Receiving God's Grace For Another Breakthrough Pt 4

West County Community Church Sermons

2012 Theme|Think God
Today’s Message| Receiving God's Grace For Another Breakthrough!
Scripture| 1 Corinthians 2:11-3:4
Memory Verse| "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand
of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you," 1 Peter 5:6
Review| breakthrough - "an act of breaking through an obstacle or
restriction; a military offensive that penetrates an enemy's lines of
defense; a major achievement or success that permits further progress"
I. Think About The Characteristics Of The Early Church:
A. Having spent 40 days with Jesus following their faithlessness and
failures, humbly before the Lord and each other: Acts 1:3
1. They became an obeying church. Acts 1:9-13; Luke 24:49;
Acts 1:14-12:18
2. They became a praying church. Acts 1:14; 2:1; 3:1; 12:5
3. They became an empowered church. Acts 2:4; 3:6-10; 4:8-13;
5:12-16; 6:8-12:18
4. They became a witnessing church. Acts 1:8; 2:5-11; 4:8-13;
5:19-21, 29-42; 8:4-40; 9; 10; 11:19-30
5. They became a giving church. Acts 2:45; 4:32-37
6. They became a preaching/teaching church. Acts 2:14-42;
3:11-26; 7:1-53; 8:4-12:18
7. They became a growing church. Acts 2:41, 47b; 4:4; 6:1, 7; 8:14;
11:1, 19-21, 26
8. They became a devoted church. Acts 2:42-12:18
9. They became an unexplainable church. Acts 2:43-12:18
10. They became a persecuted church. Acts 4:1-3, 5-8; 5:17-18,
21-28; 6:9-15; 7:54-60; 8:1-3; 11:19; 12:1-5
11. They were an overcoming church. Acts 4:14-36; 5:19-12:14
12. They were a learning church. Acts 5:1-11; 6:1-6; 10:34-48;
11:1-18; 12:15-17
• What breakthroughs do I need so my marriage, family, and church can
be what God wants them to be?
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ME S S A G E September 30, 2012
I. The Good News, Wherever You Are: 1 Corinthians 2:11-3:4
A. In God's Word, there are 3 places:
1. "The _______ person does not accept the things of the Spirit of
God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand
them because they are spiritually discerned"
(1 Corinthians 2:14). Luke 19:10; John 16:8-9; 2 Peter 3:9
a. This person does not have to stay _____ to the consequences
of sin and ______ to a life of sin. Ephesians 2:1-6
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
2. "The _________ person judges all things, but is himself to be
judged by no one" (1 Corinthians 2:15). 1 Corinthians 2:12-13,16;
Galatians 5:16-18
a. This person has the indescribable privilege of ___________
the authority of God's Word, _____________ the presence
and the power of the Holy Spirit to ________ God's promises
and commands to His glory. Colossians 3:1-17
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
3. "But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as
__________________________________ in Christ"
(1 Corinthians 3:1). 1 Corinthians 3:2-4
a. These persons, having said they trusted Christ to be their
Lord and Savior, are now ________________________
___________________. 2 Corinthians 13:5;
Hebrews 3:7-14; 1 John 5:18
__________________________________________
__________________________________________