Sermons About Focus
Pleasing Jesus
“Because Your mine, I walk the line.” Those words of the familiar Johnny Cash hit could have been penned by the Apostle Paul nearly 2000 years ago. In the letter to the Colossians, Paul motivates us to follow Jesus wherever He takes us. He repeatedly points out the need for us to grasp the significance of our position in Christ and how our walk is transformed by His presence in our lives. In this short letter, Paul refers to Jesus by name more than 50 times. As we work our way through this letter over the next couple months, the significance of this will become evident. Paul’s objective is clear to point the Colossians to Jesus Christ and encourage their walk in Him. The equation that we will find in Colossians is Jesus + nothing = Life. This is not the equation that the world proposes to us, Jesus + our job, our family, our friends, our car, our hobbies, our (you fill in the blank). This isn’t even the question that the church has proposed for much of history, Jesus + works, Jesus + tradition, Jesus + experience, Jesus + ____ (you fill in the blank). With all these obstacles that are placed in our path it is no wonder that we have trouble walking the line. Fortunately for the Colossians and for us, Paul knows that in Christ we can walk the line.
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How Quickly We Forget
The Apostle Paul was speaking of his focus when he said, Philippians 3:12-14 (NIV) 12b…I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13b… Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. In our text, Israel loses focus, quickly forgets what God has done, and takes their eyes off the prize, that is the relationship He has established
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Two Days
Learning to not grow weary through our struggles and learning to drop everything we are doing in the heat of the moment to do what is most important, which is seeking a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and fixing our eyes on Him. It is not our circumstances that need to be changed, but rather our focus on Jesus Christ.
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Easily Distracted
We human beings are often easily distracted, even from the things that matter most. The good news is that we don't have to be. Listen in as we discuss Jesus, his mission, and how to maintain our focus in the midst of all of the distractions of life.
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Distractions...Breaking Through To God
Lucy, the youngest of the four Pavensic children, upon their return to the world of Narnia, tries to convince her siblings that Aslan (God) is there amongst them. The problem is that everybody around her is focused in on the task at hand, defeating the evil Telmarines. After much persistence, Lucy convinces the others of the urgent need to break through to Aslan (God) and seek Him out for help and victory over the enemy. Finally, Lucy makes the great breakthrough (prayer) to Aslan (God), and the events and outcome quickly begin to change as Aslan (God) demonstrates His amazing and mighty power.
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He Has First Place
So many of us live our lives out of focus. We have blurry ideas. We’re confused about what we should do. And we have fuzzy beliefs about God. If your beliefs are a little off, then you life and actions will be way off. In the book of Colossians, we learn that when you get a clear view of who Jesus is, then the rest of your live will sharpen and you will find great clarity and focus. Are you ready to see clearly?
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It's not about Trying but Dying
So many of us live our lives out of focus. We have blurry ideas. We’re confused about what we should do. And we have fuzzy beliefs about God. If your beliefs are a little off, then you life and actions will be way off. In the book of Colossians, we learn that when you get a clear view of who Jesus is, then the rest of your live will sharpen and you will find great clarity and focus. Are you ready to see clearly?
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Philosophy
The Ridge Church lives to glorify God – loving Jesus, loving people and seeing lives transformed to live for Jesus. We have been called to live this out globally and locally (the mission) and we have essential beliefs as we move down the highway of life, that we hold dear to, so we do not get off focus and fall away. To help us stay focused and on mission we must have a system of values and principles by which we live and function by as a church, a philosophy - in ministry it is important to have the right mindset and attitude toward how things should be done.
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Caracteristicas de la Adoracion/Worship
La adoracion significativa es una que nos vaciamos, no se trata de nosotros y lo que recibimos sino lo que damos. True worship is one in which we empty ourselves, is not about us and one in which we are more concerned with giving instead of receiving.
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