Virtue of Christ

“But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No...”

Matthew 5:37 NKJV

1. THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST IS COMMITTED TO THE CROSS!

“And He said to them, ‘Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”

Luke 2:49 NKJV

“And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, ‘Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ Having said this, He breathed His last.”

Luke 23:46 NKJV

2. COMMITMENT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CONVENIENCE!

“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season...”

2 Timothy 4:2 NKJV

3. GOD’S NOT CONVINCED BY YOUR CONVICTION, HE’S CONVINCED BY YOUR COMMITMENT!

“At that moment the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, ‘Abraham! Abraham!’ ‘Yes,’ Abraham replied. ‘Here I am!’ ‘Don’t lay a hand on the boy!’ the angel said. ‘Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.”

Genesis 22:11-12 NLT

VICTORY GROUP QUESTIONS

1) Why do you think commitment is so important to God? Share.

2) What is something that has become “inconvenient” or no longer easy to do that you’ve committed yourself to? Share.

3) Is your commitment to the faith convincing to God? And how can we live a more convincing faith? Share.

4) What is something you took away from the message? Share.