SERMON OUTLINE Sunday Feb 7th, 2021
Proactive Faith – Pastor David Cooke
• What’s Your Rule For Life
• The Executive Summary of Jesus
A. The Great Commandment
“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of
Moses?” Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all
your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and
greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your
neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the
prophets are based on these two commandments.”
(Matthew 22:36–40, NLT)
B. The Golden Rule
“Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is
the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.”
(Matthew 7:12, NLT)
• Proactive Positive Faith
Jesus puts the commandment in the positive:
This is what we DO.
This how we LIVE.
This is what we MOVE TOWARDS.
– Reactive Faith – “Do not do to others what you would not want
them to do to you…” Rabbi Hillel
– Proactive Living – What do you want from others?
i) Self-awareness
ii) Health ( mind, Spirit, body)
iii) Community
iv) Courage – Intimacy happens when we take the risk to ask
for what we need and want.
– Paying It Forward
– Stop Waiting for Life To Come To You
“Be the change you want to see happen.” Arleen Lorrance.
“Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself
what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do
it for them. Add up God’s Law and Prophets and this is what you
get.” (Matthew 7:12, The Message)
• Pay The Price of Living The Great Commandment
• Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do
Love God Completely, Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
SERMON STUDY GUIDE
We meet in Life Groups to: Connect deeper with God and each other through
prayer and relationship. Connect the Bible to life. Connect with our community
through serving.
ICE BREAKER: Are you more of a “rule-follower” or a “rule-maker’? Explain.
PRAYER: God is worthy to be sought – take time to pray together in your group.
HOW TO READ THE BIBLE
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to
make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and
teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do
every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, NLT)
Ask yourselves the following questions as you read this week’s Bible passage…
What is God asking me to believe?
What is God asking me to do?
How is God preparing me to live more effectively for him?
For free tips and resources on what is in the Bible and
how to read it, visit www.thebibleproject.com. The Bible
Project creates free videos that show the Bible as a.
unified story that leads to Jesus. To find out more about
this ministry, check out this short video:
https://youtu.be/vFwNZNyDu9k.
SERMON SERIES: “Unshakeable: Living The Words of Jesus”
In this sermon series we explore how to live according to Jesus’ teachings in
Matthew chapters 5-7. This is the Gospel of the Kingdom. It is something we
are not only to know, but to do, to live. And when we do that, we are
immoveable, unshakeable because the foundation is Jesus and he is the Rock
of our salvation that is immoveable and unshakeable.
Reference: The Essence: Unpacking Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (2020). Winslade. Wipf Stock Pub.
THIS WEEK: Matthew 7:12 “Unshakeable: Proactive Faith”
Watch the weekend’s sermon here:
http://www.coldspringschurch.net/sermons.html.
EXPLORING TOGETHER
There is value in sharing perspectives about the weekend message in
community. With dialogue around God’s truths, perspective broadens and
impacts transformation.
1. What is something from this weekend’s message that stood out to you? How
so?
2. What is the kindest thing someone has ever done to/for you?
3. Matthew 22:37–40 and Matthew 7:12 are a bit like “executive summary”
statements on the whole of the Old Testament (the Law and the Prophets). What
do you think Jesus had in mind when he made these statements?
4. What are some practical ways that you might have an opportunity to put the
Golden Rule into practice in your context?
5. Is there ever a place for not doing unto others as we would hope or expect
they would do unto us?
6. Read what Paul wrote in Romans 12:17–21. How does this passage challenge your thinking or behavior?
WEEKLY REFLECTION
Jesus puts the commandment in the positive — this is what we DO. This is how
we LIVE. This is what we MOVE TOWARDS. In Jesus we have the power to live
the Kingdom Life. (2 Timothy 1:7).
7. This weekend Pastor David talked about “Proactive Living.” Of the 4
following areas he mentioned, which is your strongest and which needs most
improvement?
Self-awareness.
Health.
Community.
Courage.
Surrender – Follow – Listen – Do (Romans 12:14, John 8:36, Luke 19:10)
8. In light of this week’s message and your reply to question 7, what do you
need to surrender, follow, listen or do to increasingly become (or help someone
else become) a person who lives out Proactive Faith?
