Beyond Words

Beyond Series

Week 2

Tim Bycroft, Lead Pastor  

THE POINT EXISTS TO WELCOME THE UNCHURCHED TO BECOME FULLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS. 

POINTING PEOPLE TO GOD  

POINTING PEOPLE TO JESUS  

POINTING PEOPLE TO COMMUNITY 

A CHURCH CHARACTERIZED BY LOVE, ACCEPTANCE, AND FORGIVENESS.

Ephesians 3:20-21, “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly BEYOND all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever

BEYOND = THE PLACE GOD WANTS TO TAKE US.  

WE CAN'T JUST LIVE THE GOSPEL; WE MUST ALSO PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL. BUT THE WAY WE LIVE SHOULD REINFORCE WHAT WE PROCLAIM.

Luke 10:29 “But, the man wanted to JUSTIFY HIS ACTIONS, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Luke 10:30, “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.” 

Luke 10:31, “By chance a priest came along. 

But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.” 

Luke 10:32, “So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him (the man robbed and beaten), passed by on the other side.”

YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN EXCUSE TO JUSTIFY NOT GETTING INVOLVED.

FOLLOWING JESUS AND LOVING OTHERS ALMOST ALWAYS INTERRUPTS

Luke10:33, “Then a despised Samaritan came along,”

as he (the Samaritan) traveled, came where the (Jewish) man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.”

Luke 10:34, “He (The Samaritan) went to him (Jewish man) and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.”

JESUS AND LOVING OTHERS WILL COSTS US SOMETHING WHEN WE CARE

Luke 10:35, “The next day he (the Samaritan) handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’”

FOLLOWING JESUS BY LOVING OTHERS CHANGES LIVES

THE MORE YOU LOVE PEOPLE, THE MORE YOU EXPERIENCE THE HEART OF JESUS.

Romans 5:8, “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.”

Luke 10:37, "Go and do likewise."