Fully Committed – Fall Kickoff 2024

FULLY COMMITTED
FALL KICK-OFF SUNDAY
Vernon Zook September 15, 2024

“You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times…For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, they will pursue their own desires…They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths…But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. Because you know they are true…” –2 Timothy 3:1,14; 4:3 (NLT)

IT ALL STARTS WITH MY COMMITMENT TO JESUS CHRIST:

If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. -Luke 9:23 (NIV)

You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. -John 8:31 (NLT)

“Remain in me, and I will remain in you.” –John 15:4 (NLT)

1. We are fully committed to .

The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay. -1 Peter 4:7-9 (NLT)

Let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. -Hebrews 10:25 (NLT)

2. We are fully committed to .

Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons. -1 Timothy 4:1 (NLT)

I build truth into my life by what the Bible says.

You are my friends if you do what I command. -John 15:14 (NLT)

3. We are fully committed to making .

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. -Acts 1:8 (NLT)

Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. -Colossians 4:3 (NLT)

4. We are fully committed to .

The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. -1 Peter 4:7 (NLT)

How can I pray?
I pray about and for

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. -Ephesians 6:18 (NLT)