KEY VERSE:
v. 6 “I am confident of
this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until
the day of Jesus Christ.”
FOCUS:
God is never finished developing a believer in this life.
INTRODUCTION: “The supreme
task of life is nothing less than to make life “fit” to take it and to offer
it to Jesus Christ. Only the grace
of God can enable us to do that. From
the moment we start out upon the Christian way God’s grace begins to fit us to
be the perfect offering to offer to Jesus Christ, and if we continue to allow
His grace to work upon us, His grace will complete its work, and we ourselves
will be a fit offering to offer to Him.”
~ Wm. Barclay
I.
THE BELIEVER’S DELIGHT: Relating
to Other Believers
II.
THE BELIEVER’S CONFIDENCE: Trusting
the Continuing Work of Christ
III.
THE BELIEVER’S COMMITMENT: Persevering
in Personal Growth
IV.
THE BELIEVER’S HOPE: Readiness
for Christ’s Return
CONCLUSION: “Let
us purpose in our hearts to ‘change’ in His direction and see Him do
incredible things to the praise of the glory of His grace.”
PREACHING: Pastor Holland Lewis