{"id":91,"date":"2020-10-14T13:39:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T13:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/truth-talk.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2021-02-17T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:20:20","slug":"starting-point-andy-stanley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/truth-talk.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/a-homepage-section\/starting-point-andy-stanley\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Point – Andy Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Starting Point Series – Andy Stanley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following are some brief notes on the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1: Start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“The Bible says” is not an adequate place to start for many adults and is not how it started a couple thousand years ago. For the first 250 years of Christianity you could not say “The Bible says”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Jesus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How and when did your faith journey start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has your faith stood up to the rigors of life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 2: Problem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What do you call someone who keeps making the same mistake?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can’t correct you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinner: someone who knows they are doing wrong but do it anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sin breaks relationship, recognition of sin restores relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 3: Trust<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Abram believed the Lord , and he credited it to him as righteousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genesis 15:6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What if the starting point for a relationship with God is simply trust?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 4: Rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Rules always assume a relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family Model – rules because you are in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Club Model – rules to become member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When am I in and when am I out with God?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten Commandments, around 1446 BC – Exodus 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And God spoke all these words: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” Exodus 20:1-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abraham – Ishmael (Arab Nations), Isaac (Nation of Israel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With God, relationship precedes rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rules are a confirmation of relationship with God.Isaiah 49:6 (NLT) – He says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John 1:12 (NIV) – Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 5: Nothing But Jesus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What can wash away my sin? only the blood of Jesus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If someone said they “ARE” the solution, not just “have a solution”, they would be crazy\/insane, lying, or we should pay attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t have to forgive yourself, because Jesus already has.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 6: Grace, Amazing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At some point everyone has bargained with God “If you will …, I will …”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are negotiating with God you think you have something God wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You cannot bargain with God because He doesn’t want something from you, He wants something for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grace – unmerited favor. Ephesians 2:8,9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What standard will you use to determine where you stand with God?
– Your behavior? – all non-Christian religions
– God’s grace?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 7: Faith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Believe that …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe deeply enough becomes self fulfilling profecy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jesus died, his followers believed that he was dead and that he was not the Messiah not the son of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same group of cowards later on were preaching about Jesus.
1. You killed him
2. God raised him
3. We’ve seen him
4. Say you’re sorry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 8: Invitation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ecclesia – gathering – Jesus did not predict a building but a people. – first English translation was congregation
Matthew 28:19,20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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