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New Life COTR Sunday February 25, 2007
TOTAL OTHERS
“We Need Each Other”
Acts 2:41-47(NIV) Turn and Read
The ingredients for a healthy church. The ingredients that when warmed in the presence of God provide an incubator for God to send New Born Believers.
1. They were devoted to the Apostles Teaching
2. They were devoted to fellowship
3. They were devoted to the breaking of bread
4. They were devoted to prayer
Verse 44- “All the believers were together…”
Verse 46- “Everyday they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread together in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.”
The evidence is clear- THESE FOLKS LOVED BEING AROUND OTHERS! WHY?
Romans 12:5(NLT)- “….since we are all one body in Christ we belong to each other, and each of needs all the others.”
TOTAL OTHERS-WE NEED EACH OTHER
I. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL WALK WITH ME
Genesis 2:18(NIV)- “….it’s not good for man to be alone.”
Hebrews 10:25(NIV)- “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO LONELINESS
Proverbs 18:1(NKJ)- “A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire: He rages against all wise judgment.”
Message- “Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
Ephesians 4:16(NLT)- “Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will walk with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to loneliness. WE NEED EACH OTHER!
II. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL WORK WITH ME
Ephesians 2:10(NIV)- “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9(NIV)- “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO FATIGUE
Galatians 6:9,10(MSG)- “So let us not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.”
TRANSITION: I need others who will work with me because others is God’s answer to Fatigue.
III. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL FIGHT FOR ME
Philippians 2:4(NIV)- “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12(NLT)- “A person standing alone can be attached and defeated , but two can stand back to back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO DEFEAT
Ecclesiastes 4:10(NLT)- “If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will fight for me because OTHERS is God’s answer to defeat.
IV. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL CRY WITH ME
1Peter 3:8(LB)- “You should be like one big family, full of sympathy toward each other.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
1Corinthians 12:26(NIV)- “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it…”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO DESPAIR
Romans 12:15(NIV)- “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”
1Thessalonians 5:11(NIV)- “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will cry with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to despair.
V. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL PARTNER WITH ME
WE NEED EACH OTHER
John 15:4,5(NIV)- “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO SIGNIFICANCE
Philippians 1:27,28(MSG)- “….Stand united, singular in vision, contending for people’s trust in the Message, the good news, not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what there’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you-and both because of God.”
I need people to partner with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to significance.
CONCLUSION: WE NEED EACH OTHER! It called being part of something that’s bigger than just me.
Romans 12:5(NIV)- “so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”
New Life COTR Sunday February 25, 2007
TOTAL OTHERS
“We Need Each Other”
Acts 2:41-47(NIV) Turn and Read
The ingredients for a healthy church. The ingredients that when warmed in the presence of God provide an incubator for God to send New Born Believers.
1. They were devoted to the Apostles Teaching
2. They were devoted to fellowship
3. They were devoted to the breaking of bread
4. They were devoted to prayer
Verse 44- “All the believers were together…”
Verse 46- “Everyday they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread together in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.”
The evidence is clear- THESE FOLKS LOVED BEING AROUND OTHERS! WHY?
Romans 12:5(NLT)- “….since we are all one body in Christ we belong to each other, and each of needs all the others.”
TOTAL OTHERS-WE NEED EACH OTHER
I. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL WALK WITH ME
Genesis 2:18(NIV)- “….it’s not good for man to be alone.”
Hebrews 10:25(NIV)- “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO LONELINESS
Proverbs 18:1(NKJ)- “A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire: He rages against all wise judgment.”
Message- “Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
Ephesians 4:16(NLT)- “Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will walk with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to loneliness. WE NEED EACH OTHER!
II. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL WORK WITH ME
Ephesians 2:10(NIV)- “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9(NIV)- “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO FATIGUE
Galatians 6:9,10(MSG)- “So let us not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.”
TRANSITION: I need others who will work with me because others is God’s answer to Fatigue.
III. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL FIGHT FOR ME
Philippians 2:4(NIV)- “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12(NLT)- “A person standing alone can be attached and defeated , but two can stand back to back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO DEFEAT
Ecclesiastes 4:10(NLT)- “If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will fight for me because OTHERS is God’s answer to defeat.
IV. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL CRY WITH ME
1Peter 3:8(LB)- “You should be like one big family, full of sympathy toward each other.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
1Corinthians 12:26(NIV)- “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it…”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO DESPAIR
Romans 12:15(NIV)- “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”
1Thessalonians 5:11(NIV)- “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will cry with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to despair.
V. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL PARTNER WITH ME
WE NEED EACH OTHER
John 15:4,5(NIV)- “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO SIGNIFICANCE
Philippians 1:27,28(MSG)- “….Stand united, singular in vision, contending for people’s trust in the Message, the good news, not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what there’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you-and both because of God.”
I need people to partner with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to significance.
CONCLUSION: WE NEED EACH OTHER! It called being part of something that’s bigger than just me.
Romans 12:5(NIV)- “so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”
