the "For People Like You" door hangers on your neighbors doors.
  • Play 2nd commercial "Work"

Take The Veil Away
II Corinthians 3:16-18

When the Veil is Taken Away

• Matthew 27:51 -- the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom at the crucifixion
• • "It is finished."
• Romans 8:18-19 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God."

Man's Original Glory!

• Your story didn't start with sin and it does not end with sin!
• • Romans 7:24-25 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God - through Jesus Christ our Lord!
  • Romans 8:30 "Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified."
• You have been and are being transformed!
• Genesis 1:26-28, 31 "Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image...""
• Psalm 16:3 As for the saints who are on the earth, They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.

Under a Spell!

• "Well, then, if this is all true, why don't I see it?"
• • The Silver Chair
• Jesus says it is about healing your heart, setting it free, restoring your glory.
• • Luke 4:18-19 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me"
• A religious fog has tried to veil all that, put us under some sort of spell or amnesia, to keep us from coming alive.
• • Pascal said, "It is a monstrous thing... an incomprehensible enchantment, and a supernatural slumber."

Whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. II Corinthians 3:16-18

What Can We Do?

• Believe - Bring - Buy - Begin
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• BELIEVE
• • One must recognize their own value to God before they can share the "Good News" with others!
  • I John 4:4; 5:19 "You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world... The whole world is under the control of the evil one."
  1. You are a child of God!
  2. You are a King's Kid!
  3. You are a citizen of the heavens!
  4. You are an ambassador of Christ with the ministry of reconciliation.
  
  
• BRING
• • Most unchurched people don't have a clue what church is about.
  • "Mr. Bean Goes To Church"
  • Get permission to ask again!
  
  
• BUY
• • An Alpha Ticket
  • A commercial slot! "For People Like You"
  
  
• BEGIN
• • Start today to pray and to look for opportunities to share the "Good News!"
  • You're an alien, an ambassador on foreign soil.
  • "For People Like You" campaign
  • • Door Hangers
    • Purchase commercials
  • Prayer Breakfast in a couple weeks