The EXTRAORDINAR

YOrdinary Christian

ME? You’re kidding, right?

Can’t walk

Soil my diapers … enjoy it

Have to be spoon-fed

Whine and cry when I don’t get my way

Can’t even arm-wrestle a chipmunk

WAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

Which Is Smoother

… we are not godly. We are constant sinners; how can people like us be saved? We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our

righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind. Isaiah 64:5-6 NLT

No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become

useless. No one does good, not a single one. Romans 3:10 NLT

John 15:5 NIV

I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in

me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me

you can do nothing.

An ordinary task

BE HONEST WITH GOD • He knows it anyway

• It gives you clarity that He knows the worst about you

• It provides a surface which God can touch

An ordinary task

BE HONEST WITH GOD

BE REAL WITH OTHERS

• Most people, being phonies themselves, can spot a phony.

• A habit of being real will let Jesus be real with others also

• It provides a surface which others can touch

An ordinary task

BE HONEST WITH GOD

BE REAL WITH OTHERS

LET GOD BE GOD

• Seriously consider how little you actually understand about God

• Seriously consider how unlikely He is to ask you for advice

• Seriously consider that His grace makes no sense. He just does what He wants to do.

An ordinary task

BE HONEST WITH GOD

BE REAL WITH OTHERS

LET GOD BE GOD

DON’T KEEP SCORE

• For starters, we don’t even understand the game.

• Even if you win, you lose.

• Scorekeeping makes you untouchable.

An ordinary task

BE HONEST WITH GOD

BE REAL WITH OTHERS

LET GOD BE GOD

DON’T KEEP SCORE

AVOID THERMOMETERS

• God’s temperature is always normal

• My temperature doesn’t affect God’s temperature

• Others’ temperature doesn’t affect God’s temperature

• Constant temperature taking just makes everybody sore

An ordinary task

BE HONEST WITH GOD

BE REAL WITH OTHERS

LET GOD BE GOD

DON’T KEEP SCORE

AVOID THERMOMETERS

IN THE PLAY OF YOUR LIFE, PLAY YOU

• Nobody else can play your part

• You can’t play another’s part

• Listen to the director, not the other actors

• Play to an audience of one

So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that

nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 1Cor 15:18 NLT