Scripture: Mark 4:35-41
Scripture: Luke 12:4
Scripture: Acts 4:13
Scripture: 2 Cor.11:29
Deeply Honest = Deeply Human + Deeply Spiritual
Special message and illustration on Jewish Passover celebration.
Scripture: Luke 24
Lessons to gleam from this familiar passage in the bible, on the road to Emmaus.
- Share your burden with friend who you can trust and journey with you
- God knows your circumstances
- Make space and time for God to speak to you
- Who is Jesus, really to you?
- Word of God that make our hearts alive
- Living fully again in Christ
Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20
Why is baptism imporant?
- Baptism is a command from the Lord
- Baptism is a symbol of being 'born again'
- Baptism is a full immersion in water
- Baptism is done in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
- Baptism is an expression of personal faith
- Baptism is closely connected to the local church
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94BqlDQ-Ppo
Jesus said in Matthew 7:21 - “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven."
The ads may seem right, but it is only telling you half truth. Spiritual discernment is needed to help us navigate around the world that is set to deceive us.
5 Practical Elements Blessings found in Scripture.
- Use the spoken words
- Attach high value and worth to the spoken words
- Picture a special future
- Touch affirmatively and appropriately
- Act committedly
Scripture: Genesis 12
What do we do after we have counter our blessings?
- Give thanks to God
- Enjoy what God has generously bless us: time, talents and treasures
- Be a blessing. God blessed us to bless others. We are blessed to be a blessing
John Bunyan - You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.
Brian McLaren - I have been blessed not to the exclusion of others but for the benefit of others