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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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