Living accountably jan 2016 w hope

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Living ACCOUNTABLY

Living ACCOUNTABLY

are we accountable to?

do we need accountability?

does accountability go wrong?

is accountability?

WHO

WHY

WHEN

WHAT

WHO are we accountable to?

1. God

Romans 14:11-12It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

WHO are we accountable to?

1. God

2. One another

Allelon

100 times in NT

Love one another - John 13:34Be devoted to one another - Rom 12:10Honor one another - Rom 12:10 Live in harmony with one another - Rom 12:16 Build up one another - 1 Thess 5:11Accept one another - Rom 15:7 Admonish one another - Rom 15:14; Col 3:16 Greet one another - Rom 16:16Care for one another - 1 Cor 12:25Serve one another - Gal 5:13Bear one another's burdens - Gal 6:2 Forgive one another - Eph 4:2, 32; Col 3:13 Be patient with one another - Eph 4:2; Col 3:13Speak the truth in love - Eph 4:15, 25 Be kind & compassionate to one another - Eph 4:32Speak to one another with psalms, hymns - Eph 5:19Submit to one another - Eph 5:21, 1 Peter 5:5Look to the interests of one another - Phil 2:4Bear with one another - Col 3:13 Teach one another - Col 3:16Comfort one another - 1 Thess 4:18 Encourage one another - 1 Thess 5:11Exhort one another - Heb 3:13Stir up one another to love & good works - Heb 10:24Show hospitality to one another - 1 Peter 4:9Pray for one another - James 5:16Confess your faults to one another – James 5:16Do not slander one another – James 4:11Don’t grumble against each other – James 5:19

WHY do we need accountability?

“Accountability is to the Great Commission what tracks are to a train.”

WHY do we need accountability?

Accountability is part of the process of being a disciple of Christ.

WHY do we need accountability?

Encouragement (1 Thess 5:11; Heb 10:24)

WHY do we need accountability?

Encouragement (1 Thess 5:11; Heb 10:24)Guidance (Prov 12:15; 11:14; 15:22)

WHY do we need accountability?

Encouragement (1 Thess 5:11; Heb 10:24)Guidance (Prov 12:15; 11:14; 15:22)Help (Eccl 4:9-10; Prov 27:17)

WHEN does accountability go wrong?

We lose sight of….the seriousness of our sinthe greatness of God’s grace

WHEN does accountability go wrong?

Guilt or Grace ?Rules or Relationship ?Do more or Be more ?Life sentence or Lifestyle ?

WHAT is accountability?

Living ACCOUNTABLY

God & One Another

Christ-like

All Grace or All Guilt

Growing together in Christ

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