What if Jesus Lived in My House?
July 4-5, 2009
Series: What Does it Mean to be "An Extraordinary Follower of Christ?"
Speaker: Brian T. Anderson
- Introduction
- “Transforming ordinary people into extraordinary Followers of Christ.”
- What Does It Mean to be “An Extraordinary Follower of Christ”?
- What Would Jesus Do If He Lived In My House?
- He would regularly pray for His neighbors.
- Luke 23:34a (NLT) Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”
- James 5:16b (NLT) The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
- He would assure His neighbors that His door was always open for questions .
- John 1:29-30 (NLT) 29“Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”
- Luke 7:20 (NLT) John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’”
- Luke 7:21-22 (NLT) 21At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases and illnesses, and he cast out evil spirits and restored sight to many who were blind. 22Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.”
- Luke 7:28a (NLT) “I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John.”
- He wouldn’t just share His Faith, He would show His Faith.
- Matt. 5:16 (NAS) “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
- He would be authentic in the way He lived.
- Conclusion