Upon This Rock…
Building Blocks – “Kindred
Spirit”
And I
tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and
the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Matthew 16:18 NIV
Over the past few weeks we have been looking at specific building blocks
of the church that Christ established. Specifically Righteousness, Obedience,
Conviction, and today we look at having a Kindred Spirit with Christ.
R – Righteousness
O – Obedience
C – Conviction
K – Kindred Spirit
A
Kindred
Spirit…
So if there is any
encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in
the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind,
having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Philippians 2:1-2
ESV
All through the gospels
we read the stories, the words of Christ, we view His examples and we hear the
parables, giving us insight into the life and nature of Jesus.
In Philippians 2,
the Apostle Paul details an excellent outline of the nature of Christ. Specific
entries give in-depth descriptions of the qualities, characteristics, and heart of our
Savior.
To close out this
series I ask you to clear your calendar, turn off the noise, and prayerfully
review the specifics of this narrative outlining the nature of Jesus…
So if there is any
encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in
the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of
the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing
from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others
more significant than yourselves. Let
each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests
of others. Have this
mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was
in the form of God, did not
count equality with God a
thing to be grasped, but emptied
himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the
likeness of men. And being
found in human
form, he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the
name that is above every name, so
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on
earth and under the earth, and every
tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:1-11 ESV
Having
a Kindred
Spirit with Christ is essential in becoming the church that He has
mapped out for us to be. “Upon this
Rock”… upon you (insert your name
here)… you are valuable and Christ will build His church through you.
Again,
you are valuable, you are the church. Let God build in you…
Therefore, my beloved, as
you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more
in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and
to work for his good pleasure. Philippians 2:12-13 ESV
Passionate
for the cause of Christ,
Pastor
Randy R. Urich
MAG
Church, 09-19-19
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