What Lies Up The Road

Pt. Dave Kenney

What is the road ahead for you?

1. Who will you follow?
2. What will you save?
3. What are you worth?

So in 2009, you decided to follow Jesus - not being by insurance of not going to hell. When we decide, we already become a disciple.

WHAT LIES UP THE ROAD?
2 Peter 1:1-11, NLT
If u decide to follow Jesus, doesn't mean everything will be smooth, it means that we can hold on to Jesus, even if the road is bumpy!

Philippians 2:12-13 NIV
continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is GOD who works in you!

Philippians 2:12-13 NLT
v.13 For GOD is working in you..
this is what lies upon you. This is the promise. God is fully committed doing HIS part.

God does His part. He asks you to do your part.

WHAT'S GOD'S PART?

He gave us what we need (by His living divine) to live a godly live (v.3)
everything we need.

Greek lesson.
Power = dunamis [root word : dynamite]

The Power of the King:

1. Power for performing miracles
2. Power
3. Power over riches and wealth
4. Arising the number
5. From enemies and host

He promises to share His divine nature (v.4)

Col 2:9-10 MSG
Jesus promise to share everything. We receive everything everything from God. But that doesn't mean by us becoming God, just becoming godly like.

He enables us to escape the world's corruption (v.4)
Corruption to lie, pornography, pre-material sex, etc. We all aren't facing the same temptation but we do face temptation. God will help you! But it's you that have to decide, it's up to you to decide.

The Corinthian Church Example - "..it's ok, I'm a child of God.. He will forgive me.."
1 Cor 1:5-9 NLT

WHAT'S OUR PART?

We Respond to God's Promises (v.5)

• we follow Him instead of ourselves
• we follow His life

and NOT : to be ourselves and just be better. Don't settle for less.

Galatians 2:20 NIV
The Cambodian Pastor who's life was in danger but God saved him instead. Since then he realized that he is already that and only by grace alone, he lives now.

Philippians 2:6-9 NLT
Jesus obeyed what the Father wants Him to do.

"Humility is both the posture of the heart that makes conversion possible and the outcome of such conversion. The way of the disciple is the way of humility, and thus it is appropriate to speak of conversion as a reorientation of one's life to the way of humility. In humility we walk in the fear of the Lord. From this posture of humility we are able to love God and receive God's Word, which both cleanses us and transforms. Humility serves as the ultimate test of whether we truly live with faith, hope, and love" (Gordon T. Smith Prof. of Spiritual Theology at Regent College, taken from his book "Beginning Well - Christian Conversion & Authentic Transformation)

2 Peter 1:5-7

WHY SHOULD YOU DO YOUR PART?
To be productive
To be useful
(v.8-9)

Like a group of choir/musician, first it's chaos but after practice, everything becomes better and better in harmony. It's just like temptation, can't overcome it instantly.

Parable of the Sower

Matthew 13:3-9 NLT
We determine what will be happening. We choose to be productive, or what?
God will always do HIS part.
The one thing God doesn't do is not make us choose Him.
That's our part: be humble and choose Him.

ARE YOU WILLING TO DO YOUR PART?
"..we are not expecting you to do what other people can do, we just want you to do what you are capable to do.."
This is God's promise.
He will not take the temptation away. It's your part to say No, and He will enable you.

".. not just trying to get by.." be a disciple instead!