By Ronald E.
George Jr. at the Fayetteville Baptist Church
Our
Mission is to live our lives every day,
so
that others can see Christ living in us.
(What
is your mission?)
The purpose of this message is to answer the question can Christ live in
us everyday. Is this our mission?
This is your mission should you choose to accept it.
It is Christ and his mission.
Back in 1837 a Georgia Baptist Church with a membership of about 80
people had a split. They had a
vote to determine whether to be a missionary or anti-missionary church. The young pastor lead the church to take a pro-missionary
position. The vote was 42 for
missions and 37 against missions. But,
those who were opposed to missions were not satisfied with the majority vote
so they separated and started their own little church.
When
they left, one of their leaders came up to the young pastor and said,
"We shall see who is in the right!
For the blessing of God shall follow the right church."
One hundred and twenty years later the church that did not believe in
missions had 18 members down from thirty seven.
They met for preaching once a month and had singing once a year. The church that had voted for missions had over twelve
hundred members and over five hundred in Sunday School every single Sunday.
They had also given a million dollars to missions during the previous
fifteen years. Whom do you think
God had blessed. - Dr. Edwin L. Cliburn
Scripture
Text:
John 6:51 (KJS) I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if
any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will
give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 52 The Jews
therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us [his]
flesh to eat? 53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no
life in you. 54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal
life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat indeed,
and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my
blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father hath sent me, and
I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 58 This
is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna,
and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
1. Can Christ live in us? Yes.
That is why Jesus came. He came to live with us and for us.
2. Will Christ live in us?
Yes, if we will invite Him to.
3. Does Christ live in us?
Let’s see.
What
is your mission or what is your purpose in life?
Have
we taken Him into our lives?
Can
the evidence be seen?
Are
we following the mission? Will
you accept the mission?
Will
we desire to live so that others can see Him living in us?
This
ordinance of the Lord’s supper is a memorial of his coming into our lives.
I Cor. 11:23 That the Lord Jesus the [same]
night in which he was betrayed took bread:
24 And when he had given
thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken
for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Only
those who take their sin seriously, can remember Christ's cross gratefully…
·
He took the Bread.
The Bread of Life came from God and it is that which continues
to provide what we need to live.
·
He Blessed It .
He thanked God for giving that bread.
All that we have comes from God.
·
He Broke it.
He allowed his body to be broken and bruised for our iniquities.
(At this point the whole loaf of bread is to be broken.)
·
He Gave it.
He gave himself that we may live if we believe that he has what
we need to have the life that he lived.
·
He took The Cup. Jesus took our cup of pain and suffering so that we
could receive his cup of blessing. Have
you taken his forgiveness? If you
would will you pass it on?
·
He Drank from it. Have
you truly drank from that cup? (Crush
the grapes)
·
He Gave it.
He gave himself so that we could receive him thus giving to us
the power to live like Him and with Him forever.
Even though it seems that we die, we die to that which separates us
from him and from others.
I
Cor. 11:25 After the same manner
also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new
testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of
me. 26
For as often
as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye
do shew the Lord's death till he come.
The
Cup of the New Promise.
Mark
14:25 (KJS) Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the
vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 26 And when
they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Remember
that He gave his life that we may live. Remember
that he is coming again to receive us to be with him.
Are you ready to meet him face to face?