1. NOBODY TOLD ME THAT THE ROAD WOULD BE EASY THE POWER OF A COMMITTED CHRISTIAN

2. The Confidence in Knowing The Commitment in Doing What God Commands
Who God Is
The Comfort in Knowing
What God Says
The Commitment in Doing What God Commands

3. The Confidence in knowing who God is

4. going through right now, remember God is faithful
Point # 1
No matter what you are
going through right now,
remember God is faithful
and will be there with you
as you go through it.

5. what is the relationship of Christ’s resurrection
to YOU BEING A SOLD OUT LEADER?

6. of Christ’s resurrection
Point # 2
Without proof
of Christ’s resurrection
the body of Christ’s
would not be seen as legitimate.

7. Point # 3 Without these proofs, we have no basis for our faith.

8. (no substance in faith)
THE IMPACT OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION 1 Corinthians 15:14-19
And if Christ be not risen
then is our preaching vain.
(Preaching in vain)
and your faith is also vain.
(no substance in faith)

9. false witnesses of God; (the Apostles would be false witnesses)
Yea and we are found
false witnesses of God;
(the Apostles would be false witnesses)
THE IMPACT OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION 1 Corinthians 15:14-19

10. because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ’s whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not (no atonement for sin)
THE IMPACT OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION 1 Corinthians 15:14-19

11. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: (No resurrected believers)
THE IMPACT OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION 1 Corinthians 15:14-19

12. (Our Christianity would be false)
THE IMPACT OF CHRIST’S RESURRECTION 1 Corinthians 15:14-19
And if Christ be not raised your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable
(Our Christianity would be false)

13. Dr SM Lockridge said:
if God is dead, who assassinated him? What coroner was called? Who signed His death certificate? In what obituary column did you find the announcement? And why wasn’t I notified. I am a member of the family, one of the next of kin?

14. that you exercise your faith from the grave and lives today.
Point # 4
It is essential
that you exercise your faith
in Christ who rose
from the grave and lives today.

15. The Comfort in knowing what God says

16. when YOU understand AND OBEY
Point # 5
There is a sense
of complete comfort
when YOU understand AND OBEY
what God says.

17. Point # 6
Don’t let pride get in the way of you being used by God in this church. If you look deep enough for something wrong, you May find something. Focus on how you can make a difference in your own life and in this church.

18. because you are under attack or things are not going well,
Point # 7
When you feel like
you can’t keep going
because you are under attack
or things are not going well,
surrender and obey
the One who gave it all.

19. The Power of a Committed Christian is one who
Point # 9
The Power of a Committed Christian
is one who
understands the vision of mIDTOWN
and will make
the necessary sacrifices
to make the vision a reality.

20. The Commitment in doing what God commands

21. When you and I are committed to do what God commands, People will see
Point # 10
When you and I are committed
to do what God commands,
People will see
the power of the Holy Spirit
moving in the lives
of those YOU minister to.

22. When we don’t have the facts, we operate with feelings
Point # 11
When we don’t have the facts,
we operate with feelings
and will undoubtedly
experience uncertainty.

23. A committed chRISTIAN:
has Confidence in knowing who God is.
has Comfort in knowing what God says.
makes the Commitment TO do what God commands.