Sunday Service Sermon 38.24
September 15 10:30 - 11:30 am | Faith Evangelical Free Church
REAL CHURCH
The church was _______________ and _______________ by Jesus Christ alone and it is the _________ ______________ of the church and every individual in it to ___________ God and ___________ relationship with Him through our Lord and Savior.
1. The ________ Presence of Jesus was _______________
2. The ________________ Presence of Jesus is _______________
a. Jesus tells them that the Father will ____________ His promise
i. Matthew 3:11 and Luke 24:49
b. Jesus will abide _____ His disciples through the Holy Spirit
c. We are the church because Jesus _____________ us as His _________.
i. Ephesians 2:11-22 and 1 Corinthians 12:13
d. As the church the Presence of Jesus __________ in us both ________________ and as a ___________
i. INDIVIDUALLY – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
ii. CORPORATELY – 1 Corinthians 3:16-17
3. The Presence of Jesus must ___________ and ___________ every aspect of personal and church life.
1 Corinthians 10:31 and Colossians 3:17
4. So what does the presence of Jesus look like in a REAL church?
a. Colossians 3:5-17
WHEN A REAL CHURCH ___________ IN THE PRESENCE OF JESUS CHRIST AND _____________ HIS CHARACTER, IT WILL _______________ THE ____________ OF THE __________ ___________.
THE POWER OF A REAL CHURCH – Acts 1:6-8
BIG QUESTION – “When will Jesus restore the Kingdom to Israel?”
- The question is based on a misunderstanding of the Kingdom.
It is a _____________ Kingdom not a _____________ one
- Jesus defines the priority: BE A _____________ TO THE _____________ ______________.
Acts 1:8 – But you will receive ____________ when the Holy Spirit has __________ __________ you…
1. The ____________ who are called to _____________: _______ __________________
a. ______________ may differ, but not ______________
2. The ________ the witness must ___________: ______________
a. No _______, but _________ and a ___________ __________
3. The ____________ to be a witness: the _________ __________
a. _____________ people, ______________ with the Word of God, _________________ by the Spirit of God, _________________ to the Son of God, can _________________ the ____________ of God.
b. We have the power to be ___________
c. We have the power to _____________ Jesus not self.