1-16-11: Learning to Follow Jesus Attribute 2.2: Learn to go to the source

PIF Kids Sermon
Sunday – 1/16/11
Learning to Follow Jesus
Attribute 2: Learn to listen
Step 2: Learn to go to the source

Bible Memory Verse: Matthew 7:24-25
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” – Matthew 7:24-25


Bible Story: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

God-breathed means inspired by God. God communicated his message through the thoughts and vocabulary of the human writers. God directed the writer even in the selection of his words so that God’s intent and purpose come through. It’s amazing to realize that God has given us in writing his thoughts in human language.

TEACHING:

The Scripture helps you learn information about God and how to follow Jesus (teaching).

How can you follow Jesus if you don’t know what he needs?
You say “I love Jesus...” but is your life reflect Jesus?
Well you need to read the bible to see what Jesus say and he teaches us through the bible

REBUKING:

Rebuke means to correct in a sharp way. It will help you discover things you are doing that you need to do differently (rebuking)

Did you ever read the bible or hear a sermon and it’s like speaking to you directly?
And you said that’s me! For instance, you were reading about forgiving and there’s someone in your life that was hard for you to forgive.

You can also correct others by warning the person.


CORRECTING:

It will help you restore and reestablish your foundation so you can be who you were designed to be (correcting) It helps you to turn away from Sin and turn back to God.



TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS:

It will help train and discipline you to honor God with your life and actions (training in righteousness). The more you follow the bible and put it into practice…

God wants the best for you and he loves you with an everlasting love. There is nothing you can do to make God love you more or make him love you less. But God loves you too much to leave you where you are. He wants you to become all that he designed you to become.

You have to ask God and give yourself to him. It is God’s will to change you into his likeness. That will happen as you put yourself in a situation to hear God’s Word and to put it into practice