I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does 2 My help ... · “Jack-in-the-Box” Repentance...

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I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. 8 The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalm

121:1-8

February 17, 2019

Revelation

2:5

“Remember therefore from where

you have fallen; repent, and do the

works you did at first.”

Remember. Repent. Resume.

John Stott

3 Ways We Celebrate OneFarrer’s First Year Together

I. Remember

“I appeal therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God...”

Romans

12:1

Agape

@ Dorset

“I appeal therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”

Romans

12:1

4. The

Possibilities

of Multiple

Ministries

5. The

Promise

of Growth

1. The

Prompting

of the Holy

Spirit

2. The

Priority of

Community

3. The

Proclamation

of Faith

5 ‘P’s of the Multi-Site Vision

Agape

@ Dorset

Agape

@ Lavender

Agape

@ OneFarrer

“I appeal therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.”

Romans

12:1

3 Ways We Celebrate OneFarrer’s

First Year Together

I. Remember

II. Repent

1. “Formulaic” Repentance

2. “Buddy-Buddy” Repentance

3. “Jack-in-the-Box” Repentance

Types of Fake Repentance

is completely turning away

from the old direction,

to a new one instead

REPENTANCE

Old Direction

Worldly Conformation (v2)

Highly Valuing oneself (vv3-5)

Turn away

New Direction

Godly Transformation (v2)

Highly Valuing one Body

(vv3-5)

“Let love be genuine.”

Romans

12:9a

Let Agape be

genuine.

3 Ways We Celebrate OneFarrer’s

First Year Together

I. Remember

II. Repent

III. Resume

“...I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”

Romans

12:3

“There is one body and one Spirit —just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call —one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”

Ephesians

4:4-6

“...I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”

Romans

12:3

1. Clarity of who God is (v1)

2. Appreciation of what God has done (v1)

3. Resonance with what God is doing & wills to do (v2)

4. Wariness at ourselves (v3)

5. Trust in the Body (vv4-5)

6. Freedom to serve (vv6-8)

The measure of gospel

Agape love arises by that

‘measure of gospel faith’ in action