Believe is used 272 times in the bible

Pray is used 371 times in the bible

Love is used 714 times in the bible

Give is used 2161 times in the bible

GOD'S GREATEST DESIRE IS RELATIONSHIP

1 Peter 2

The LIFE God has called us to is BETTER, not EASIER

Pursue Comfort à Avoid Opposition à Faith Weakens à Life’s Empty

 or

Live Boldly à Face Opposition à Faith Strengthens à Closer to Christ 

Is not doing things the Way everyone else is Doing them

Is not Doing things the Way we’ve Always 

Is not Continuing in the Same Direction & expecting to Arrive at a new Destination

Is learning to GIVE more than we Receive

Is looking to SERVE more than we are Served  

Is Righteousness through Relationship NOT Rules

Is Being IN or AROUND the WORLD but not of it

God is Calling YOU to DO something Specific

You are Called…

#1 ETERNAL call to JESUS

#2 TEMPORARY call to an ASSIGNMENT

#3 DAILY Call to a DIFFERENT STANDARD

1 Peter 2

SHOW people WHAT we believe by HOW we BEHAVE

YOU ARE ON CALL

1 PETER 1:6

God never called us to FIT IN; we are CALLED to STAND OUT!

Inherited Faith

Shallow Faith

Conditional Faith

1. TRIALS reveal your FAITH

John 8:31-36  31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you ABIDE in My word, you are My disciples indeed.  32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. 

***Be Aware not Afraid***

 John 8:31-32,35-36  31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” 36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

 Salvation doesn’t COMPLETE the PROCESS; Its BEGINS The PROCESS. 

Mark 5:1-20 

#1  There Really are Demons 

MANY believers are NOT FREE because they do not RECONIZE they are in BONDAGE

I CONFESSED!... IM SAVED!... NowWhat!??

Matt 24:12-14  12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Luke 21:16-19  16 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. 17 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. 18 But not a hair of your head shall be lost. 19 By your patience possess your souls.

*1  We DISTINGUISH Water Baptism FROM the BAPTISM in the Holy Spirit

*2  We DEDICATE BABIES & BAPTIZE BELIEVERS

*3  WE should ALL Be Water Baptized (A. Jesus Commanded it / B. Jesus Modeled it)

*4  Water Baptism is SIGNIFICANT

WATER BAPTIMS does NOT SAVE but it DOES REVEAL Your Salvation

COMMANDED TO TELL

MARK 16:17-18

COMMANDED TO SHOW

CONVINCED TO LOVE

JOHN 14:15

1 COR 9:16, 19

1 COR 2:2

KNOW JESUS