Sermon by Andre Webster 22 September 2019

1. Attracted & Attractive

2. Philippians 1:9 So this is my prayer: that your love will
flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn
to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test
your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not
sentimental gush. Live a lover’s life, circumspect and
exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits
from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting
everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.
Attracted & Attractive

3. Revelation 4: 6 Around the throne and on each side
stood four living creatures, full of eyes in front and
behind. … 8 Each of the four living creatures had six
wings, full of eyes all around and under their wings.
They worshiped without ceasing, day and night, singing,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty!
The Was, the Is, and the Coming!”
Attracted to God

4. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active.
Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to
dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the
thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Attracted to God

5. a. What does this say about the nature of God?
b. What does it say about me?
c. What does it say about others?
d. What am I going to do with this revelation?
Attracted to God

6. a. Nature of God?
b. About me?
c. About others?
d. What am I going to
do with this
revelation?

7. a. Nature of
God?
b. About me?
c. About
others?
d. What am I
going to do
with this
revelation?

8. a. Nature of God?
b. About me?
c. About others?
d. What am I going to
do with this
revelation?

9. a. Nature of God?
b. About me?
c. About others?
d. What am I going to
do with this
revelation?

10. Wonder
May we never lose our wonder…
Wide eyed and mystified, May we be just like a child
Staring at the beauty of our King
Cause You are beautiful, in all Your ways
You are beautiful, in all Your ways

11. Ephesians 5:11 Don’t waste your time on useless work,
mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness.
Expose these things for the sham they are. It’s a
scandal when people waste their lives on things they
must do in the darkness where no one will see. Rip the
cover off those frauds and see how attractive they look
in the light of Christ. Wake up from your sleep, Climb
out of your coffins; Christ will show you the light! So
watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of
every chance you get. These are desperate times!
RIP! WAKE UP! CLIMB OUT OF YOUR COFFINS!
Attracted to God

12. An idol is “anything more important to you than God, anything that
absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you
seek to give you what only God can give.”
In his book Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller
1. I feel most significant when I achieve success in sports / work / parenting ...?
2. My greatest fear is my ? being taken away from me
3. Even when I am not playing/practicing my ?, I am constantly thinking about it
4. I think about my ? more than I think about God
5. I spend more time practicing/playing/thinking about my ? than I spend in the
spiritual disciplines (reading the Bible, prayer, attending church, fasting)
6. My self-worth and identify is determined more by ? than being a child of God
7. I often use God as a “good luck charm” in my ?
8. I feel most loved by others when they affirm me for my success in ?
9. I feel most depressed when people speak negatively about my failures in ?
10. The first thing I think about when I wake up and go to bed is my ?

13. An idol is “anything more important to you than God, anything that
absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you
seek to give you what only God can give.”
In his book Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller
1. I feel most significant when I achieve success in sports / work / parenting / ...?
2. My greatest fear is my ? being taken away from me
3. Even when I am not playing/practicing my ?, I am constantly thinking about it
4. I think about my ? more than I think about God
5. I spend more time practicing/playing/thinking about my ? than I spend in the
spiritual disciplines (reading the Bible, prayer, attending church, fasting)
6. My self-worth and identify is determined more by ? than being a child of God
7. I often use God as a “good luck charm” in my ?
8. I feel most loved and appreciated by others when they affirm me for my success
in ?
9. I feel most depressed when people speak negatively about me my failures in ?
10. The first thing I think about when I wake up and go to bed at night is my ?

14. Reckless Love
There's no shadow You won't light up
Mountain You won't climb up
Coming after me
There's no wall You won't kick down
Lie You won't tear down
Coming after me
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God
Oh, it chases me down, fights 'til I'm found, leaves the
ninety-nine
I couldn't earn it, and I don't deserve it, still, You give
Yourself away
Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless love of God

15. Philippians 1:9 So this is my prayer: that your love will
flourish and that you will not only love much but well.
Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head
and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and
intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover’s life,
circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of:
bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus
Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the
glory and praise of God.
Attractive to others

16. Philippians 1:17 Those who preach Christ with ambition
and competition are insincere - they just want to add to the hardships
of my imprisonment.
Unattractive to others
Competition makes us ugly!

17. Unattractive to others
Hebrews12:14 In every relationship be swift to choose peace over
competition, and run swiftly toward holiness, for those who are not
holy will not see the Lord.
JESUS CAME TO REDEEM AND RESET
FAMILY SYSTEMS FRAUGHT WITH
SIBLING RIVALRY AND COMPETITION!

18. A competition free, attractive life
James 3:13 If you consider yourself to be wise and one who understands
the ways of God, advertise it with a beautiful, fruitful life guided by
wisdom’s gentleness. Never brag or boast about what you’ve done and
you’ll prove that you’re truly wise. 14 But if there is bitter jealousy or
competition hiding in your heart, then don’t deny it and try to compensate for
it by boasting and being phony. 15 For that has nothing to do with God’s
heavenly wisdom but can best be described as the wisdom of this world,
both selfish and devilish.

19. A competition free, attractive life
16 So wherever jealousy and selfishness are uncovered, you will also find
many troubles and every kind of meanness.
17 But the wisdom from above is always pure, filled with peace,
considerate and teachable. It is filled with love and never displays
prejudice or hypocrisy in any form 18 and it always bears the beautiful
harvest of righteousness! Good seeds of wisdom’s fruit will be planted
with peaceful acts by those who cherish making peace.

20. A competition free, attractive life
How can we work this into our family systems?
• Live pure lives
• Bring peace
• Be considerate and teachable
• Be humble and acknowledge prejudice and
hypocrisy in your own life

21. Mighty to Save
Everyone needs compassion
A love that's never failing, Let mercy fall on me
Everyone needs forgiveness
The kindness of a Saviour, The hope of nations
Saviour, He can move the mountains
My God is Mighty to save, He is Mighty to save
Forever, Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the
grave

22. So take me as You find me,
All my fears and failures, fill my life again
I give my life to follow
Everything I believe in, now I surrender
Saviour, He can move the mountains, My God is Mighty to
save, He is Mighty to save,
Forever, Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave, Jesus conquered the grave
Shine your light and, let the whole world see,
We're singing,
for the glory of the risen King, Jesus

23. Chinese Proverb
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
Philippians 1:9 So this is my prayer: that your love will
flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn
to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test
your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not
sentimental gush. Live a lover’s life, circumspect and
exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits
from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting
everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.

24. Attracted & Attractive