Fellowship of the Crossroads
Neighborhood Watch: What’s a Neighbor Worth?
In this new four week series Pastor Bard will take a look at our responsibility to our neighbors. The term “neighborhood watch” often evokes a fear-based mentality, i.e. “We must watch over our neighborhood because others are out to get us.” This series flips that image on its head: rather than fearing others who are outside our circle of "friends", we must widen our idea of what our “neighborhood” is.
Locations & Times
Fellowship of the Crossroads
3706 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901, USA
Sunday 10:15 AM
1. Creation itself establishes we _________ _______________.
Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (NKJ)
Image
צֶלֶם tselem {tseh'-lem} -
image, likeness (of resemblance)
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (NKJ)
Image
צֶלֶם tselem {tseh'-lem} -
image, likeness (of resemblance)
2. God did not________________ us like everything else he created.
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (NKJ)
formed
יָצַ yatsar {yaw-tsar'}
1) to form, fashion, frame
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (NKJ)
formed
יָצַ yatsar {yaw-tsar'}
1) to form, fashion, frame
Genesis 1:16
Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. (NKJ)
Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. (NKJ)
Genesis 2:19
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, … (NKJ)
Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, … (NKJ)
Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (NKJ)
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (NKJ)
3. The Price of _______________ Establishes your ______________.
1 Corinthians 6:20
…For you were bought at a price;… (NKJ)
…For you were bought at a price;… (NKJ)
1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. (NLT)
For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God. (NLT)
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. (NAS)
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. (NAS)
Mark 12:31
"And the second, like it, is this:`You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (NKJ)
neighbor
πλησίον plesion {play-see'-on}
1) a neighbor
1a) a friend
1b) any other person,
1c) according to Christ, any other man irrespective of race or religion with whom we live or whom we chance to meet
"And the second, like it, is this:`You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (NKJ)
neighbor
πλησίον plesion {play-see'-on}
1) a neighbor
1a) a friend
1b) any other person,
1c) according to Christ, any other man irrespective of race or religion with whom we live or whom we chance to meet
4. Do you ______________ your neighbors?
Mark 12:31
…`You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (NKJ)
…`You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." (NKJ)
What is a Neighbor Worth?
Crossroads Challenge