Follow Your Heart

The Dangers of Bumper Sticker Faith

Week 5

Gabby Regul, Children’s Director

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.

Matthew 5:16 says: "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your

good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven".

“This is who I am.”

“This is what I believe.”

“This is what I want you to know about me.”

“What am I advertising ?

2 Corinthians 5:20

"We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.

We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God."

Matthew 23:27-28

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed

tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the

dead and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."

Matthew 7:3-5

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?

How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye?

You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."

Matthew 6:1

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."

Matthew 6:3–4:

“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing... And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

Matthew 6:5

“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues... to be seen by others.”

1 Corinthians 8:1,

“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.”

John 3:30

“He must increase, but I must decrease.”

Proverbs 17:28

"Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues."

John 13:35

"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Ephesians 4:25

"Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor."