Victorious Living

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Victorious Living

• Gods Purpose - part 5of 6
• Is 1424 Selected

Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church
March 5, 2006
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• Gods Presence
• Gods Passion
• Gods People
• Gods Power
• Gods Purpose
• Gods Promise

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• Isaiah 1424 The LORD Almighty has sworn,
  "Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as
  I have purposed, so it will stand.

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• Matthew 2818-19a Then Jesus came to them and
  said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
  been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make
  disciples of all nations...Baptize them and teach
  them to obey all things I commanded you...

Go Win Baptize Teach Obey...
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• John 435 ...open your eyes and look at the
  fields! They are ripe for harvest

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1. Gods Purposes Stand Firm Forever.

• Psalms 3310-11 The LORD foils the plans of the
  nations he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
  11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
  the purposes of his heart through all generations.

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Gods Purpose for You...

• Salvation through Jesus Christ
• John 316 "For God so loved the world that He
  gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes
  in Him should not perish but have everlasting
  life.

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Lords Supper...

• Remembrance
• Examination
• Thanksgiving
• Celebration

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Gods Purpose for You...

• Salvation through Jesus Christ!
• Serve Him by Reaching Others!
• Acts 1336a For when David had served God's
  purpose in his own generation...

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• Matthew 937-38 Then Jesus said to his disciples,
  "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are
  few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to
  send out workers into his harvest field."

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2. God Calls You to Follow and Fish for Him!

• Matthew 418-20 As Jesus was walking beside the
  Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called
  Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a
  net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19
  "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make
  you fishers of men." 20 At once they left their
  nets and followed him.

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Fishing for Souls Like Jesus...

• Know your Fish! Col 45, Mark 217
• Use Right Equipment! 1Co 922, Phil 22, Mt
  132
• Stay God Dependent! Prov 1921, Phil 212-13,
  Ps 572

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3. Faithful Obedience Produces Eternal Results

• John 211-6,11 Afterward Jesus appeared again to
  his disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It
  happened this way 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called
  Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the
  sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were
  together.

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3. Faithful Obedience Produces Eternal Results

• 3 "I'm going out to fish," Simon Peter told them,
  and they said, "We'll go with you." So they went
  out and got into the boat, but that night they
  caught nothing. 4 Early in the morning, Jesus
  stood on the shore, but the disciples did not
  realize that it was Jesus. 5 He called out to
  them, "Friends, haven't you any fish?" "No," they
  answered.

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3. Faithful Obedience Produces Eternal Results

• 6 He said, "Throw your net on the right side of
  the boat and you will find some." When they did,
  they were unable to haul the net in because of
  the large number of fish...
• V11 Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the
  net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but
  even with so many the net was not torn.

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Great Blessings...

• Healthy Church! Mt 1720, John 1723
• Quality and Quantity! Eph 413, Acts 241

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Great Commandment...
God Obedience Victorious Living

• Go Win Baptize Teach Obey...
• Go Win Baptize Teach Obey...
• Go Win Baptize Teach Obey...
• Go Win Baptize Teach Obey...

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• Philippians 313-14 Brothers, I do not consider
  myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one
  thing I do 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.

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Victorious Living

• Next Week...
• Gods Promise