Grace & Truth: Worship the King
Pastor Kent Landhuis
THEME - God reigns.
TEXT - Psalm 93
1. Submit to the Great King.
* Truth: God is King.
* Grace: The King calls his people.
2. Revere the Glorious King.
* Truth: The King’s people rebel.
* Grace: The King protects his people.
3. Trust the Good King.
* Truth: The King has a plan.
* Grace: The King leads his people.
4. Adore the Gracious King.
* Truth: The King is worthy of all honor.
* Grace: The King loves his people.
NEXT STEPS:
1. Submit, revere, trust, and adore.
2. Keep growing as a disciple.
DISCIPLES IN THE KINGDOM
We are the kind of people who grow to become more like Jesus. We are disciples.
What is a disciple?
Matthew 4:19 definition: Come Follow me (belong to the body of Christ)... and I will make you (become more like Jesus)... fishers of men (join Jesus in ministry reproducing and multiplying disciples).
Best practices for growing as a disciple.
* Intimate relationships: deep trust is the soil for life change.
* Accountability: speak the truth in love to one another.
* Biblical truth: the Bible gives the vision of the life of a disciple.
* Spiritual disciplines: practice the habits that lead to intimacy with Jesus and service to others.
* Multiplication: empower those who are discipled to disciple others.
* Spiritual gifts: serve according to gifts and passions.
Four Chair Discipleship Pathway:
This pathway builds on the truth that living things grow and leans into the Biblical vision of organic (a seed or a tree), not mechanical growth (an assembly line). Growth is a slow and steady process requiring nurture, cultivation, and patience. The soil of growth is life-on-life relationships in real-life situations, in real-time, with real people. The four chairs of this pathway include:
* Chair 1: Come and See (John 1:39) - Seekers
* Chair 2: Follow and Grow (John 1:43) - Believers
* Chair 3: Abide and Serve (John 15:5) - Workers
* Chair 4: Go and Bear Fruit (John 15:16) - Reproducers
Where are you on this pathway?