140511 PM Who Knows the REAL You

  *** Who Knows the REALYou? *** A.  Here’s a couple of questions to consider:  1.  How many people do you know?  2.  How many people know you?  B.  But dig deeper: how many people do you actually know, and how many people really know you?  I.  Knowing and Being Known is Rooted in the Very_____________of God  A.  John:“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was_______God”(John 1:1-5).  B.  Jesus:“Whoever does what is true comes to the__________”(John 3:16-21).  C.  Jesus:“I know [the Father]”(John 8:12, 19, 48-59).  D.  Jesus:“I and the Father are______”(John 10:22-31).  E.  Jesus:“I have come into the world as light…”(John 12:44-46).  F.  Jesus:“That they may be______, even as we are one”(John 17:1-26).  G.  John: “If we walk in the light…we have_________________with one another”(1 John 1:5-7). II.  The____________: The Realm in Which We Walk Together in and Towards the Light  A. Matthew 18:14-17-Jesus assumes that each disciple will be part of a group of disciples.  B. 1 Corinthians 5:9-12-the church is a God-designed environment in which I can be judged.  C. Hebrews 13:17-membership in something larger than myself is implied throughout the Bible.  D. Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2-how can these commands be carried out if belonging is optional?  E. Ephesians 5:18-21-the New Testament consistently emphasizes the “one another” aspect. III.  Questions to Help Get Me Past My Public Persona  A.  How many people know the specific places where I am susceptible to________________?  B.  How many people know the__________________that tend to overwhelm me?  C.  How many people know the_________that war on the turf of my heart?  D.  How many people know the secrets of my_________that still haunt me?  E.  How many people know the places where I try to find substitute_________________?  F.  How many people know the reasons why I might doubt the goodness and power of______? Conclusion: A.  When I’m committed to spiritual community and true fellowship, life will begin to be truly shaped by…  1.  The courage of loving_____________(Eph 4:15-16).  2.  The humility of_____________________(James 5:16).  B. “Now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God…”(Gal 4:3-9; 1