The Vineyard Church
Pastor Mark Pope,
January 11/12, 2020
Question:
How am I doing at Christianity in everyday life?
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
Deuteronomy 6:7 NIV
John 14:17 NIV
John 17:13-15 NIV
Main Point #1:
Christian life in the real world requires…
Settling into our present situations.
Definition:
κόσμος, (kos'-mos)
order, (literally) an ordered system
Matthew 5:25 NIV
Subpoint:
Jesus’ prayer was to leave us in the world, because he planned to be involved in the world.
Psalms 139:1-3 NIV
"Here I am Lord."
Subpoint:
Is there an area of life that I could use more involvement from God?
Main Point #2:
Christian life in the real world requires...
Engaging in some protective measures.
Definition:
Πονηρός, (pon-ay-ros')
toilsome, bad, evil … laborious trouble, and inevitable agonies that always go with.
Mark Pope Paraphrase
Protect them from the inevitable agonies that eventually come from living in a broken system.
Subpoint:
Jesus knew life would be very difficult, so he prayed to the Father for divine help.