Cross Bridge Church - A Church of the Nazarene
You Can Do Hard Things// Training vs. Trying
Our mission is helping people move from where they are to where God wants them to be.
Locations & Times
Cross Bridge Church
651 Barnes Blvd, Rockledge, FL 32955, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
New Here? Start Here!
Thanks for joining us for worship this morning. We are looking forward to meeting you! Go to crossbridgenaz.org/thisweek to submit prayer requests, give, and complete the New Here-Start Here card.
SERMON NOTES
It is not enough to try to be like Jesus. The Bible tells us we need to train to be like Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8
"God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God."
"We are not only saved by grace but we are also paralyzed by it. We have lost any coherent view of how spiritual growth occurs."
-Dallas Willard
Grace is opposed to earning, but Grace is not opposed to effort
Spiritual Growth, Holiness, Becoming Like Jesus Takes Training!
Galatians 4:19 (NLT)
"Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives."
2 Tim 1:7
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”
Hebrews 12:11
"No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way."
Baby Steps:
1. The First 15
2. Worship Weekly
It is not enough to try to be like Jesus. The Bible tells us we need to train to be like Jesus.
Ephesians 2:8
"God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God."
"We are not only saved by grace but we are also paralyzed by it. We have lost any coherent view of how spiritual growth occurs."
-Dallas Willard
Grace is opposed to earning, but Grace is not opposed to effort
Spiritual Growth, Holiness, Becoming Like Jesus Takes Training!
Galatians 4:19 (NLT)
"Oh, my dear children! I feel as if I’m going through labor pains for you again, and they will continue until Christ is fully developed in your lives."
2 Tim 1:7
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”
Hebrews 12:11
"No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way."
Baby Steps:
1. The First 15
2. Worship Weekly
Text your prayer requests
Text the word "PRAY" and how we can pray with you to (833) 224-1404 to submit your prayer request to our Staff.
Give
Each week we take time to worship through the giving of God's tithe and our offerings.Thank you for your faithfulness! "We value generosity, and being good managers of all God has entrusted to us."
https://crossbridgenaz.org/thisweek
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