Sunday, October 7, 2018

Once A Man, Twice A Child

Fresh Life Church - Levi Lusko

*I didn't have my phone so I had to find a scrap piece of paper and can't write as fast and not sure what goes where...just a heads up this isn't quite like other notes I've taken..*

Lose yourself in serving.

You can't get to maturity without community.

They're not thinking about you..they're thinking about themselves.

Better to know before you go.

1 Corinthians 13 - Adulting

Praise what is inside of you!
There is a king inside of you!

Don't cut them down, call them out!

Paul was telling the Corinthians :
1. Time does not guarantee progress!
What they were in 1-3 they weren't in 4-7
2. Having experience is overrated.
Hebrews 5:12
God doesn't care about what you do, but who you are.
3. Success without love is failure.
Look at the unity...me first - you're a baby.
Use the gifts of the spirit with fruit of the spirit.
Greatness isn't me first, it's bending the knee and serving others.
Caring about the body of Christ.
Height of maturity is love of God and others. 
Ephesians 4:13-16 in LOVE.
Proverbs 27:17 God intends for you to get sharp.
Psalm 1 : flourishing
The reward for immaturity is poverty.
You can be wealthy with money - but poor where it counts.
Galatians 4:1 
It's not just what you are it's what you choose.
Love is not something, it's some ONE.
What they needed to become a man was to look to the Son of Man.
1 John 4:8 God is love.
Let His love in and love with come out.

Once A Man, Twice A Child

Fresh Life Church - Levi Lusko


Where Night Becomes Morning

The seasons of life and what to do about them.

The universal dilemma is life is fleeting, life is temporary, and life is fragile.

An age old quest to find the "answer" or the meaning of life.

Nicodemus was extremely religious.

Those who knew God the most wanted the least to do with those who needed God the most.

The worst place is to think you don't need anything from God.

Nicodemus had the right relationships.

He was one of the three most rich in the entire city.

He was highly respected.

Nicodemus had everything that we desire and think would help us find our happiness in them. But one thing he didn't have was being born again.

Luke 17:33

Acts 20:33

Revelation 12:1-11

A costly sacrifice is needed for us to experience second birth.

God doesn't want to ruin your life, He wants to save your life.

Brought To Bring

Fresh Life Church

Levi Lusko
Mark 2:1-12
What God has done for you and in you, is not just for you.

Alie Gwinn:
We were brought to Christ to bring others.

1. We must see the need
They hoped for a better future for him.
2 barriers : complacency and callousness
Don't just met needs with your hands, but with your heart.
People do not suck, sin sucks!

2. It isn't convenient
Self-preservation.
It's not about us. Bringing people to church is not about us.

3. It's not for the faint of heart.
See obstacles as opportunities.
If we can't do it with ordinary methods, find extraordinary ones!

4. It's rewarding

Back to Levi:
"We never saw anything like this!"

Church with an open door.

Esther 4:14 Mordecai tells Esther "such a time as this."

You were brought to bring.