Simplifying All Preachers & Pundits
2 Timothy 4:5
Part of THE PASTOR'S CONFESSIONAL—A Lenten Sermon Series About Fear, Failure & Faith
March 28, 2021

Living the Gospel doesn’t need to be compliated. Step back…and simplify your approach to discipleship. —Dieter Uchtdorf

The simplicity of the Gospel often boggles the mind. We are expected to believe something extraordinary – inconceivable – impossible. We delude ourselves into thinking there has to be more to it than just a childlike faith, but the truth is that God in His infinite wisdom laid out His plan for humanity so many years ago – simply. —Kari Hanes

I. KEEP YOUR FOCUSED

(1) There is a way to be

by your environment, problems, anxieties, and politics.

(2) Christian transformation begins in the

.

II. KEEP YOUR FIXED

(1) Part of what it means to flourish is to

.

(2) Pain is not

good, but for the Chrisitan, it is good.

III. KEEP YOUR FREE

(1) Good evangelism begins with the

.

(2) The first Christian you should start with is

.

IV. KEEP YOUR FULL

(1) When you’re consistently preaching the Gospel to yourself and to each other,

will naturally follow.

(2) Closing the Gospel Gap and the road tofFlourishing:
1. The Gospel Saves
2. The Gospel Sanctifies
3. The Gospel Sends
4. The Gospel