During our Opening Session
of our Church Conference in Downey , California , the Keynote Speaker Pastor Randy Frazee of Oak Hills Church , San
Antonio , Texas gave
us a list of 30 Big Ideas. Focusing on the Jesus Revolution wheel, under the
three area titles of “Thinking based on Beliefs of belonging”, “Acting upon by
practicing for growth”, and “Being virtuous in serving the Lord” with God
presence at the core, there are ten ideas to think about and take to heart for
application in our lives in our daily walk with the Spirit. Here they are for
your consideration today.
Beliefs
- Trinity: I believe the God of the Bible is the only true God –
Father Son, and Holy Spirit.
- Salvation by Grace: I believe a person comes into a right
relationship with God by His grace, through faith in Jesus Christ.
- Authority
of the Bible: I believe the
Bible is the Word of Goad and has the right to command my belief and
actions.
- Personal
God: I believe God is involved
in and cares about my daily life.
- Identity
in Christ: I believe I am
significant because of my position as a child of God.
- Church: I believe the church is God’s primary way to
accomplish His purposes on earth today.
- Humanity: I believe all people are loved by God and need
Jesus Christ as their Savior.
- Compassion: I believe God calls all Christians to show
compassion to those in need.
- Eternity: I believe there is a heaven and a hell, and
that Jesus Christ is returning to judge the earth and to establish His
eternal kingdom.
- Stewardship: I believe everything I am and own belongs to
God.
Practices
- Worship: I worship God for who He is and what He has
done for me.
- Prayer: I pray to God to know Him, to lay my requests
before Him, and to find direction for my daily life.
- Bible
Study: I study the Bible to
know God, the truth, and to find direction in my daily life.
- Single-mindedness: I focus on God and His priorities for my life.
- Biblical
Community: I fellowship with
other Christians to accomplish God’s purposes in my life, other’s life,
and in the world.
- Spiritual
Gifts: I know and use my
spiritual gifts to accomplish God’s purposes.
- Giving
Away My Time: I give away my
time to fulfill God’s purposes.
- Giving
Away My Money: I give away my
money to fulfill God’s purposes.
- Giving
Away My Faith: I give away my
faith to fulfill God’s purposes.
- Giving
Away My Life: I give away my
life to fulfill God’s purposes.
Virtues
- Love: I unconditionally and sacrificially love and
forgive others.
- Joy: I have inner contentment and purpose in spite
of my circumstances.
- Peace: I am free from anxiety because things are
right between God, others, and myself.
- Patience: I take a long time to overheat and endure
patiently under the unavoidable pressures of life.
- Kindness/Goodness: I choose to do the right things in my
relationships with others.
- Faithfulness: I have established a good name with God and
with others based on my long-term loyalty to those relationships.
- Gentleness: I am thoughtful, considerate, and calm in
dealing with others.
- Self-Control: I have the power, through Christ, to control
myself.
- Hope: I can cope with the hardships of life and with
death because of the hope I have in Jesus Christ.
- Humility: I choose to esteem others above myself.
Thirty big ideas that go beyond
beliefs, to a way of life as who we are in Christ.
Blessings, Brian
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