Faithfulness vs. Non-Commitment: Are You Obeying His Word?

Rooted Together#3Faithfulness vs. Non-CommitmentAre You Obeying His Word?Speaker: Pastor Stephen Hsu Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32[28] “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’[29] ” ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. [30] “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.[31] “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. [32] For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.—Matthew 21:28-32Big Idea: We please God when we REPENT & obey His Word3 TESTS for our church community1. Are we listening to God’s Word? [28]2. Are we obeying what God says? [29-30]3. Do we REPENT? [31-32]“The church is always being reformed according to the Word of God.”—Jodocus van Lodenstein (1674)Christian Discipleship 101You can’t learn new truth if you aren’t obeying what God already has taught you.NEXT STEP1.2.3.