4/3/2018. The God who Pays It Forward

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1 The God who Pays It Forward 1

2 Focus of Campaign: Individual to Group/CG/Cluster 2016 Individual/Self acts of blessing 2017 Group/CG/Cluster acts of blessing 2

Focus of Campaign: Individual to Group/CG/Cluster to Habit/Lifestyle 2016 Individual/Self 30 867 acts of blessing 2017

3 Focus of Campaign: Individual to Group/CG/Cluster to Habit/Lifestyle 2016 Individual/Self acts of blessing 2017 Group/CG/Cluster acts of blessing 2018 Pay It Forward Aim: Lifestyle Calendar Bible Reading Plan Devotional Sample Prayers Ideas for blessing 3

4 Reporting: (a) Weekly testimonies/photos /salvation (b) End of campaign reporting - % of cell members participation. Eg 9 out of 10 cell members participated = 90%. *Participation = involved at least 3 ACTS during the campaign period 4

5 Blessing Campaign: (a) Adopting a specific needs/ministry (b) Adopting a personal expression of blessing eg Text, Angpao, etc (c) Starting a prayer altar in workplace Building a lifestyle The God who Pays It Forward 5

6 The God who pays it forward Rom 5: 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Paul s letter to the Romans is the revelation of God s righteousness in His plan for salvation 6

7 How does God pay it forward? By His death (v6 8) By His life (v9 11) Rom 5:6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 7

8 Pay It Forward is a 2000 American drama romance film based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. It is set in Las Vegas in the present day, and it chronicles 12 year old Trevor McKinney's launch of a goodwill movement known as 'pay it forward'. 8

9 Pay It Forward: Key Principles 1.From 1 to 3 to 9 to. 2.Do something they cannot do by themselves 1. By His Death 9

10 1. By His Death 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 1. By His Death 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 10

11 1. By His Death What HE did 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for Why the good He did man it someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. When He did it 1. By His Death Reality 6 For while we Perhaps.would were still helpless, dare at the Demonstrates right time Christ died even for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly For die Who for a righteous Good Man man; though perhaps Yet Sinners for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God By demonstrates Who Someone Savior (Christ) His own love toward us, in that while we Motivation Motivated by gratitude Motivated by love were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 11

12 1. By His Death Reality 6 For while we Perhaps.would were still helpless, dare at the Demonstrates right time Christ died even for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly For die Who for a righteous Good Man man; though perhaps Yet Sinners for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God By demonstrates Who Someone Savior (Christ) His own love toward us, in that while we Motivation Motivated by gratitude Motivated by love were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 1. By His Death v5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 12

13 1. By His Death v5 and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 1. By His Death to reveal the depth of His love for us. 13

14 2. By His Life to reveal the height of His love for us. 2. By His Life 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 14

15 2. By His Life 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. Doesn t matter what you have done or who 2. By His Life you have done it with. God is not angry with 9 Much Death more of then, Jesushaving now Life been of justified by His you. Jesus It is ok. blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God Resulted through Him. Justified 10 For by if His while blood we were Much enemies more Saved we were from inreconciled to God through the death the wrath of His Son, much more, having Reconciled been to reconciled, God we Much shall more be Saved saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but His we lifealso exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Not through only this whom Exult we have now received the reconciliation. (rejoice) in God 15

16 2. By His Life 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His Death of Jesus Life of Jesus blood, we shall be saved God from is the most wrath glorified of God Resulted through Him. Justified 10 For by if His while blood we were Much enemies more Saved we were from when are most inreconciled to God through satisfied the death the (joyful) wrath of in His God Son, much more, having Reconciled been to reconciled, God alone. we Much John shall more Piper be Saved saved by His life. 11 And not only this, but His we lifealso exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Not through only this whom Exult we have now received the reconciliation. (rejoice) in God 1. By His Death to reveal the depth of His love. 2. By His Life to reveal the height of His love. 16

17 1. By His Death to reveal the depth of His love. 2. By His Life to reveal the height of His love. How then shall I live? When building the kingdom is not your priority, you are higher than your Master. 17

18 1. By His Death to reveal the depth of His love. 2. By His Life to reveal the height of His love. How then shall I live? 1. By His Death to reveal the depth of His love. 2. By His Life to reveal the height of His love. How then shall I live? 18

19 1. By His Death to reveal the depth of His love. 2. By His Life to reveal the height of His love. How then shall I live? Chorus He said freely freely You have received Freely freely give Go in My name And because you believe Others will know that I live Verse 1 God forgave my sin in Jesus' name I've been born again in Jesus' name And in Jesus' name I come to you To share His love as He told me to Verse 2 All pow'r is giv'n in Jesus' name In earth and heav'n in Jesus' name And in Jesus' name I come to you To share His pow'r as He told me to 19

20 1 Jn 4:19 We love, because He first loved us. 20 If someone says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. Passion is created in the tension between the crisis and the vision. 20

21 1 Jn 4:10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 19 We love, because He first loved us. 21

ROMANS: A FIRM FOUNDATION. The REAL New Deal Romans 5:1-11

ROMANS: A FIRM FOUNDATION. The REAL New Deal Romans 5:1-11 ROMANS: A FIRM FOUNDATION The REAL New Deal Romans 5:1-11 ROMANS 5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained