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4th Retreat: The Fruitful Life Session 10
24 October 2006
YAG RETREAT – THE FRUITFUL LIFE
Session #8
Tuesday, 24 October 2006
Morning Session #1
Text: Acts 20: 18-38; Philippians 3; 2 Timothy 4:6-8
A Fruitful Life is a Result of Pouring Out of One’s Life in the service of God
INTRODUCTION
1. Significance of studying the Scriptures
2. Importance of studying the lives of people recorded in the Scriptures
a) For instruction
b) For inspiration
c) For encouragement
A. THE TREMENDOUS LIFE-STORY OF THE APOSTLE PAUL
1. Before he came to faith in Christ
2. After he came to faith in life
B. VITAL PRINCIPLE DISCOVERED AND PRACTISED BY PAUL
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:6-7
1. View of Life and Ministry openly Shared (Acts 20:18-38)
a) Manner of life Acts 20:18
b) Serving the Lord Acts 20:19
i) Humility
ii) Tears and trials
c) Unafraid of chains and tribulations Acts 20:23-24
d) Unafraid of expending life for Christ Acts 20:24
e) Determination to finish life’s race with joy Acts 20:24
f) Innocent from the blood of all men Acts 20:26 (Cf. Ezekiel 3:16-21)
g) Watchfulness Acts 20:31
h) Diligence in ministry Acts 20:31
i) Word of God in life and ministry Acts 20:32
j) Monetary matters Acts 20:33-35
i) Avoiding covetousness
ii) Providing for self
iii) Providing for others
iv) Giving
2. Another View of Life openly shared (Philippians 3)
a) All things considered loss for Christ Philippians 3:7-8
i) Suffering loss
ii) All for the sake of gaining Christ Philippians 3:8
b) Pursuit of the knowledge of Christ Philippians 3:9-11
i) Knowledge
ii) Power
iii) Fellowship of His sufferings
iv) Conformity to Christ in death
c) Pressing forward Philippians 3:12-14
i) Not as if one is already perfected
ii) Forgetting the things which are behind
iii) Reaching forward to the things which are ahead
iv) Pressing toward the prize of the upward call of God
3. Personal View of Life to be crafted out
a) Do we have a personal view of life crafted out?
b) Are we following through with our view of life?
4. The Challenge to Pour out our Life in the service of God
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, That you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, Which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God
Romans 12:1-2
a) Presentation of ourselves to God as a living sacrifice
b) This is but “reasonable service”
c) Danger of being conformed to this world
d) Challenge to be transformed through the renewing of the mind
e) Proving that the will of God is both acceptable and perfect
5. Outpouring of our life will result in Fruitfulness
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him will my Father honour
John 12:24-26
a) A principle of life and ministry
b) True discipleship
c) Significant serving of the Lord
d) Honouring by the Father
e) Much fruit bearing possible
C. REMEMBERING THE CHALLENGES OF THE LORD JESUS
1. Worthy
He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take up his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 10:37-39
2. Denial of Self
If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
Matthew 16:24