25 July 2010 - Rev. David Bisgrove
Prayer of Confession (Based on 1Corinthians 13)
Love is patient
Am I willing to endure trying people?
Love is kind
Am I thinking or acting unkindly toward anyone?
Love is not possessive
Am I manipulative? Do I use people?
Love is not boastful or proud
Do I love to be the center of attention
Love is courteous
Am I considerate, thoughtful, warm?
Love is not selfish
Am I always insistent on my needs and rights?
Love is not irritable or bitter
Am I forgiving? Do I keep a record of wrongs?
Love delights in truth and righteousness.
Do I put obedience to God first in my life?
Titus 3:1-7
1Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, 2to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men.
3At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Spiritual Rebirth - Being born again
- Is a human community possible? The Holy Spirit should come in and transform us one spirit at a time.
- The power is external; it is greater than any other patron; Redemption of the world is found in your own soul, but we need humility to admit that we can't achieve it alone.
- The power is cosmic. Nothing in our lives is so bad that its immune from a cleansing by the Holy Spirit
- The power is gracious because it is given by Jesus's sacrifice.
- The power is vocational as we should be ambassadors of Christ no matter what we do for a living.
KINDNESS MATTERS
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