Rooted - Week 1 - The Committed Life
Pastor Mo Huggins
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 ESV
The
is an opportunity for you to be rooted to Christ.
Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. Colossians 2:7 NLT
A rooted life is not about finding your way, it’s about
to
.
Being rooted is not about losing your life, it’s about
.
1. Committed to the
.
The word of God uproots the
in us and
the roots of Christ growing in us.
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
2. Commitment to
.
Community is one of the main places God helps you move from
to
in Christ.
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. Proverbs 27:17 NLT
May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. Romans 15:5 NLT
Community is not about finding the perfect people, it is about God using
to transform people for his glory.
“Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.”
Romans 15:7 NLT
3. Commitment to
.
, and the
should be at the forefront of our lives.
“…, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.” Hebrews 12:2-3 ESV
4. Commitment to
.
Worship is better when we do it
.
For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them. Matthew 18:20 ESV
We can and should worship God
, but most biblical expressions of worship are
.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,… Revelation 7:9-11 ESV
The result of a rooted life is a
in the individual that
everyone around them.
And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. Acts 2:43 ESV
The change I want to see starts with letting
.