September 2010
The Life of a Disciple
by Scott Goodwill (Sep 26 2010)
Series: Fresh Vision: The Kind of Life God Wants Us to Live
The church is given the task of making disciples, Matthew 28:19. There is a need for a fresh vision of what a "disciple" is and what a disciple does, and a need to avoid the common contemporary tendency to group the church into "Christians" and "Disciples" (Christians who are zealous for Christ). We need to think of our lives in terms of "being a disciple." And we need to think of living our lives in terms of "what a disciple does."
A "New" Life
by Scott Goodwill (Sep 19 2010)
Series: Fresh Vision: The Kind of Life God Wants Us to Live
God wants me to live my new life as a Christian in a "new" way, not my old life made better, or my old life with a hope of heaven. God does not want me to live my old life some of the time and my new life at other times. I don't just add Christ to my old life, but in regeneration Christ gives me a "new" life which is meant to be lived in a new way.
Sup With Him
by Scott Goodwill (Sep 12 2010)
Series: Fresh Vision: The Kind of Life God Wants Us to Live
The Christian's life is intended to be lived in close, unhurried fellowship with Christ. Sadly, we can put Christ on the outside of our life leaving Him knocking at our door. If we will hear Him and open the door, He will come in and "sup with us."
Awake
by Scott Goodwill (Sep 5 2010)
Series: Fresh Vision: The Kind of Life God Wants Us to Live
Christ wants us to live our lives, awake. We can easily fall into live our spiritual lives mechanically and without energy, mindlessly and half-heartedly. If I am living that way, Christ wants me to "watch", becoming alert and aware... awake. The church at Sardis was told to wake up.