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    Die To Live

    May 5, 2013
    Vol. 13, No. 18

    WORSHIP
    Suggested Worship Songs:
    Not by Power Not by Might, A Broken Spirit, Shout to the Lord, Hallelujah to the Lamb

    WELCOME
    Show sample seeds of different kinds. Try to identify each seed. Describe your seed identification process.

    WORD
    Galatians 2:20
    “Ihave been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live
    by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
    Die to Live 3. You are not ashamed of Jesus and His words
    (v.26). You are delighted to say that you belong
    The Christian life is a paradox. You must be the
    to Jesus. Your talk matches your walk.
    last to be first. You must give to receive. You must
    be the least to be the greatest. You must die to live. 4. You bear much spiritual fruit.
    See Galatians 2:20. “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat
    “Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but
    alive to God in Christ Jesus.” – Romans 6:11 if it dies, it bears much fruit.” – John 12:24
    You died with Christ when He died for your sins. If you truly trust the Lord, it is easy to die to self
    When Jesus rose from the dead, you also rose to a and follow Him. But you will only trust Jesus if you
    new life in Him. Jesus tells us how to live this life: know Him.
    “And He was saying to them all, ‘If anyone wishes King Saul vs. David
    to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take King Saul did not take up his cross. He started well
    up his cross daily and follow Me.’” – Luke 9:23 (1 Samuel 11:6) but became preoccupied with
    To follow Christ, you must deny yourself. You himself (15:12) and his reputation (15:30). He was
    must renounce ownership of your life because you insecure of David’s popularity (18:7-9). He let his
    now belong to Jesus. position, power and possession define him. His life
    ended tragically. He committed suicide and three
    “The first step toward a daily following of Christ
    of his sons died with him in Mount Gilboa.
    is the denying of self.” – A.W. Pink
    “Before God uses a man, God will break the man.”
    To die to self is surrendering all of you to Jesus.
    – A.W. Tozer
    Dying to self is not popular because it goes against
    your human nature. You don’t want to give up David exemplified dying to self. God allowed pain
    your rights. to enter David’s life as a result of his sin. The
    consequences of his adultery with Bathsheba and
    To follow Christ, you must take up your cross
    murder of Uriah were tragic. His first son to
    daily. The cross that you bear is a symbol of you
    Bathsheba died. His daughter Tamar was raped.
    denying yourself. (Luke 9:23, 1 Corinthians 15:31).
    His favorite son Absalom plotted to kill him. His
    Why should you die to yourself? (Luke 9:23-26) right hand adviser Joab turned against him.
    1. You lose your life for Christ’s sake (v.24). God used David’s pain to break him. Even though
    he made mistakes, he still finished well.
    2. You give up yourself to give way for God’s best
    (v.25). “Then he died in a ripe old age, full of days, riches
    and honor; and his son Solomon reigned in his
    place.” – 1 Chronicles 29:28
    WORD (cont’d)
    A spirit-filled life is dying to self to live a life you see your suffering as a blessing or a burden?
    identified in Christ. How do you know if you are Do you blame God or worship Him?
    filled with the Holy Spirit?
    God may choose to break you but pain should not
    Imagine a toothpaste tube. Its content comes out put you down (Psalm 31:11-12). Always
    of it when it is squeezed. What comes out of you remember that God loves you. He is in control.
    when you are “squeezed”? Is it fury or love? Do
    Discussion Questions:
    (Leaders: Please choose questions that are appropriate to the level of spiritual maturity of your members)
    1. No Longer I but Christ. Memorize Galatians 2:20. What is the impact of this verse to your life?
    2. Ticked Off. Recall a specific encounter when you lost your cool. What happened? What could you have
    done differently? What did you learn from it?
    3. Die to Live! If you were “squeezed” now, what would come out from you? Why?

    WORKS
    Personal Evaluation Weekly Prayer Points
    Are you self-centered or Christ-centered? Examine I. Thanksgiving
    how you usually respond to day to day situations. • Worship God for Who He is, what He has
    Use the table below. done, and what He will do in our lives
    II. Country and the World
    Self-Centered Christ-centered
    • Upright and moral governance of Public
    Lives for himself Dies to self Servants and honest elections.
    • Cooperation& unity of Filipinos towards a
    Proud Humble
    God-centered Philippines.
    Self-seeking Servant heart
    III. Church
    Self-glory God’s glory • Elders, Pastors, & Leaders
    My kingdom God’s kingdom • Ministries & Churches worldwide
    Hurt easily Secure IV. CCF Facilities
    Restless Rested • New Worship and Training Center
    • Prayer Mountain
    Bitter Forgiving
    V. Personal Concerns
    If you observe that you are more of a self-centered • Deeper intimate relationship with God
    person, pray and take steps towards a spirit-filled • Salvation of family and friends
    life.

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