Central Christian Church
Pastor: Doug Reed
Proverbs 31:30 NIV
Abraham Lincoln, “No man is poor who has had a godly mother.”
Proverbs 22:6 GNT
2 Timothy 1:5 NIV
Spiritual life equation: Sincere Faith = God living IN + God living OUT!
Sincere faith is strikingly OBVIOUS! Is ours?
2 Timothy 1:5 NIV
How do we develop sincere faith?
May the sincerity of our faith be made evident by our way of life!
Question to Ponder: Is our faith sincere & strikingly obvious?
Sincere faith genuinely lives IN us! Is it?
Jesus must sincerely live in us before He can live in others!
Do others see Jesus in us, especially in what we say & do?
Psalms 24:3-5 NIV
Question to Ponder: Is our faith sincere, strikingly obvious & living in us?
Sincere faith powerfully lives OUT through us! Is it?
2 Timothy 1:6-7 NIV
Sincere Faith Generational Progression!
Acts 16:1-2 NIV
Question to Ponder: Is our faith sincere, strikingly obvious, living in & living our through us?
Oswald Chambers, “The first thing God does is forcibly remove any insincerity, pride and vanity from my life.”
Proverbs 6:16-23 NIV
Sincere Faith = God living IN us + God living OUT thru us!
REFLECT
Questions to reflect on in your personal quiet time, with the family and/ or in your Life Group.
1) What one point personally stood out from the message and why?
2) Since it is Mother’s Day, share of a godly woman who has impacts our life & faith. Who & Why?
3) Read 2 Timothy 1:5 & 1 Timothy 1:5. Is our faith sincere & strikingly obvious?
4) Read Psalm 24:3-5 & 2 Timothy 1:5. Is our faith sincere & living in us?
5) Read 2 Timothy 1:5-7 & Acts 16:1-2. Is our faith sincere living in & living our through us?
6) Read Proverbs 6:16-23. Share and discuss the contrasts & characteristics in sincerity & insincerity?
RESPOND
What personal response and/or possible life change do you have to what you have heard?
REACH OUT
In regards to what has been revealed to you, what intentional action can you take this week to impact someone else for Christ?
RETELL
Share how God has worked in you and through you with someone else – in personal conversation, in your Life Group or at c3ocala.com/retell.