Deeper Life Bible Church, Aberdeen Sunday Message 15-08-2010

1. Deeper Life Bible Church, AberdeenSunday Message 15-08-2010 FAITHFULNESS TILL THE END Philippians 1:9,10; 1 Timothy 6:14

2. 3 Points 1.CONTINUING WITH CHRIST 2. CONSECRATION AND CHRIST-LIKENESS 3. THE COMMISSION FROM CHRIST

3. CONTINUING WITH CHRISTJohn 8:31; 15:9,10; Acts 13:43; 14:22; Romans 11:22; James 1:22,25; I Timothy 4:16; 2 Timothy 3:12-14; I John 2:19,24 • 7 areas to Continue with Christ; • Continue in His Word – John 8:31 • Continue in Warfare – 1 Timothy 1:8 • Continue in Watching – Matthew 26:41 • Continue in His Wisdom – Proverbs 4:7 • Continue in His Worship – 1 Chronicles 16:29 • Continue in Well-doing – Galatians 6:9 • Continue in Witnessing – Acts 26:22

4. CONSECRATION AND CHRIST-LIKENESSLuke 6:46; Acts 9:6; Philippians 3:7,8; 1:21; John 21:15; Luke 9:57-62; Matthew 21:2,3. Examples of Biblical Consecration; a) Abraham offering up of Isaac – Genesis 22 b) Jepthanah giving his only daughter – Judges 11:30-31 c) Samson from his birth, a Nazarite – Judges 13:5-7 d) Hannah sacrifice of Samuel – 1 Samuel 2: 28 e) David’s valiant men – 2 Samuel 23:16 f) Paul’s consecration – Philippians 3:7,8 g) Jesus Christ, our Perfect Example – Philippians 2:5-9

5. Our CHRIST-LIKENESS entails; C – Compassion H – Humility R – Righteousness I – Integrity S – Submission T – Truthfulness L – Love I – Innocence K – Kindness E – Endurance N – Nobility E – Earnest S – Steadfast S - Separation

6. THE COMMISSION FROM CHRISTMark 16:15; Matthew 28:19,20; John 20:2123; Romans 1:14-16; 2 Kings 7:8,9; I Kings 20:39-40. • 7 facts about the Great Commission; • Meaning of the Great Commission – Matthew 28:18-20 • Mantle for the Great Commission – Acts 1:8 • Men for the Great Commission – Matthew 4:19 • Mandate in the Great Commission – Mark 16:15 • Message of the Great Commission – Luke 24:47 • Methods of the Great Commission – John 3:1-16; 4:5-33 • Multiplication through the Great Commission – Acts 2:47

7. Conclusion Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men's sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ. -Watchman Nee, (note found under his pillow, in prison, at his death). To abandon all, to strip one's self of all, in order to seek and follow Jesus Christ naked to Bethlehem where He was born, naked to the hall where He was scourged, and naked to Calvary where He died on the cross, is so great a mystery that neither the thing nor the knowledge of it, is given to any but through faith in the Son of God. - John Wesley Our method of proclaiming salvation is this: to point out to every heart the loving Lamb, who died for us, and although He was the Son of God, offered Himself for our sins ... by the preaching of His blood, and of His love unto death, even the death of the cross. -Count Zinzendorf The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed - Hudson Taylor

8. Until you have given up your self to Him you will not have a real self... – C.S. Lewis It is only by a total death to self we can be lost in God. -Jeanne Guyon All we have—ourselves--to Him, and if that be all, that is enough. -Watchman Nee No one can sum up all God is able to accomplish through one solitary life, wholly yielded, adjusted, and obedient to Him. -D.L.Moody “That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Timothy 6:14

9. My Commitment as a Christian (Written by a young African pastor and tacked on the wall of his house.) I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problems recognizing me - my banner will be clear!