A Change of Plans
How will you adjust? 1 If you listen to God, He will often guide you from the original plan to the new plan as you bless people. 2 When you make good changes, you will still disappoint people, be misunderstood, and pay a personal cost. 3 Focus on the presence and promises of God as you humbly stand firm and faithfully serve. 4 Have confidence in the Holy Spirit who will lead you with smaller changes that are linked to far more significant changes.
How Can I Serve You?
How Can I Serve You? This is a powerful question at the heart of every relationship. Because Jesus serves us, we can break free from selfishness and pride and be empowered to serve other people. Three Roles in serving: 1) the bridge: seeing potential and connecting 2) the welcomer: forgiving and making room for grace 3) the receiver: growing and finding a new faithfulness How can you make a difference in someone’s life today?
Relationship Risks
Three Keys: 1 Transparency: It takes courage to share how things really are. 2 Reliance: it takes humility to learn how to receive well. 3 Comfort: It takes unselfishness to bless someone who is in pain.
Hope in the Darkest Cave
Seeking God: 1 In times of danger, you still have a Protector, a purpose, and many promises. 2 Persistent and passionate prayer is often the hinge of the deliverance. 3 Allegiance to Jesus is the ultimate decision in both times of danger and deliverance.
How Will We Overcome This?
People Who Overcome Are: 1 Relentless: seeking God in worship 2 Attentive: listening to God’s whisper 3 Mobile: shifting with God’s wisdom
Escaping the Noise, Resting in God's Glory
Questions: 1) How has this season of prayer and fasting been for you? What areas have been difficult and what have been some blessings? 2) What joys and celebrations have you witnessed God do in 2021? 3) In what ways have the noise of this past year been challenging spiritually?
Seeing and Responding to God's Glory
It is important to be intentional with the time we spend with Jesus. He is always available, and He will demonstrate not only His love and mercy in our life, but also lead us to fulfill His plan and purpose for us. He desires to be known and will show us His Glory as we seek Him. Developing that deep, abiding, relationship with Jesus takes time, and sometimes happens through unforeseen circumstances and difficulties.
Three Things to Give God The Glory For In 2022
In this hymn of praise, David reflects on the glory of God in natural revelation (1 - 6), and the glory of God's law as God's special revelation (7-11), which alone meets man's spiritual needs.
Seeing Jesus
Jesus is the light of the world 1 God sends light to overcome darkness. 2 Receiving precedes shining: you can’t share what you don’t have. 3 Love + Truth = Light
The Greatness of Jesus
Who is Jesus? Why do so many people follow Him? What makes Jesus unique? Jesus is superior to creation, angels and human beings. He is fully God and fully human. The Savior of the world is now at the right hand of the Father in heaven and invites us to His throne of grace.