The 6 Marks - Living Authentically

OUR MARKS/MEASURES

This is our Target – It is the When – when are we successful and hit the target we believe that is set before us.  This is a vital piece that will help us to really know that we are hitting our mission.  This is personal and are questions that we want every person who is a part of our church asking on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis of themselves and of each other. 

How Am I Living…

• Authentically?
• Biblically?
• Connectedly?
• Desperately?
• Evangelistically?
• Faithfully?

How Am I Living Authentically?

Romans 7: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; I Timothy 4:7-16; I Peter 1:7; 1 Corinthians 3:13-15; Matthew 23:1-36

• Genuine, the real deal not playing games
• The same person in private as in public
• The same person at work, home, school, neighborhood, or church.
• OK to share the broken places of my life and be real about who I am
• Willing to be open, transparent and honest about my life and struggles
• There is proof of your walk with Jesus in your daily life – there is enough evidence to convict you in a “courtroom” that you are a genuine Christ Follower.

ARE YOU LIVING AUTHENTICALLY SCALE

Mark where you think you are currently 

1                                     5                                          10

Counterfeit                                                        Real Deal

Authentic:  (1) not false or copied; genuine; real;  (2)  genuine, real, veritable share the sense of actuality and lack of falsehood or misrepresentation - Authentic carries the connotation of authoritative confirmation that things or people are what they are claimed or appear to be (3) having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; verified  (4) representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified

There is Purpose Vs 6-11

There is Progress          Vs 15b

There is Proof                Vs 15b, Vs 12

There is Passion & Pain   Vs 13-15a

There is a Pursuit          Vs 16a

There is Perseverance   Vs 16b

There is a Point             Vs 16c

QUESTIONS TO ASK OURSELVES FROM MATTHEW 23

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious laws and you Pharisees. Hypocrites!  For you are like whitewashed tombs – beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity. Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.”  Matthew 23:27-28

1. Do we fail to practice what we preach?

2. Are we not content with the approval of God or do we desire the applause of man more?

3. Do we assert our superiority over others?

4. Are we hypocritically centered ourselves? Are we full of pride and wanting to please ourselves?

5. Are we hindering people’s salvation? Do we care if people are dying and going to hell?  Are we sharing the true Gospel and are we discipling them to become like us or like Jesus?

6. Are we more concerned with manmade rules and justifying our “small” sins than we are with practical ministry?

7. Are we focused on outward cleanliness instead of inward holiness?