Whose life is

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Whose life is it anyway?
Called to be part of one family
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Called to be one family

• Call yourself a Christian?

The disciple were called Christians first as
Antioch Acts 1126
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Called to be one family
Call yourself a Christian?

• A popular view
• A contaminated view
• A right view

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Called to be one family

• We want Brooklyn
• to be baptised we just dont know into which
  religion.
• David Beckham

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Called to be one family
A Popular View

• Narrow-minded
• Born again
• Religious
• Arrogant
• Do-gooder
• Naive
• Puritanical
• Bad news

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Called to be one family
A Contaminated View Have we got our wires
crossed?
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Called to be one family
A Contaminated View

• If your
• Christianity isnt
• Christ-centred it may
• be contaminated.
• Chester Johnson

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Called to be one family
A Contaminated View

• Striving hard to do the right thing
• Wearing a mask of contentment and faithfulness
• Trying to be full of love, joyand peace, whilst
  feelingunhappy and angry
• In short, trying to bethe super-spiritual,super-
  sussed,super-humandisciple!

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Called to be one family
A Right View

• Christianity is not a systemof doctrine, but a
  brand new life Its not about some quick
  conversion, but the daily process of walking in
  the footsteps of the master and the living
  out of the Christ life implanted within by the
  Holy Spirit.
• Billy Graham

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Called to be one family
A Right View

• Walking in faith and following him
• Daily aligning ourselves to Himby making ongoing
  right choices
• Being honest about our vulnerability and need of
  God
• Having the evidence of his Grace in our lives
• Being Connected to His family and being part of
  His community

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Called to be one family
So why all this talk about family?

• The Jewish disciples had to go beyond
  themselves!
• We too have to go beyond ourselves!
• From private religion to Christ centred
  community
• Why? So we can be the living expression of Christ
  on earth (literally ..His body) and He knows
  we need help with Holy living!

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Called to be one family
So what does it mean to be part of the family?

• Being together and working it out
• Bearing with one another
• Believing, behaving and Belonging!

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