LifePointe Christian Church
Speaker: Chris Delfs, Senior Pastor
Jesus followers have different values
Big obstacle to fully following Jesus is our desire to fit in
Do not conform to the world (Romans 12:2)
Wide and Narrow Roads (Matthew 7:13-14)
1 Peter 1:14 NLT
1 Peter 1:15 NLT
1 Peter 1:16 NLT
Bible does not say: Be happy in all you do
1 Peter 1:8: Glorious, inexpressible joy
God's highest calling is our holiness and not our happiness
Our justification meter inaccurately misreads what God wants for our lives
Happiness theology empowers us to justify that which is wrong or unwise
Colossians 4:5 Live wisely among those who are not believers.
Ephesians 5:2 Live a life of love and follow the example of Christ.
Ephesians 5:15 Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise.
Discomfort, delay, risk, and inconvenience can’t be God's Will if we are supposed to be happy
Holy: Set apart, pure, different
1 Peter 1:14 So you must live as God's obedient children. NLT
1 Peter 1:14 Don't slip back into your old ways to satisfy your own desires. NLT
We can slip into trouble but we can not slip into righteousness
The enemy wants to steal and kill and destroy us (John 10:10)
Genesis 3:1 Did God really say...
A “lot of people” are not our standard
LLJ Principle: Love Like Jesus
John 13:34 As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
What does loving like Jesus require of me?
God’s Spirit pushes us towards kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control
Matthew 18:15 NIV
Always give people the benefit of the doubt
Demonstrate extravagant kindness
Choose your words carefully
Luke 6:45 Your words show what is in your heart.” CEV
Psalm 19:14 ESV
1 Peter 1:17-21 NLT
We pursue holiness because of WHO He is and WHAT He has done for us
A relationship with Jesus is the pathway to holiness (being different)