Run the Race and Go the Distance with Jesus Hour 3
March 28, 2011 by gbcadmin
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2011 Spring Conference Hour 3
Session 3: Running the Race and the Global Challenge of Missions (Acts 11:19-26)
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1. We must be willing to cross cultural barriers for the advancement of the Gospel, to reach out to the world, for churches to grow (Acts 11:18, 20).
2. Don’t wait to be forced out into missions (Acts 11:19; 8:4).
3. The hand of the Lord will be with you when you follow Him into missions (Acts 11:21).
4. Be willing to help and to serve in a work that God has already begun (Acts 11:22-24).
5. The main prerequisite for the Lord’s work in not great gifts, but great grace (Acts 11:22; see also 13:43).
6. When you sense God’s leading, encourage others to go with you (Acts 11:25-26).
7. Do not neglect to teach new believers, and to take them deep into the truth of the Gospel (Acts 11:26).
Prayer: Lord, as we look unto you and run the race, help us to help others see you as their Savior and Lord. May they also join with us in this race. Let the nations be glad and shout for joy because of Jesus. Lord, we await your loving embrace at the finish line. Keep us faithful, humble and pure in the race. Amen.
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Run the Race and Go the Distance with Jesus Hour 2
March 28, 2011 by gbcadmin
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2011 Spring Conference Hour 2
Session 2: The Race & the Crises of the Gospel (Mk.8:27-38)
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Musical Ministery by Nancy Steinman
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Part Two
Part Three
Session 2: The Race & the Crises of the Gospel (Mk.8:27-38)
1. Confrontation (encounter) with the person of Christ (Mk.8:27-29) – Christian life begins with a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. This is how we are enlisted in the race. The supreme question in Christianity is “Who is Jesus Christ?”
2. Confession of Christ (Mk.8:29). Christ demands us to confess Him as our Savior and Lord. This is how we begin to progress in our race (obedience and service).
3. Conflict (Mk.8:31-33) – Our obedience to Christ and our association with Him brings conflicts in life; conflicts with family, friends, world, our ambitions and plans for life, etc.
4. Cross (Mk.8:34) – Christian life is cross-centered. It is costly. The Lord calls us to follow Him as His disciples, taking up the cross. It refers to a denial of self-centered interests and ultimately the death of “self” in our life (“Not I, but Christ,” Gal.2:20)
5. Commitment (Mk.8:36-37) – The sure way to save the soul (the essence of life) is to lose it (entrust it to Jesus in His service).
Remember: We run the race as disciples of Christ, experiencing the Crises of the Gospel. This is authentic Christianity.
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Run the Race and Go the Distance with Jesus Hour 1
March 28, 2011 by gbcadmin
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2011 Spring Conference Hour 1
“Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” (Heb.12:1).
Session 1: Let Us Run the Race (Heb.12:1-3)
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Part Two
Part Three
The Context of the Race
1. The Cloud of witnesses, the heroes of faith (Ch.11). We belong to the noble company of God’s people living for God’s glory and doing exploits through faith. Though we live in a postmodern world, our race is not controlled by its values and ideologies.
2. Our past context (1Jn.2:15) – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. But it has dramatically changed in Christ.
3. Conceive your life in the new context in Christ. We run the race in this new context.
The Calling to the Race
1. “The race that is set before us.” God has already marked out a race for us. We do not have to figure it out.
2. “Race” (agon). It is not a passing luxury, but a very demanding exercise, requiring our utmost discipline, determination and perseverance. It can be agonizing and grueling at times. “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion” (Amos 6:1).
3. Run with endurance. It is a steady determination to keep going in the race when everything in you wants to slow down or give up.
4. Unnecessary encumbrances or “weight” and “the sin that easily entangles” can hinder the race. “Weight” need not be a bad thing or a sin in itself, but it can weigh us down spiritually. Sin entangles our feet, and can possibly bring us down. We take sin lightly to our peril.
The Consolation (Encouragement) of the Race
1. Fix our eyes on Jesus, focus on Him. He is our example and our goal.
2. Jesus is the “author” (archegos), better translated “pioneer” or “forerunner.” Jesus has gone ahead to blaze the trail and overcome barriers.
3. He is also the “perfecter” (teleiotes) of faith. Jesus is the supreme example of faith. He is the one who carries it through completion. It was His absolute faith in His Father’s will that enabled Him to go to the cross – and left Him perfect in faith. He endured everything by faith.
4. “Consider Him.” Contemplate on Him. He is the cure for weary hearts. “Turn your eyes upon Jesus…..” How do we consider Him? By consulting what the Bible says about Him.
The Confidence of the Race
1. If you do not have something important to look forward to at the end of the race, you more than likely will not start it and certainly will not finish it. Jesus ran for the joy that was set before Him. His great joy was that of submitting unreservedly to the will of His Father. His joy sprang from His obedience. Therefore he was exalted to the place of highest honor (Philippians 2:9-11).
2. We also run for the same reason. We anticipate the heavenly reward for faithful service. By enduring the agony of the race, we gain the crown that waits beyond the cross.
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Family Conference Part Three
April 19, 2010 by gbcadmin
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Growing as a Church
The Three-fold Ministries of the Church (Acts 2)
- Worship – upward dimension of the Church’s ministry (God)
- Edification – inward dimension of the Church’s ministry (Believers)
- Evangelism – outward dimension of the Church’s ministry (World)
The health and growth of a local church is vitally related to their commitment to the three-fold ministries of the church. These ministries are carried out within the four pillars of the Church.
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Family Conference Part Two
April 19, 2010 by gbcadmin
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Part II Growing as a Family
Psalm 128 – Celebration of the blessing of a family growing together – father, mother and children. The believer who really enjoys the blessings of the Lord, is the one who acknowledges the Lord in every area of life and who walks in practical obedience to the Word of God.
Psalm 127 – God’s Blessing is seen in three realms – building a house (family), protecting a city, and earning a living. In all three instances, the sovereign plan and blessing of God is far more crucial for the successful outcome than all human efforts combined.
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Family Conference Part One
April 19, 2010 by gbcadmin
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The family conference was a great time for all. Dr. Alexander Kurian delivered a great message on Growing in the Lord.
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Part I Growing as a Christian
Three Major Areas of Our Christian Growth
Growing as a Christian (Personal Christian growth)
Growing as a Family
Growing as a Church
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