BULLETIN OUTLINE The Ultimate Journey: ALL IN 10.20.13 Tom Oyler, Lead Pastor You are invited.

Therefore, I urge you brethren, by the mercies of God...

You are qualified.

...to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship...
You are able.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind...
You will be glad you did.

...so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
LOOKING BACK The Ultimate Journey: ALL IN

Romans 12:1-2
Well? Well? There are powerful truths in these benchmark verses for every believer. They defy being taken for granted or nodded at in superficial agreement. The Ultimate Journey is on display here for all to see. Choices and opportunities abound! What will you do with them? Well? Thinking It Through

Everyone is born an original, but dies a copy.

~Unknown

To walk with God we must run to God.

~George Gritter

It is a faith worth having. Christ is a Savior worth loving, and it is a life worth living when you trust Him here and now.
~Norman Herbert ~R.T. Williams

The reproduction of Jesus Christ on the canvas of everyday life is the finest of the fine arts.
Living It Out 1. How does Romans 12:1-2 help your understanding and engagement of the Ultimate Journey? 2. Are you compelled to be ALL IN when it comes to the Ultimate Journey? Why or why not?

3. Begin to ponder what your next steps in the Journey might look for you as we approach next Sundays final message in this series.

LOOKING AHEAD The Ultimate Journey: Your Next Steps

Colossians 2:6-7

It is frequently acknowledged that most important step in any journey is the next one. The Ultimate Journey is made up of a series of steps. In fact, Paul says,

Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. ~Colossians 2:6-7
It is time for us to decide our next steps. Lets start with a little riddle. Five frogs are sitting on a log. Five decide to jump. How many are now on the log? Answer? Five. Deciding to jump and jumping are two different things. Looking It Up 1. What did Paul see in the believers in Colossae that encouraged him? 2:5 2. What is his primary concern going forward? (2:6) What does the way we began our journey (as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord), have in common with the way we continue in the journey? 3. Why do think Paul likens the journey of Christian maturity as a walk? 4. According to v. 7, how does our past history as a believer connect with our current reality? 5. Where does the overflowing with gratitude fit in? 6. As you consider where you are in the Ultimate Journey, and where you want to be, what next steps will help you get there?