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    08/21/2022 Church service

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    Complete in Christ

    在基督里得丰盛

     

     

     
     


     



     


     


    2 Tim 4:3 - For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
    提 摩 太 後 書 4:3: 我这么说,是因为总有一天,人们会不愿听从这健全的教导,而去为他们自己搜罗适合自己爱好的教师,好来满足他们发痒的耳朵。(这些教师只说他们想听的话。)(page 1932)
    Col 2:6-10 -  So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.
    歌 羅 西 書 2:6-10: 所以,正如你们接受了耶稣为基督和主一样,你们应该继续生活在他之中。  扎根于他,让他成为你们的基石。要像教导你们的那样,加强信仰,对上帝洋溢着感激之情。要当心,不要让凡人的哲学和空洞的谎话迷惑了你们。它们来自凡人的传统和世俗的基本原理,而非来自基督。 由于上帝完整的神性活在基督凡人的形体里,  所以你们在他之中也变得完整了。基督是一切统治者和权威人士的首脑。(page 1910)
    Eph 3:19 - May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
    以 弗 所 書 3:19: 基督的爱比任何人所能知道的都要伟大。但是,我祈祷你们能够知道那种爱,这样,你们才能彻底被上帝的丰富所充满。(page 1897)
    2 Peter 1:3 - His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
    彼 得 後 書 1:3 因为我们认识了那位用自己的荣耀和美德召唤我们的耶稣,上帝通过他的神力把一切有关生命和侍奉上帝的事都赐给了我们。(pg 1972)



     

     

     




     


     

     

     
     

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    Complete Now 2022

    Col 2: 6-10

     

    George Barna - the founder of The Barna Group, a market research firm specializing in studying the religious beliefs and behavior of Americans, and the intersection of faith and culture. 

     

    A new report from George Barna’s Cultural Research Center (CRC) reveals what Barna describes as the most radical religious and cultural shifts of American beliefs of the past 40 years. Those “upheavals,” says Barna, are “causing monumental changes within our nation’s historically stable religious alignments.”

    Barna:  ”We’re Experiencing Another Reformation, and Not in a Good Way”

     

    “The irony of the reshaping of the spiritual landscape in America is that it represents a post-Christian Reformation driven by people seeking to retain a Christian identity,” said Dr. George Barna. “Unfortunately, the theology of this reformation is being driven by American culture rather than biblical truth. The worldviews embraced by the adherents of these distinct religious communities reflect contemporary, worldly influence, rather than biblical influence.”

     

    “The most startling realization” about this secular reformation, said Barna, “is how many people from evangelical churches are adopting unbiblical beliefs.” 

     

    2 Tim 4:3 - For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

     

    when people feel something is missing – they go searching.

    where we search will determine what we find

     

    Col 2:6,7: So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

     

    When your life feels incomplete, remember you are complete in Him.

     

    How’s the weather been for you lately? Little bit crazy and unpredictable, huh? It changes almost daily - and the weather service has been wrong a lot.

     

    It’s hard to plan without any assurance that you have a clear idea of what to expect.

     

    Life is like that - isn’t it?

    If you had to give a current weather report as to the state of your inner self, what would it say?  Pleasant and mild? Scattered showers (of tears?)

     

    God has a way to take care of you through the storms and the unpredictable seasons in your life.

    I believe every preacher - and, so too, every church, has a unique message to bring to the world. We all share the same Jesus and the same gospel, but if you look around, there are many facets to the ministry - and God anoints us for those specific purposes.

     

    I had a e-mail devotional that really stirred my heart - and reminded me of one of the core messages of my life - that we are, indeed, “Complete in Him.”

     

    For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. (NLV)

     

    God's whole nature is living in Christ in human form. Because you belong to Christ, you have everything you need. He is the ruler over every power and authority. (NIV)

     

    The great composer Tchaikovsky once said that he spent his entire life “regretting the past and hoping for the future, never being satisfied in the present.”

     

    The present is all we have. We must learn to be “Complete in Him” NOW.

     

    "To break out into a new world it is first necessary to break out of your present identity."

     

    Complete in Christ

     

    The results of living from this awareness include:

    trust – gratitude – peace of mind

     

    What are your daily expectations for your life? Honestly?

    “Teach me to do Your will…”

     

    vs 8  Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

     

    when people feel something is missing – they go searching.

    where we search will determine what we find *(makes sense?)

     

    fear and doubt  create a lot of that “something’s missing” mentality

    when we are in this state of incompletion, we react to life, rather than respond.

     

    we try to fix the incompletion with food, mood-altering substances, distractions, outside approval, revenge, even false teachings of the world that we may think will fill the void

    (itching ears - human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.)

     

    Walls of Doubt

    You hear that voice in your heart     You get that longing
    It goes far beyond all the words   The great arguments

    It's O.K. - Long for your lover

    You'll find He's standing out   Beyond the walls of doubt

     

    All through the hours of the day   There's something strange growing
    The seed of laughter and light   Way down inside you

     

    It's alright   You can let go now
    Love is the master's plow   Crash down the walls of doubt

     

    Love, love puts to rest    Some of the questions
    Love, find it and see    The doubts will go fading away

     

    Eph 3:19 - May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

     

    This is what you are seeking – and it cannot be found anywhere else

     

    Wholeness replaces emptiness

     

    You are hearing the answer to your secret longing today

     

    We all remember how faith works –

    We hear the Good News – and then we accept it and believe it is true in our hearts

     

    To be complete is the opposite of incomplete

    The “something’s missing” is transformed into the state of thankful fulfillment

     

    Life becomes abundant – we experience fullness

     

    “And it is in union with him that you have been made full” 

    “And because you belong to Christ you are complete, having everything you need. “

     

    2 Peter 1:3 - His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

     

    There is so much mire to be said about this topic – so much more to explore and learn

     

    …but this is the foundation – this is a great start

     

    “Seek and ye shall find”

     

    If we hear and believe this Good News this morning, it will begin to better shape all of our tomorrows, and fill our hearts with joy and peace

     

    when people feel something is missing – they go searching.

    where we search will determine what we find

     

    The external things we reach for the fill the void will never fill it

     

    Romans 14:17 - God’s kingdom isn’t a matter of what you put in your stomach, for goodness’ sake. It’s what God does with your life as he sets it right, puts it together, and completes it with joy.

     

    And because you belong to Christ you are complete, having everything you need.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     



     

     

     

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    Hillside United Methodist Church
    3739 US 80
    Phenix City  AL  36870
    United States
    Pastor: Mike J Koger

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