Christmas service!
Christmas deliveries! Santa delivers the presents to the world. We ship presents to each other all over the globe. We wait in anticipation for deliveries on Christmas Day.
Jesus -- the ultimate delivery!
Luke 1:26-33
Jesus was Gods present to the world! Born of a virgin, humbled as a man; Jesus was the son of God sent to die for our sins!
Jesus was delivered but it was Gods plan that we deliver Jesus to each other! Just as Jesus grew in the womb of Mary, We have a responsibility to grow Jesus inside of us and then deliver him to the world! The very first thing the shepherds did when they knew Jesus had come, they went and shared it with everyone!
Who am I delivering Jesus to? Who am I telling that the savior has been born? Who am I sharing the life of Jesus with?
Jesus was delivered and Jesus will deliver us! More personally, Jesus will deliver me! It's easy to acknowledge that the world needs saving. It's harder to recognize that we personally need saving. Even the best of us is full of sin and unable to save our selves! We need Jesus, you need Jesus, I need Jesus!
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016
Head of the family
Head of the family
Be a leader
Be a learner
Be a teacher
Deuteronomy 28:1-6
Joshua 1:16-18
Joshua got to where he was because he was a great learner!
Deuteronomy 32:34
Moses taught carefully.
Matthew 7:7-8
Asking and seeking requires action.
Deuteronomy 28:53
The sign of ungodliness is a lack of compassion
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Be a leader
Be a learner
Be a teacher
Deuteronomy 28:1-6
Joshua 1:16-18
Joshua got to where he was because he was a great learner!
Deuteronomy 32:34
Moses taught carefully.
Matthew 7:7-8
Asking and seeking requires action.
Deuteronomy 28:53
The sign of ungodliness is a lack of compassion
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Shepherding!
Shepherding!
Genesis 48:15 -- God is our shepherd leading us as we shepherd other people!
Psalm 23 -- As we shepherd people we point them to God our shepherd! God provides guidance. As God leads we follow. Blessing abound!
Psalm 77:20 -- God is still the shepherd but used Moses and Arron to shepherd Israel. Same for us. God uses people to shepherd his flock!
Psalm 78:53-54 -- God relates to his people as a shepherd leading sheep.
Isaiah 40:10-11 -- Gently leads. Caring us through. Leading with compassion and love!
Isaiah 43:18-19 -- God will take us and the people around us from the waste land and onto paradise. God used Moses and Aaron as shepherds to navigate!
Jeremiah 31:10 -- Shepherds leans and they also gather. Sometimes we have to gather the strays.
Micah 2:12 -- We have to go looking and gathering.
Micah 7:14 -- We are called to feed and protect the flock.
Jeremiah 3:15 -- Shepherding Gods people requires a man after Gods own heart!
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Genesis 48:15 -- God is our shepherd leading us as we shepherd other people!
Psalm 23 -- As we shepherd people we point them to God our shepherd! God provides guidance. As God leads we follow. Blessing abound!
Psalm 77:20 -- God is still the shepherd but used Moses and Arron to shepherd Israel. Same for us. God uses people to shepherd his flock!
Psalm 78:53-54 -- God relates to his people as a shepherd leading sheep.
Isaiah 40:10-11 -- Gently leads. Caring us through. Leading with compassion and love!
Isaiah 43:18-19 -- God will take us and the people around us from the waste land and onto paradise. God used Moses and Aaron as shepherds to navigate!
Jeremiah 31:10 -- Shepherds leans and they also gather. Sometimes we have to gather the strays.
Micah 2:12 -- We have to go looking and gathering.
Micah 7:14 -- We are called to feed and protect the flock.
Jeremiah 3:15 -- Shepherding Gods people requires a man after Gods own heart!
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Heavenly Slang
Jesus spoke heavenly slang. When he spoke it to the religious leaders around him they were confused. Destroying the temple, being born again, living water; are just a few examples. Jesus made statements that made sense to heavenly beings. The apostles were enlightened by Jesus on many things before he ascended to heaven. Peter was left the task of holding the keys to the kingdom and to understanding of what Jesus meant.
2 Peter 3:1-18
Jesus is coming back. There is no denying it. It will happen! Everything of this physical world has a beginning and an ending. Only heavenly things have no beginning and end!
Don't focus on Jesus 2nd coming. Don't focus on the where, why, and when! (Mark 13)
We need to focus on the moment. Live each day like it was the last day! Not like it's your last day and be selfish but rather Live each day like it is "The last day"!
Focus on what Jesus will find when he returns! What will Jesus find in you when he returns?
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2 Peter 3:1-18
Jesus is coming back. There is no denying it. It will happen! Everything of this physical world has a beginning and an ending. Only heavenly things have no beginning and end!
Don't focus on Jesus 2nd coming. Don't focus on the where, why, and when! (Mark 13)
We need to focus on the moment. Live each day like it was the last day! Not like it's your last day and be selfish but rather Live each day like it is "The last day"!
Focus on what Jesus will find when he returns! What will Jesus find in you when he returns?
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