| *** 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 |
