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Good Shepherd Community Church
Romans: Life in the Family of God, Part 1 - Holy and Happy in the Merciful Family of God | Romans 12:1-2
Locations & Times
Good Shepherd Community Church
28986 SE Haley Rd, Boring, OR 97009, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
Good Shepherd Mission: “Learning together to live like Christ while reaching out in His name.”
Vision is the “problem solver.”
Good Shepherd Vision:“To help all people, regardless of their starting point, find freedom FROM what hinders them, and freedom FOR their next steps with God, with others, on mission.”
Who are you in Christ?
Life in the Family of God.
In Christ:
• We are family
• We are servants
• We are missionaries
• We are family
• We are servants
• We are missionaries
“In Christ, we DO who we ARE!”
1. We ARE FAMILY with God.
2. We DO what is HOLY and PLEASING to God.
To be a “living sacrifice” is to be fully at God’s disposal. It means, actively, to be willing to obey God in anything he says in any area of life.
– Tim Keller, Romans For You
– Tim Keller, Romans For You
“We are to offer different parts of our bodies … to God as ‘instruments of righteousness’ (see Rom. 6:13, 16, 19). Then our feet will walk in his paths, our lips will speak the truth and spread the gospel, our tongues will bring healing, our hands will lift up those who have fallen … our arms will embrace the lonely and the unloved, our ears will listen to the cries of the distressed, and our eyes will look humbly and patiently towards God.”
– John Stott, The Message of Romans
– John Stott, The Message of Romans
3. We become HAPPY in God over time.
"The mind has a “spirit.” In other words, our mind has what we call a MINDSET. It doesn’t just have a view; it has a VIEWPOINT. It doesn’t just have the power to perceive and detect; it also has a posture, a demeanor, a bearing, an attitude, a bent.”
– John Piper
– John Piper
Be RENEWED through the BIBLE and PRAYER!
Big Idea:
Be HOLY and HAPPY in the merciful family of God!
Be HOLY and HAPPY in the merciful family of God!
Next Step Takeaways
With God: Pursue TRUTH through the Bible.
• “Do the Bible” Reading Plan
• Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies
• Core School of the Bible (Monday nights Sept. 29 - Dec. 15)
With God: Pursue TRUTH through the Bible.
• “Do the Bible” Reading Plan
• Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies
• Core School of the Bible (Monday nights Sept. 29 - Dec. 15)
Core School of the Bible
https://www.coreschoolofthebible.com/Next Step Takeaways
With God:Pursue the HOLY SPIRIT through Prayer.
• Keep a “H.E.A.R. Journal” when reading the Bible to combine the Bible and Prayer. Have 2-sided conversations with God.
- Highlight, Explain, Apply, Respond
With God:Pursue the HOLY SPIRIT through Prayer.
• Keep a “H.E.A.R. Journal” when reading the Bible to combine the Bible and Prayer. Have 2-sided conversations with God.
- Highlight, Explain, Apply, Respond
Next Step Takeaways
With Others:
• Enter the “Continuing Together Covenant.”
• Lead, host, or join a Growth Group to take “next steps” together.
• Attend the First Step Welcome Lunch & Second Step Class.
With Others:
• Enter the “Continuing Together Covenant.”
• Lead, host, or join a Growth Group to take “next steps” together.
• Attend the First Step Welcome Lunch & Second Step Class.
Continuing Together Covenant
http://covenant.gshep.usGrowth Groups
http://groups.gshep.usFirst Step Welcome Lunch
http://welcomelunch.gshep.usNext Step Takeaways
On Mission:
• Live as a missionary in every area of your life through your words, actions, and prayers.
- Home, work, school, sports, etc.
- Pray for Teachers, Students, and Young Life Team
On Mission:
• Live as a missionary in every area of your life through your words, actions, and prayers.
- Home, work, school, sports, etc.
- Pray for Teachers, Students, and Young Life Team